Décors d'ambassades. Art et diplomatie française au XXe siècle. Beaux-arts Gregory set himself the task

Gregory set himself the task of collecting everything that could be learned

Christian Boltanski is recognized today as one of the major artists of the contemporary scene

Chapter V – The Ruteni

from September 2007

Décors d'ambassades. Art et diplomatie française au XXe siècle. Beaux-arts Gregory set himself the taskThe embassy decorations presented in this book retrace a century of diplomacy and the influence of French style abroad. They reveal the diplomatic role played by the decorative arts and, in counterpoint, their enrichment through contact with other cultures. From the first Art Nouveau and Art Deco ensembles to fin de sicle design, the most prestigious creators of their time meet on this world tour: Se and Mare in Warsaw, Francis Jourdain in Kabul, Jean