The exhibition “Anni et Josef Albers: L’Art et la Vie” at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris focuses on the ultimate 20th-century art-and-design-world power couple, she a weaver and printmaker, and he a painter. Both of their careers began at … Read More
Izakayas like Sōma are a welcome new addition to the Paris cuisine scene. The local version of these Japanese tapas bars run the gamut from holes-in-the-wall to rather more posh establishments like Abri Soba. Haikara is such a hole in … Read More
Biker city Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is going all out to transform Paris into a bicycle-friendly city, building on efforts begun during the pandemic. (Euronews) Future president? The chances of Hidaldo and her fellow left-wing candidates are not looking good … Read More
October 31 Halloween festivities Free entry to a Halloween party. Le Belushi’s Club, Paris November 4-December 1 Local photography Photography takes centre stage at the Rencontres Photographiques du 10e. Above: Artist/curator Marvin Bonheur ensures the camera is trained on all residents … Read More
October 21-24 Mega-contemporary art fair Some 170 galleries show their wares as the FIAC fair returns after a Covid-enforced hiatus. Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris October 26-31 Award-winning photography Star photographers are on show at the exhibition of the Prix de … Read More
When Paris museums attack a subject, they don’t mess around. The exhibition “Les Flammes: L’Âge de la Céramique” at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris is a deep dive into a vast subject: ceramics. Ceramics of every imaginable type, style, … Read More
If you are visiting Paris’s Musée d’Art Moderne and can’t see the Forest for the art, go downstairs and out onto the spacious terrace with a gorgeous view of the Seine and the Eiffel Tower, located between the museum and … Read More
Body politic French artist Lili Reynaud-Dewar, whose accomplishments include writing, dance, film, performance and a wide variety of artistic productions, has won the €35,000 Marcel Duchamp Prize for contemporary art for her politically aware work. (Artnews) FIAC Art fairs are … Read More
Who hasn’t yet heard of Vivian Maier, nanny by profession, photographer by avocation? Her story is so unusual and her photographs so good that she never ceases to fascinate. Now the Musée de Luxembourg is holding what is apparently the … Read More
Through October 15 Refugees Welcome Events for Little Amal’s Walk hit Paris this week – the giant puppet of a refugee girl is recreating the refugee route from Gaziantep to Manchester to raise awareness of the refugee experience in Europe. Above: Little … Read More
