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Arts Journal: Arts Coverage Letters (2122 words) |
 | For the special case of writing on the static visual arts, I have a nascent theory that it was demolished by full color reproductions, thus replacing the stylishness of Pater and Baudelaire by the coffee table book full of unread doctorate-speak. |
| Art is known for standing on the outside of mainstream society. |
| Original, pathbreaking work in the arts can generate great human-interest stories that draw in new readers, but many of the people who are doing that cutting-edge work can afford to do it only as a sideline. |
| Ordre des Arts et des Lettres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (364 words) |
| The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (French for "Order of Arts and Literature") is an Order of France, established on May 2, 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of l'Ordre National du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. |
| Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. |
| The badge of the Order is an eight-armed, green-enamelled asterisk, in gilt for commanders and officers, in silver for knights; the obverse central disc has the letters A and L on a white enamelled background, surrounded by a golden ring bearing the words République Française ("French Republic"). |
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