Art press editor defends corrida coverage after Libération drops bullfighting columns

Art press editor Jacques Henric denounces censorship of bullfighting writing after Libération ended Jacques Durand's tauromachy chronicles under pressure from anti-corrida activists. Henric announces a special issue of artpress2 on tauromachy, to be published in one year at the start of the season, featuring contributions from Durand and others. The issue will explore bullfighting's connections to literature, painting, cinema, philosophy, theology, and morality. Henric criticizes anti-corrida activists for seeking legal bans and cites recent debates on France Culture between Francis Woolf and Élisabeth de Fontenay, accusing de Fontenay of ignorance. He recommends two books: Jean-Michel Mariou's Ce besoin d'Espagne (Verdier) and Jacques Durand's ¡Si Senõr! (Atelier Baie).