Frida Kahlo: Beyond Appearances
A Life as Art
Just when you think you know everything there is to know about Frida Kahlo (1907–54), an artist whose life and work have deeply fascinated the public in recent decades, along comes this captivating exhibition at Paris’s Palais Galliera, “Frida Kahlo: … Read More
Tout le Monde Aime Jeanne
French Stand-up Queen Excels On-screen
Tout le Monde Aime Jeanne is in some respects a very conventional movie. It follows all the rom-com clichés of a single woman having to decide between various men, with the probability that she will end up with the man … Read More
Le Musée du Verre François Décorchemont
Celebrating a Century of Glass Art
The creation of a new museum in France today is a rare and challenging feat, even more so when it is accomplished by a village with a population of only 5,000. The Musée du Verre François Décorchemont (François Décorchemont Glass … Read More
Tosca
Safe Choice for New Music Director
Pierre Audi’s 2014 production of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, revived in 2016 and again now at the Bastille, is fast becoming a stalwart of the Opéra de Paris’s repertoire, and it is easy to see why: with a set that is … Read More
Maison Caillebotte
A Day Chez les Caillebottes
August approaches, and anyone who hasn’t left Paris may be looking for a way to get out of town to greener pastures, even if just for a day. While there are many options, there’s one place that has it all: … Read More
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