https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Five bare-breasted protesters dressed as Marianne, the symbol of the French Republic confronted a phalanx of CRS riot police in Paris on Saturday, bringing an unexpected turn to a fifth weekend of “yellow-vest” protests. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181215/bare-breasted-mariannes-confront-police-at-paris-protest Sat, 15 Dec 2018 14:06:23 +0100 bare-breasted-mariannes-confront-police-at-paris-protest A rare series of sketches of Japanese manga artist Osamu Tezuka's robot character Astro Boy sold for a record €269,400 in an auction in Paris on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180505/japanese-manga-strip-fetches-record-price-at-paris-auction Sat, 05 May 2018 16:16:10 +0200 japanese-manga-strip-fetches-record-price-at-paris-auction Football legend Eric Cantona was a brooding artist on the field. Now he is proving that he is also one off it as a book of his drawings is published. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171118/cantona-the-artist-ponders-sex-life-and-death-in-new-book Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:46:46 +0100 cantona-the-artist-ponders-sex-life-and-death-in-new-book One of the world's biggest private art collections is to be housed in a new Paris museum within a stone's throw of the Louvre, a French billionaire said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160427/paris-to-get-a-new-art-museum-housing-one-of-the-worlds-top-collections-culture-france-pinault-damien-hirst-pompidou-louvre Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:29:08 +0200 paris-to-get-a-new-art-museum-housing-one-of-the-worlds-top-collections-culture-france-pinault-damien-hirst-pompidou-louvre The Eiffel Tower may be the world's most popular spot to take a selfie but there are limits, even in the art world, as an artist known for her nude performances found out on the weekend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150707/artist-arrested-for-naked-eiffel-tower-photos Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:19:07 +0200 artist-arrested-for-naked-eiffel-tower-photos An artist caused a stir in Paris recently when she recreated a classic, but controversial painting of a woman's genitals at a famous museum by exposing herself to visitors. It's the City of Light's latest nude art moment. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140603/artist-paris-museum-naked Tue, 03 Jun 2014 17:27:00 +0200 artist-paris-museum-naked A South African artist who danced under the Eiffel Tower with a rooster tied to his penis defended his actions in a French court this week, stressing the fact that even a group of passing nuns did not lodge a complaint. He faces a fine of up to €1,000 for the stunt. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140325/cockeral-steven-cohen-eiffel-tower Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:16:00 +0100 cockeral-steven-cohen-eiffel-tower Tourists gasping and grinning up at the Eiffel Tower in Paris this week got a shock when a notorious artist emerged before them with his penis reportedly tied to a rooster by ribbon, and dressed in a corset and tights. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130911/cops-arrest-coq-walking-artist-at-eiffel-tower Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:18:00 +0200 cops-arrest-coq-walking-artist-at-eiffel-tower Paris has been known as a haven for international artists and writers for more than a century. But anyone dreaming of emulating Joyce, Hemingway or Picasso should study this list of tips first, from artists working in Paris right now. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130429/how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-an-artist-in-paris Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:45:00 +0200 how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-an-artist-in-paris A French painter and peace activist triggered a security scare Tuesday when he smashed a glass container with a slightly radioactive pigment in a courthouse, calling the act "performance art". https://www.thelocal.fr/20120926/radioactive-french-artist-evacuates-lyon-court Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:00:00 +0200 radioactive-french-artist-evacuates-lyon-court