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Can there be a legitimate art ?

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Our cultural trends editor Sylvain Bourmeau tells us about the latest controversy concerning « La villa Médicis ». This prestigious French cultural institution based in Rome awards fellowships to artists. This year, two of the selected artists are contemporary musicians undergoing scrutiny from the French cultural hierarchy. Will French society ever reach a consensus on what defines culture?

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