Art Matters with Stéphanie Busuttil-Janssen

Stéphanie Busuttil-Janssen is a celebrity in Brussels, the elegant glamorous partner of Sébastien Janssen (Sorry We’re Closed) and president of the César Foundation. She has built a home for her family in Bruxelles, bursting with an exemplary art collection that mixes historical masterpieces by Picasso and Giaccometti, with Eric Croes ceramics, silverware, antique rugs and designer furniture. Stéphanie has redefined expat French culture in Brussels as a living connection to the artist whose name is synonymous with the highest film honors in France. The romance between Stéphanie and César has inspired both urban legends and fantasy, but it was their love that inspired the work produced in the final years of one of France’s greatest artists. Who is the person behind the enigmatic wife, lover, muse, widow, mother, collector and whose love is now a living part of art history ? 

Join the Art Matters table for the inside story of an extraordinary woman talking about the complex relationship between art and love, even beyond the lifetime of an artist.