France's policy of l'exception culturelle-which has long protected its arts sector from market forces-is buckling under the ...

Graphic novels are such an important part of French culture that there are several festivals around the country, including the prestigious Angoulême International Comics Festival. In the past few ...

Chicago collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz have donated 200 paintings, 50 sculptures and nearly 2,000 drawings by some of the biggest names in French art.

French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame.

wood, scenic vistas, flowers, fabric, or architectural elements it imitates.” A fragment of antique wallpaper, Greer suggests, is precious enough to frame and hang as art.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to expand the Louvre and move the Mona Lisa to a new exhibition space, after the museum warned of overcrowding.

France's Académie des beaux-arts has added its voice to growing protests against budget reductions that threaten to cripple the culture sector. The budget cuts, adopted last Thursday, will axe ...