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José Tolentino de Mendonça, the poet cardinal reconciling the Church and contemporary art

Le Monde profiles Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, a Portuguese poet and theologian who serves as the Vatican's Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education. The article explores his unique role as a bridge between the Catholic Church and the contemporary art world, highlighting his efforts to foster dialogue through exhibitions, commissions, and cultural initiatives that engage living artists and address modern themes.

museum exhibitions schedule May 26, 2026

At the Grand Palais, Hilma af Klint, a pioneer of abstraction

The article reports on an exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris dedicated to Hilma af Klint, the Swedish artist recognized as a pioneer of abstract art. The show presents her visionary works, which predate those of better-known male abstractionists like Kandinsky and Mondrian.

museum exhibitions schedule May 8, 2026

Annette Messager's 'A Swallow Does Not Make Spring' exhibition brings her menagerie to life at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature

An exhibition titled 'A Swallow Does Not Make Spring' by French artist Annette Messager has opened at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris. The show transforms the museum's spaces with a menagerie of taxidermy, drawings, and installations, blending the artist's signature surreal and feminist sensibilities with the museum's focus on hunting and nature.

museum exhibitions schedule Apr 7, 2026

With 'Normes Corps' at the Palais de Tokyo, vulnerable bodies unite their strength

The Palais de Tokyo in Paris has unveiled 'Normes Corps' (Body Norms), a major group exhibition that explores the intersection of vulnerability, disability, and physical resistance. The show brings together a diverse array of international artists who challenge traditional societal standards of the 'ideal' body, instead highlighting the strength found in fragility and the collective power of marginalized physicalities.

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