The New York Times looks at the work of Le Consortium, a Dijon-based non-profit that has been at the forefront of the last 40 years of contemporary art.  The space gave both Cindy Sherman and Richard Prince their first solo shows during the early 1980’s, and has continued to support ground-breaking new art.  “I believe in this idea that the artist should want to add something really new to art history — and I still admire courage,”co-director Eric Troncy says. “It logically kicks out so many contemporary artists, but I think it’s quite helpful when someone on a team says no.’”Read more at NYT

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