Heidi Ellison
Trésors de la Couronne d’Espagne
Detail of “The Haywain” (“The Temptation of Saint Anthony), after Hieronymus Bosch. © Patrimonio National, Madrid What a shame that the Galerie des Gobelins doesn’t allow visitors to borrow some of the tapestries on show in its latest exhibition: “Treasures … Read More
Frederic Chopin: La Note Bleue
Delacroix’s 1838 portrait of Chopin. © Roger Viollet What better place for an exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frédéric Chopin than the Musée de la Vie Romantique? Not only … Favorite
Crime et Châtiment
“The Death of Marat” (c. 1793), by the studio of Jacques-Louis David. © Reims, Musée des Beaux-Arts. Photo: C. Devleeschauwer One gets the feeling that after the curators of the exhibition “Crime and Punishment” came up with their theme, they … Read More
La Voie du Tao
“Apotheosis of Xu Zhenjun” (detail). Ming Dynasty. © Musée Guimet, Paris, dist. RMN/Thierry Ollivier Taoism may have started out as a kind of cool philosophy that celebrated harmony with nature, but as is amply illustrated by the exhibition “La Voie … Read More
Du Greco à Dalí: Les Grands Maîtres Espagnols
Julio Romero de Torres: “Portrait of a Woman” (c. 1925-30). © Adagp, Paris 2009. Collection Pérez Simón, Mexico. © Fundación JAPS. © Studio Sébert photographes The Musée Jacquemart-André once again offers a rather misleading title for its new exhibition “From … Read More
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