Luc Ferry "hates" contemporary art and he has made it known.
The former Minister of National Education poured his bile into
Passage des arts
on France 5, Monday.
“I think it's 99% a monstrosity of snobbery.
People are forced to say that it is great because it is very expensive and they are blown away by the dough.
That's all !
"
A statement that shocked Claire Chazal.
“Stop… shut up!
», Replied the host in a tone both heartbroken and smiling.
"It sells for very expensive, so it impresses badgers"
"When you see some kind of ridiculous Jeff Koons thing, [the sculpture]
Balloon Dog
, which sells for $ 53 million, guys are like, 'If I don't find that admirable, it's because I'm a jerk. ".
It sells for a high price, so it impresses badgers.
"
"It's a bit reductive", tried to oppose the journalist to him before advising his guest to visit the site of the Fondation Cartier to which the show had just devoted a report.
A proposal that Luc Ferry did not refuse, adding that he is currently writing ... "a book on contemporary art".
Will we be forced to find his prose admirable?
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