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I’m tired of the clickbait and sensationalist « #discovery » trope in #arthistory . The Angers Tapestry was rediscovered in the 19th century, (not unusual for tapestries) not by the guardian yesterday 1/. Forgotten French tapestry/The Guardian theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…
The first paragraph uses « basement gallery » and « provincial » to bolster the discovery claim. The « basement » gallery is a high tech LED-equipped prize-winning museography, reopened in 2010. . 2/
The gallery hosting it was opened in 1950 - but before that it was exhibited in the episcopal palace, where the artist Jean #Lurçat was so enthralled upon seeing it that he created his masterpiece Chant du Monde. Now also hosted in Angers. 3/
