{"node_view":"\u003Carticle class=\u0022node\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Ch1 class=\u0022node-title\u0022\u003EA Visit without M\u00e9decin\u003C\/h1\u003E\n\n  \n\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-concepteur field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above field-personne\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003ECreator\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EPierre Le Pillou\u00ebr\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-executant field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above field-personne\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EPerformer\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EPierre Le Pillou\u00ebr\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-organisateur field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above field-personne\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EProducer\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EPierre Le Pillou\u00ebr\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\n    \t\u003Carticle class=\u0022node-effectuation\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Ch1 class=\u0022effectuation-title\u0022\u003E\u003C\/h1\u003E\n\n  \n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-topologie field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003ETopology\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003Emuseum\/fondation\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-lieu field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EPlaces\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003EMus\u00e9e d\u0026#039;Art moderne et d\u0026#039;Art contemporain (MAMAC)\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-date-de-debut field-type-text field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EStarting date\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003E06 22 1990\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-address field-type-addressfield field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EAdress\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022street-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022thoroughfare\u0022\u003EPromenade des Arts\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022addressfield-container-inline locality-block country-FR\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022locality\u0022\u003ENice\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022country\u0022\u003EFrance\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\n\u003C\/article\u003E  \n          \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-contexte-theorique field-type-textauthor field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n    \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003ETheoretical background\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003E\u003Carticle class=\u0022filtred_html\u0022\u003EWhether Jacques M\u00e9decin\u2019s words were an \u201cunfortunate\u201d slip or whether they were politically motivated, we resolutely condemn them once and for all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe do not feel obligated to renounce the city of Nice and all of its artistic, scientific, intellectual, and cultural activities. When it comes to public spaces, we think they should belong to everyone!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe refuse to confound the shameful declarations made by the Mayor and the Museum of Modern Art with the beliefs held by its administrative staff.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhich is why the artists of Nice and the surrounding region invite you to the Museum of Modern Art on Friday, June 22, 1990, at 5:00 pm, for a visit without M\u00e9decin*.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E* \u003Cem\u003ETranslator\u2019s note: In the French title, there is a play on the mayor\u2019s name, which means \u201cdoctor\u201d and the usual phrase \u201cvisite avec m\u00e9decin\u201d for \u201cdoctor\u2019s visit.\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/article\u003E\u003Caddress rel=\u0022author\u0022\u003EPierre Le Pillou\u00ebr\u003C\/address\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003C\/section\u003E\n              \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-contexte-theorique field-type-textauthor field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n    \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003ETheoretical background\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item odd \u0022\u003E\u003Carticle class=\u0022filtred_html\u0022\u003EExcerpt from Andr\u00e9 Giordan and Alain Biancheri, \u201cL\u2019\u00c9cole de Nice et les maires de Nice ! (4) L\u2019enfantement du MAMAC,\u201d\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Ein \u003Cem\u003EART C\u00f4te d\u0027Azur\u003C\/em\u003E, February 9, 2011:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA retrospective of Arman\u2019s work of was planned for the inauguration of the Museum of Modern Art. It so happens that Jacques M\u00e9decin, harshly accused of political corruption, flirts with the [extreme right-wing] Front national. When he \u201cpretentiously\u201d receives leader Jean-Marie Le Pen in the city hall, three city counsel members immediately resign. In a televised interview, the mayor gives a quick and unfortunate quote, for which he later officially apologizes: \u201cIt\u2019s the Jews [of the council] who are leaving\u2026\u201d A fierce national controversy gets under way over the perceived anti-Semitism of his words. Arman, the most well-known of the artists from Nice, cancels his Retrospective in his own city and for the inauguration of a museum built for him and his colleagues from Nice\u2026scandalous!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cAfter the royal reception give to Jean-Marie Le Pen and the former SS officer Franz Shoenhuber, and the rather anti-Semitic declarations given by Mr. M\u00e9decin, I can\u2019t stomach the inauguration of this exhibit, shaking hands and smiling with the mayor of Nice.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003EArman, declaration on May 8, 1990, to the Agence France-Presse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJack Lang, again Minister of Culture (and public works), sends Arman a telegram of congratulations: \u003Cem\u003E\u201cWhile Mr. Jacques M\u00e9decin does it again, sharing 99.9% of the views of the Front national, Jack Lang hopes that other artists will choose to follow Arman\u2019s example.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003EJack Lang, published in \u003Cem\u003ELib\u00e9ration\u003C\/em\u003E, April 15, 1990.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is general condemnation of the mayor\u2019s words among the artists of the School of Nice. However, their responses are varied, ranging from an emphasis on the importance of such an event for the art world to a cautious approach to the antiracism cause symbolized by Arman\u2019s action. Angered, Jack Lang indicates that the State will not lend out any works from the national museums and refuses to attend the inauguration. Art takes second place, and the city is faced with the battle of \u201cJack vs. Jacques,\u201d the title given by the international press that nevertheless gives a great deal of publicity to the museum and the art activity of Nice. Against a background of conservatives vs. liberals, Jack Lang sees himself as the leader of antiracism while \u201cJacquo\u00f9 de Nissa\u201d [in the original dialect of Nice] likes to think he is the champion of decentralization.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe inauguration still takes place on the scheduled date [June 21, 1990, NDLR], in front of a sizeable crowd, mobilized by the powerful Association des amis du Maire (\u2018Association of Friends of the Mayor\u2019)! The same association that was very hesitant to build such a museum, but to support their \u201cidol,\u201d suddenly takes up the cause for Contemporary Art. What won\u2019t cause a love of art!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMany of the artists of Nice boycott the ceremony, while others call in sick. The only ones present are Sosno, Fahri, Mas Cartier, Jean Mas, and Ben. Ben carries a sign that reads: \u201cI am against racism and the diktat from Paris.\u201d The next day, a large group of artists gathered by the group Fluxus-Nice holds a counter-inauguration [\u003Cem\u003EUne visite sans M\u00e9decin (\u2018A Visit without M\u00e9decin\u2019)\u003C\/em\u003E, organized by Pierre Le Pillou\u00ebr, NDLR]. Jean Mas later organizes an inauguration performance and petition on June 29.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cThis dark history of the Museum of Nice has four advantages: it gives publicity to Arman, to M\u00e9decin, and to the Museum, and it sells newspapers\u2026So everything is for the best in this best of all sordid worlds.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArtension\u003C\/em\u003E, July-August, 1990.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESerge III and Jean Mas reprise this controversial issue with a grand \u201cartistic gesture\u201d in the pure tradition of the School of Nice. Along with Jos\u00e9 Ferrandi, they go into the bed of the Paillon River to explore and paint beneath the MAMAC: \u201cWe\u2019re under the art,\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJean Mas and Serge III, November 7, 1991.\u003C\/article\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003C\/section\u003E\n      \n\n\n    \u003Csection class=\u0022field field-name-field-site-internet field-type-link-field field-label-above\u0022\u003E\n  \t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-label\u0022\u003EWebsite\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \t  \n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-item even \u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.artcotedazur.fr\/l-ecole-de-nice-et-les-maires-de-nice-4-l-enfantement-du-mamac,3674.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.artcotedazur.fr\/l-ecole-de-nice-et-les-maires-de-nice-4-l-enfantement\u2026\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n        \n\n    \t  \u003C\/section\u003E\n  \n\u003C\/article\u003E","nid":"3212"}