Heidi Ellison
Charley Toorop/Jan Dibbets/Elaine Sturtevant
“Reflection with Two Children (Self-Portrait),” 1965. Photo © José Loren, Museo Thyssen-Bornemiska, Madrid © Lucian Freud Anyone who lives in Paris has probably noticed a poster in the street and Métro showing a striking portrait of a big-eyed, rather mannish-looking … Read More
Violette & Léonie
Violette & Léonie must be the trendiest and best-organized consignment shop (dépôt-vente) in Paris. You’ll notice the difference as soon as you walk through the door of this boutique in the ultra-chic Haut Marais. First of all, the airy, attractive … Read More
Lucian Freud: Atelier
“Reflection with Two Children (Self-Portrait),” 1965. Photo © José Loren, Museo Thyssen-Bornemiska, Madrid © Lucian Freud Lucien Freud says he is not interested in portraying flesh in his paintings, but in making the paint work as flesh. He wants his … Read More
Munch, ou L’‘Anti-Cri’
“Vêtements Etendus à Åsgårdstrand” (1902). Photo © Thomas Widerberg © The Munch-Museum/The Munch-Ellingsen Group/Adagp, Paris 2010 Exhibitions at the Pinacothèque de Paris often approach a subject from an oblique angle, and “Munch, ou L’‘Anti-Cri’” (“Munch or the Anti-‘Scream’”) is no … Read More
Turner et ses Peintres
Turner’s “Snow Storm – Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth” © Tate Photography I have had a somewhat worshipful attitude toward the work of J.M.W. Turner ever since I saw the Grand Palais’s 2004 “Turner-Whistler-Monet” exhibition, which documented … Favorite
Jouin, Erró, Sarkis
Mathieu Mercier’s “Lampe Double Douille” (1999). Buy-Sellf, CAPC. Courtesy of the artist The Centre Pompidou opened three small exhibitions last week, all of them hidden away … Favorite
C’est la Vie: Vanités de Caravage à Damien Hirst
Paul Cézanne’s “Nature Morte, Crâne et Chandelier”(1866-67). © Merzbacher Kunststiftung We probably have Damien Hirst to thank (or blame, depending on your point of view) for the current craze for vanities, those skeletal … Favorite
Buy Sellf / Retour vers le Futur
Mathieu Mercier’s “Lampe Double Douille” (1999). Buy-Sellf, CAPC. Courtesy of the artist The city of Bordeaux kicked off its second annual Block Party, a celebration of contemporary art, last Friday with openings in museums and galleries … Favorite
Innamorati Caffè
Comfort Food all’Italiano The chefs have nothing to hide at Innamorati Caffè. Finally, Paris has a few Italian restaurants offering something other than the standard menu Italy has so successfully exported around the world: pizza, lasagna, veal piccata, etc. In … Read More
Playtime
Playtime offers a refined version of 1950-60s design. Pros: Everything just right Cons: Everything just right The name of the restaurant Playtime is a reference to the 1967 film of the same name (spelled Play Time) by French director Jacques … Read More