"Spanish Spring", some people are already calling it that as if it were the title of a film by Garci. On May 15^th government forces violently repressed a peaceful march and arrested nearly a score of individuals. By Maribel Sanz (Puerta del sol, Madrid) - Translation by Odile Plettener and José Pietri

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The famous Berlin based contemporary artist, in Valence (France) for an installation in a former printing shop (until September 25), describes the impact of travel, comic books, manga/anime graphics and the thriving art scene in São Paulo (Brazil) of the last 15 years on his artistic process and the resulting "perceptual voyage".
Filmed interview: Helios Molina

Restitution d'une tête maorie à la Nouvelle Zélande

Famous art thief caught again and sent back to prison

Thief Stéphane Breitwieser, who has stolen paintings from museums in seven European countries and whose mother is equally famous for throwing the pieces into a canal, struck again and will return to prison. We had the chance to meet him when he was last released. “Collecting is like a disease that gnaws at your soul", he said.

By Helios Molina - Translation Tiphaine Loiseau 
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French museums: a Lavish Lifestyle at the Public's Expense?

This year’s Court of Audit Annual Report focuses on museum management. With the numbers to prove it, the report estimates that their lifestyle is limitless – a reality difficult to swallow in in times of shortage. 

By Hélios Molina - Translation Tiphaine Loiseau
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