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PARIS : French actress Catherine Deneuve received Wednesday one of the most lucrative art awards in the world.
The star of the classics such as "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and "Belle de Jour" his name in the 1960s playing remotely, alluring beauties, is one of the three French honored by the Praemium Imperiale of this year, which is supported by the Royal Family of Japan
Deneuve, 74, has unleashed a global feminist reaction in defending men. right to "hit" women in the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
She later tried to row on an open letter attacking the #MeToo movement that she had co-signed in the French daily newspaper The World insisting that it was not necessary. There was "nothing good about harassment".
Each year, five international artists receive the Praemium Imperiale Prize worth 15 million yen (RM54 million).
The French architect Christian de Portzamparc, 74, awarded by Pritzker, was also honored this year with Franco, 90 years old. – The Belgian surrealist artist Pierre Alechinsky, whose one of the paintings is currently on display at the office of French President Emmanuel Macron
The Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya, 85, famous for his fog sculptures who have fogged the galleries of the whole world. 77, will also receive awards from Prince Masahito, the younger brother of Emperor Akihito, at a ceremony in Tokyo on October 23.
A parallel award for young artists went to the British Shakespeare Schools Foundation, which is organizing the world's largest youth theater festival.
Nearly 150 artists have been honored over the years, including the late Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and American composer Leonard Bernstein. – AFP
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