artpress2 dedicates issue to bullfighting amid censorship controversy

artpress2 n°33, titled 'Tauromachie', is set for release on May 14, 2014, edited by Jacques Durand. The issue originated from a proposal by Georges Didi-Huberman to allow Jacques Durand, a writer and bullfighting chronicler, to continue his columns in artpress after being dropped by Libération. The editorial, written by Jacques Henric, frames the decision as a reaction to censorship and a defense of libertarian values. Henric criticizes the growing movement to ban bullfighting and the suppression of related writings in major newspapers, citing the refusal to review books on the subject and the disappearance of Francis Marmande's bullfighting columns in Le Monde. He draws parallels between anti-corrida activists and historical figures like the Nazis, noting that Heinrich Himmler was disgusted by a bullfight in 1940. The issue explores the artistic and literary significance of tauromachy, referencing works by Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, and writers from Homer to Hemingway. Contributors include Philippe Caubère and Philippe Sollers. The cover features a photograph by André Hampartzoumian of torero José Tomás in Nîmes on September 16, 2012.