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The Son of a Former French Prime Minister: I Feel a Deep Connection to China
Arthur de Villepin, the son of former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin, grew up moving between countries with his diplomat father and spent long periods living in the United States, India, France, and the United Kingdom. Along the way he came to know artists such as Zao Wou-Ki, Anselm Kiefer, Pierre Soulages, and Kim Tschang-Yeul. Four years ago, he and his father founded a gallery together, and he now speaks of Chinese landscape traditions as a lasting source of calm and strength.
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Arthur de Villepin, the son of former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin, grew up moving between countries with his diplomat father and spent long periods living in the United States, India, France, and the United Kingdom. Along the way he came to know artists such as Zao Wou-Ki, Anselm Kiefer, Pierre Soulages, and Kim Tschang-Yeul. Four years ago, he and his father founded a gallery together, and he now speaks of Chinese landscape traditions as a lasting source of calm and strength.