Nearly 150 artists, curators, and other cultural figures signed an open letter denouncing the Centre Pompidou-Metz’s decision to abruptly call off an exhibition centering on contemporary Franco-Creole, Caribbean French, and Guyanese art. The cancellation, which was formalized in a June 10 notice, followed months of planning and a series of tense text message exchanges between the museum’s director, Chiara Parisi, and guest curator Claire Tancons. Slated to run from the end of October 2026 through the beginning of April 2027, the survey “Van Lévé: Sovereign Visions from the Maroon and Creole Americas and Amazonia” would have gathered the works of dozens of artists from across the French Caribbean region, including Julien Creuzet, who represented France at last year’s Venice Biennale; Gaëlle Choisne, who won last year’s Prix Marcel Duchamp; and the late Haitian-born painter Hervé Télémaque. Read the full story by mayapontone at the link in bio. . . . Centre Pompidou-Metz (photo via Ge...