Marlene Dumas becomes the first living woman artist whose works have been acquired for the Louvre's collection

Marlene Dumas has become the first contemporary woman artist whose works have been acquired for the collection of the Louvre. The polyptych, which is to hang at the entrance to the new "Pavilion of the Five Continents", is reported to have cost the museum 470,000 euros. The series, in the artist's own words, is inspired by the "horrors" of the modern world. It is curious that this sum is comparable to the budget spent on the museum's security over the previous two years.

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Marlene Dumas becomes the first living woman artist whose works have been acquired for the Louvre's collection

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