According to an article (“In This Movie, the Art Plays a Big Part”) in the Arts section of the June 11, 2025 issue of The New York Times, real paintings by Renoir, Magritte and other major artists were used as part of the scenery in Wes Anderson’s new movie, The Phoenician Scheme. Because of the dangers that the strong light and heat and lax security on the set posed to the paintings, a conservator was hired to oversee them. That conservator had either the most interesting or the most boring short term conservation job ever.
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