http://muguetdeparis.com/2009/01/02/bonne-annee/ French Culture and Decorative Arts Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:52:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://muguetdeparis.com/2009/01/02/bonne-annee/#comment-172 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:50:58 +0000 http://muguetdeparis.com/?p=900#comment-172 Well, I must say that most residents here, in the States, are quite happy to be embarking upon a new year, if not a new decade, officially beginning later this month, January 21st. The state of art (no pun intended here) is dismal, with auction houses not doing well, museums trying to remain open and some selling off their artwork (a controversial subject at the moment), and funding for the arts being at an all-time low with pennies being pinched in every sector of the economy. Things can only improve, it seems — well, in actuality expectations are that they will get worse for a bit but then improve. We may have more to celebrate in 2010, when perhaps more of us will be able to visit Paris and the exchange rate will be good to us!

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