Paris
Drowned, beheaded and restored: Napoleon statue returns to museum after 282 days in exile
Conservation treatment may resolve conflicting accounts of monument's history
Renewal in the Arab world to come from women and the young, says French president
Last month’s conference at the Institut du Monde Arabe acquired special meaning after Charlie Hebdo
“Impeccable” Modigliani star of Paris auction
Held in the Alexandre family for generations, the painting is considered a time capsule
"Unedited History: Iran 1960-2014" at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville will emphasise the survival of modernity in Iranian history
The exhibition will contain works by 24 artists, from three pivotal historical moments: 1960-70, the revolutionary era, and the post-war period
What's On in Paris: Nostalgia is back in '94 with Antoni Tàpies and Jean-Pierre Bertrand retrospectives
Also, Meyer Vaisman's grandiose taxidermies and Elaine Strutevant's almost-replicas
French trade warns of VAT ‘disaster’
Warnings that the French government's proposed VAT hikes will undermine the country's standing in the global art market
Air of malaise at Paris fairs
A scheduling clash and an unfriendly tax environment slowed business at most fairs
French heirs sue Serbia over seized paintings
Works held at Belgrade National Museum are the subject of new restitution claim
Arab institute in Paris revamps its museum
The space aims to celebrate cultural diversity in the Middle East
Dealer uses intimidation tactics at Parisian Giacometti foundation in mission to recover forged lamps
Policy decrees that works determined to be fake must be handed over to the authorities so that they cannot re-enter the market
Modigliani breaks auction record in France
Christie's Paris sold the work to an anonymous phone buyer
Design forgery ring uncovered in France
A Parisian artist produced fake 20th-century classics by Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Alexandre Noll and Pierre Chareau
Pompidou cancels Calder exhibition for lack of funds—and renovations are also delayed
The French gallery has been hit hard by a 6% reduction in government subsidy, part of Sarkozy's pledge to modernise the State by reducing public spending
Museum of Decorative Arts to re-open in Paris—six years late
September launch will complete “Grand Louvre” project
Is Dan Brown to thank for increased attendance at the Louvre?
The Da Vinci effect
Bacon Estate forces Musée Picasso to banish Joule material to basement
The drawings will also be in their own catalogue, separate to the rest of the exhibition
Uncertainty in the French capital ensues after Ecuadorian ambassador pulls Pre-Colombian art from Paris salerooms
Pieces were seized from three auction houses, a lawsuit is now pending
Christie's Giacometti sale overshadowed by interference of French auctioneers and Giacometti Association protests
The auction was moved to Drouot after commisaire-priseurs' took objection to court-directed sales legislature being overlooked
Modigliani at Musée du Luxembourg: l’ange au visage grave
It will be the first Modigliani show in Paris for 40 years
Robert Rauschenberg's evolution examined in new show at Fondation Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol
Compare and contrast the last decade of the master's oeuvre
The Ciechanowiecki collection of French drawings for sale in Paris
They are expected to fetch over €1 million
Creative forgeries bamboozle Paris art groupies
Fake invitations cause chaos, and the culprit remains on the lam
Restitution battles rage from Seattle to Paris to Budapest to New Zealand
Matisse Odalisque restored to the Rosenberg family
War-torn Picasso
At the liberation of Paris, Picasso declared, “I am not the kind of painter who goes out like a photographer for something to depict. But I have no doubt that the war is in these paintings.” This exhibition sifts the evidence
Jewish family loses out to Louvre over WWII spoliation case
After an emergency ruling, the Louvre retains five Italian paintings that were salvaged after the war and the aggrieved Gentili family must now await appeal. Meanwhile, the Musée national d’art moderne has approved the return of more works
Art Premier introduces Museum Rental Programme
Why not have a museum masterpiece over your mantle?
Rightful owners emerge for exhibited Nazi war loot in the Centre Pompidou
A Foujita, a Picasso and a Gleizes revert to the descendants of the owners–but over 1000 works remain homeless
What's On in Paris: Kosuth's ode to early 19th century Paris and first Warhol exhibition in Paris since '91
Also, Richard Hains's logo-mania and Robert Malaval's regurgitations
What's on in Paris: Citizens of the world
The sculptures of Louise Nevelson and political paintings of Léon Golub, from the US, the ArtePovera of Alighiero Boetti from Italy, the historic legends of Anselm Kiefer and wax figures of Thomas Schütte, both from Germany