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Alan Riding: On Cultural Life In Nazi-Occupied Paris

When the Nazi army rolled over Paris in late spring, 1940, and occupied the city on June 14, 1940, one might say the lights went out in the world’s greatest cultural beacon. But the truth is more complex, morally and aesthetically, as artists, performers, writers and others in the Paris culture industry either co-existed or collaborated outright with the occupiers. Artists and intellectuals “survived” the war in a fashion, and others, particularly in cinema, enjoyed a “good war.”  Sartre famously burnished his war credentials after the Occupation; Picasso was largely selfish and unpolitical; painters Derain and Vlaminck traveled as visiting ... More » »

Hitler Learns MOCA Job Goes To Jeffrey Deitch

Video of the day at YouTube, from my friend Lenore. The mix of insider pool and a whining, underappreciated artist make it worthwhile. The video is also on the jump page of this post, embedded, so you never have to leave artblog!