Heidi Ellison
Miró
Poet of Painting
As I discovered when I visited the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, a lot of Miró can sometimes be too much Miró. I soon got bored with the repetitiveness of the paintings on show there, all with similar colors and full … Read More
Sauvage Restaurant
Where the Wildly Good Things Are
There’s nothing particularly wild about the restaurant Sauvage, but it is rather difficult to find since the sign outside says “La Marlotte” (the restaurant had just moved across the street into the space of La Marlotte). Because I was looking up, … Read More
Paris Update Events 10.10.18
Through October 14 Montmartre grape harvest Montmartre goes all out to celebrate the Fête des Vendanges, with a parade, exhibitions, workshops, concerts, special menus in restaurants, wine tastings, a ball and more. Various locations, Paris October 11-20 Shakespeare condensed The British … Read More
Giacometti: From Tradition to Avant-Garde
Becoming Giacometti
How did Alberto Giacometti (1901-66) become the superstar sculptor whose spindly statues are instantly recognizable by just about everyone? The exhibition “Giacometti: From Tradition to Avant-Garde” at Paris’s Musée Maillol helps to answer the question with an ambitious show tracing … Read More
Paris Update Events 03.10.18
October 6 All-night art Nuit Blanche is an all-night festival of outdoor art events, plus special happenings in museums, which stay open late for free. The spotlight this year is on collective works. Various locations, Paris October 10-14 Montmartre grape … Read More
Sur Mer Restaurant
Fishing Expedition in the Tenth Arrondissement
This restaurant’s name, Sur Mer, means “at sea,” and when I ate there the other night I felt as if I were afloat on a sea packed with delicious fishy treats. Five of us had gathered for a meal in … Read More
Caravaggio in Rome: Friends and Enemies
The Sacking of Rome's Caravaggios
Rome has been pillaged, stripped of many of its precious paintings by Caravaggio! Whodunit? The Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris, to the great joy of Parisians and visitors to the city, who for a time can have the thrill of seeing no … Read More
Paris Update Events 26.09.18
October 1-18 Works in progress For the festival Fragment(s), 12 theater and dance companies present works in progress. Various locations, Paris and Mains d’Œuvres, Saint Ouen September 28–October 7 Antique fair in a bucolic setting A visit to the Foire … Read More
Ô Divin Restaurant
Approaching Divinity
In the front of Ô Divin, a new restaurant in an out-of-the-way corner of Paris’s 17th arrondissement, is a small deli selling fine wine, cheese, sausages and more. Beyond it is a pretty dining room with bouquets of fresh flowers … Read More
Franz West
Adaptive, Interactive Art
I took a liking to Franz West (1947-2012) as soon as I entered the exhibition at the Centre Pompidou and saw this quote by him: “I’ve always thought that the ideal is to do nothing and still be able to … Read More