Heidi Ellison

Heidi Ellison, a long-time Paris resident, is a freelance journalist specializing in art, travel and literature. Her articles have been published in dozens of international publications, and she has contributed to a number of guidebooks on Paris and France.

Fra Angelico, Botticelli: Rediscovered Masterpieces

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

Early Renaissance Altarpieces Temporarily Reunited “Cinq Anges Dansant au Pied d’un Trône” (c. 1430-35), by Giovanni di Paolo (13981482). © RMN-Grand Palais (Domaine de Chantilly)/Harry Bréjat The Musée Condé in the Château de Chantilly has literally pieced together an exhibition … Read More

La Grèce des Origines: Entre Rêve et Archéologie

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

Archaic Precursors to  Classical Greece Anthropomorphic vase (2600-1800 BCE) from Troy II-V. © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre)/Franck Raux The impressive, oft-renovated Château de Saint Germain en Laye, dramatically outlined against the sky, has no lavishly furnished period rooms to … Read More

Monumenta: The Strange City

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

Worshipping at The Church of Art “L’Etrange Cité,” by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov for “Monumenta 2014.” Photo: Didier Plowy pour la Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais Each year, for the event called “Monumenta,” a single artist is invited to fill … Read More

GIRL

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

Pop! Goes the Art World “Portrait of Pharrell and Helen – Dance” (2014), by Takashi Murakami. Not everyone is clapping along for the exhibition “GIRL,” curated by pop star Pharrell Williams in Parisian gallerist Emmanuel Perrotin’s new Paris space, the … Read More

Tisser Matisse

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

The Ins and Outs of Weaving an Artist’s Works “Polynésie, le Ciel” (1946), by Henri Matisse. Centre Pompidou, MNAMCCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/Jacqueline Hyde. © Succession H. Matisse Last week, we reported on the exhibition celebrating the 350th anniversary of the … Read More

Birth of a Museum: Louvre Abu Dhabi

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

On the Road To Abu Dhabi Equestrian Portrait of Maharao Sheodan Singh of Alwar India, Rajasthan, Alwar (c. 1863). © Louvre Abu Dhabi/Agence photo F The new exhibition at the Louvre, “Birth of a Museum: Louvre Abu Dhabi” is a … Read More