Paris, 1903: The Salon d’Automne was established by a group of painters and poets under the leadership of the architect Frantz Jourdain. It was reaction to the conservative policy of the official Salon and an alternative to the Salon des Indépendants which was without jury, opened to everybody. The question was serious than and is serious today; in the field of contemporary art what is the position and power of institutions, critics and artists?