Surréalisme
Sisters in Surrealism (and Some Men)
The Centre Pompidou couldn’t pass up a chance to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the Surrealist manifesto for one of its last blockbuster exhibitions before it shuts down for a major renovation (from summer 2025 to 2030). The museum has … Read More
Trois Amies
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
As Tolstoy famously wrote at the beginning of Anna Karenina, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Perhaps the same principle could be applied to happy and unhappy couples. In any case, Emmanuel … Read More
Notre Dame Gets New Priestly Garb for Its Rebirth
The Archbishop’s New Clothes
On December 7 and 8, Paris will celebrate the grand reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, now restored to glory by a host of gifted artisans after the 2019 fire that nearly erased the iconic 800-year-old landmark. One revelation will be … Read More
L’Uomo Femina
Women Rule!
I have long been an admirer of conductor Vincent Dumestre and his excellent period-instrument orchestra Le Poème Harmonique. Specializing in French music from the 17th and early 18th centuries, it has staged and recorded seldom-performed music for over 25 years. … Read More
Fondation Arp
Suburban Hideout for Swiss Dadaists
The sculptor and poet Jean Arp (1886-1966) may be best known to English-language cruciverbalists (yes, it’s a word, referring to a skilled crossword-puzzle solver) for his three-letter last name, which provides convenient fill for awkward gaps in a crossword grid, … Read More
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