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the year of Mexico that was not secret passages

March 14 I began my internship (stage in French) Les Echos Sox in the department of international advertising. I have not had a chance to speak well of it but for now I can say to them that this is a French newspaper, that I love what I do and I feel very at ease and happy to be there. But the purpose of this entry is to talk right now how I'm doing, if you do not share the editorial of April I saw in a magazine published by Les Echos called Connaissance des Arts (Knowing the Arts). The article talks about the scope that had the political dispute between Nicolas Sarkozy and Felipe Calderon in the field of culture.

kidnapped Art (L'Art pris Otago)
Guy Boyer, managing editor.
magazine Connaissance des Arts , April 2011 gboyer@cdesarts.com

Exhibitions void, we've seen several. For reasons more or less fantastic, more or less worthy. On the Champs Elysees, "Fields of Sculpture" (Champs de la Sculpture ) were abolished in 1995 due to a last-minute defection of sponsors Koreans. Six years later in Grenoble (in south France), the museum broke its projects due to insects (Lyctus) who invaded their reserves, should be treated by large-scale anoxia. In Paris at the Guimet Museum in 2007, the theft of two of Vishnou statuette at the airport in Dhaka (or Dhaka) gave the coup de grace to the exhibition "Masterpieces of the Ganges Delta" exhibition battered by delays administrative litigation concerning insurance and political opposition in Bangladesh (or Bangladesh).

mid-February in Paris, diplomacy marked the transition from art. The 350 events planned within the year of Mexico were suspended. The starting point of this waste was Cassez Florence's conviction on charges of kidnapping, sixty years in prison. Following this announcement of the Mexican justice system (the research journal "Process" revealed that Mexico's President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa had pressured the judges to reject the case of Florence Cassez, a charge categorically denied by the Mexican government) politicians meddle . Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed the maintenance of the year in Mexico, but proposed to devote to the doomed French. In response, Mexico decide to stop participating. A capital decision it must be remembered that for national celebrations, the guest is also landlord of funds and provision of works of art. What it was for diplomacy then becomes a political issue. Neither the Mexican President and the French president and want to give everyone seeks to send a message of firmness in pubic opinion in his country. Immediately, the exhibition "Mexico. The hidden culture of Veracruz" ( Mexique: les cultures Veracruz outdated ) under the Gallo-Roman museum of Saint-Romain-en-Gal, near Lyon, closed before it was opened . On 22 February, Mayan jade mask had come to the Art Gallery of Paris were blocked on the tarmac of Mexico, the tarmac is a technical term that refers to that portion of the airport reserved for the movement of vehicles and not for the runway-(are calculated only for this exhibition EUR 1 million cost of organizing and 6 million euros of lost profits on sales of tickets and products).

As for blockbusters announced that they were "Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera" in the Orangerie in Paris and "The megalopolis of Mexico" at the Cité de l'Architecture in October, organizers are still waiting for the last movent this conflict that concerns primarily to politics. This case treated poorly once again shows that the relationship between art and politics are complex. Here, culture is kidnapped. 18 months of preparation and negotiations were reduced to nothing. The efforts of rapprochement between Frnacia and Mexico were torn down. Only the words remain the Mexican singer's group Los Leones de la Sierra in Xichú: "The issue Florence Cassez / lost any measure / and trampling the flowers of culture."

L'art pris in Otago (Connaissance des Arts avril 2011)

L'art pris Otago
Guy Boyer, Director of rédaction .
Connaissance des Arts Magazine , avril 2011
gboyer@cdesarts.com

Des Expositions canceled, we saw a lot. For reasons more or less fanciful, for reasons more or less respectable. On the Champs Elysees, for example, the fields of sculpture had been removed in 1995 due to a last minute defection of Korean patrons. In Grenoble, six years later, the museum VAIT interrupted his plans due to insects (lyctus) who invaded his reservations had to be addressed by widespread anoxia. Guimet Museum in 2007 for "The Masterpieces of the Ganges delta," the Volde two statuettes of Vishnu in Dhaka airport dealt a blow to this expositionmalmenée by delays administrative litigation concerning insurance and political opposition in Bangladesh. Mid-February in Paris, is the diplomacy that took precedence over art. The three hundred and fifty events scheduled in the framework of the Year in Mexico have been suspended. The starting point of this mess is the condemnation of FlorenceCassez, accused of kidnapping, sixty years in prison. In this ad for Mexican justice (the journal of investigation "Proceso" revealed that Mexican President Felipe Calderon would have put pressure on judges to reject the appeal in cassation Cassez, a charge that the Mexican government denies categorically) policy get involved. Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed the holding of the Year in Mexico, but proposes to dedicate it to the French condemned. In the process, Mexico decided to suspend its participation. A crucial decision because we remember that for these national celebrations, the guest is also a donor and lender of works of art. What is diplomacy would turn to political standoff. Neither the Mexican president, nor the French president and everyone wants to hear assign launch a strong message to public opinion in his country. As a result, the exhibition "Mexico: the ancient cultures of Veracruz, which was to have place in the museum of Saint-Romain en Gal, near Lyon, was closed even before it opened. On 22 February, Mayan jade mask which had come to the Art Gallery of Paris were stranded on the tarmac of Mexico (1 million euros and cost 6 million euros in lost revenue on tickets and derivatives). In Bordeaux, Galerie des Beaux-Arts has decided to continue its exhibition "Diego Rivera" but without the Mexican loans. As for what were advertised blockbusters "Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera" at the Orangerie and "megalopolis of Mexico City to the City of architectureen October, organizers expect the latest twists in this conflict, which is essentially politics. This case ill fitted again shows that the relationship between art and politics are complex. Here, culture is taken hostage. Eighteen months of planning and negotiations have been dashed. The efforts of reconciliation between France and Mexico are torn down. Only the words remain the Mexican singer's group Los Leones de la Sierra del Xichu: "The case Cassez / lost any measure / and trampled upon / the flowers of culture. "