Renewal in the Arab world was the title of this interesting two-day conference at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. Jack Lang, former Minister of Culture, the Institute’s director inaugurated the conference together with President Hollande.

Robert and Sonia Delaunay were known as pioneers in abstract art. However it’s mostly Robert who is known. A large retrospective of Sonia’s works shown at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris was therefore very welcome.