France welcomes the cultures of Europe

The daily Gazeta Wyborcza reviews the "European Cultural Season" in France, to which artists from the other 26 EU states are invited. "The six months of the French EU Council presidency could mean a major change of course for European culture. A country that for years counted among the most influential cultural centres, that set trends, and that since André Malraux has always had outstanding culture ministers, now wants to return to its role as patron and supervisor of the other member states. With the 'Saison culturelle européene' ... France wants to show that it can still be a European leader. ... But the question remains whether these projects and exhibitions will really bring the artists of Europe closer together, whether they will help people understand the specific nature and needs of European art. ... Perhaps for the first time France must accept that it should not only talk, judge and counsel, but that increasingly often it should also listen."

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