For Roselyne Bachelot, no question of putting the subject under the rug.
The Minister of Culture believes that "
the question must be asked
" as to the future of Claude Lévêque's works.
Among them, precisely, the wool carpet called
Soleil Noir
, which Emmanuel Macron "
treads regularly
".
A creation that has become very cumbersome since the plastic surgeon of 67 years is targeted by an investigation for rape and sexual assault on minors
.
"I think it will most certainly be withdrawn given the emblematic aspect of the presidency of the Republic"
, advance Roselyne Bachelot.
“I am in favor of asking the question. Moreover, a certain number of people have already done so, or communities like
Montreuil, which is preparing to withdraw the works of Claude Lévêque
.
For my part, I would like the question to be asked in public places
, ”she said on Public Senate on Wednesday, at the end of the current affairs session for the government.
In Montreuil, the
modern dance
light work
was indeed turned off last Friday.
Same decision at the modern art museum of the Abbey of Fontevraud, in Maine-et-Loire.
Christelle Morancais, the president (LR) of the Pays de la Loire region thus intends to “
say that impunity is over
”.
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Targeted by a preliminary investigation by the Bobigny prosecutor's office, Claude Lévêque is accused by the sculptor Laurent Faulon, now aged 51, of having abused and raped him between his 10 and 17 years.
Laurent Faulon's two brothers would also have been victims of these reports committed in a context of influence in the 1980s.
A "
global plan
" announced
The thorny question of the future of Claude Lévêque's works comes at a time when the Minister of Culture wants to arrive at “
a global plan
” to fight against sexual and gender-based violence in the cultural sector.
"We can hope that the word will be freed but the pressure on the victims is enormous,"
she said in an interview with AFP, recalling that, in the artistic community in particular,
"the competition is strong"
and
“the proximity created by the practice of art can lead to behaviors that are at best inappropriate, at worst criminal”
.
Measures have already been taken, state aid to the music and cinema sectors is now conditional on following
"support, information and training policies"
, detailed the Minister on Public Senate .
“I will extend it to the book, performing arts and visual arts sectors.
When you have made these plans, you will be eligible for aid
, announced Roselyne Bachelot.
Anything that may appear to be lax can no longer be tolerated.
The word of the victims has been ignored for too long. ”