1 [ plural ] all creative activities -- les arts [ masculine, plural ]
2 an ability that needs skill -- art [ masculine ]
the art of story-telling l’art du conte
4 any of various creative forms of expression -- art
5 an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something -- art
the art of conversation/war.
Not quarrelsome, narrow-minded politicians who would like to banish art and culture to the dungeons.
There are in fact cases of scandal and disputes concerning stolen works of art that go back decades.
Cultural creation is no longer the art created either collectively by society or by gifted people.
The far right, particularly when it is in power, is highly skilled in the art of pushing its opponents to the limit.
They do not even make it to small arts cinemas.
I would like to see a smoothly functioning art market which offers returns which can then be used to benefit the artists.