Heidi Ellison
Van Gogh/Artaud: Le Suicidé de la Société
Artaud: Van Gogh Killed by Society and Shrinks “Self-Portrait” (1889). © Musée d’Orsay, dist. RMN-Grand Palais/Patrice Schmidt Any excuse is a good one to put together an exhibition of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, and the curators at the Musée … Read More
Musée en Herbe
Paris Update Art Notes NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE’S GANG The kid-friendly Musée en Herbe. Most Paris art museums have activities and/or spaces for children, but the Musée en Herbe (21, rue Hérold, 75001 Paris; tel.: 01 40 67 97 66) … Read More
Le 93 dans le 10ième Arrondissement
Paris Update What’s New in Paris ACROSS THE PERIPHERIQUE “Bang #2” (2013), by Tina Merandon. Three photographers take a fresh look at life in Paris’s “troubled” suburbs in an exhibition being staged by Chris Boïcos Fine Arts, “Le 93 … Read More
Dutch Modernity: The Singer Collection
Dutch Artists: Beyond the Golden Age “Brink in Laren” (1916), by Gustave de Smet. © Adagp, Paris 2016 Troyes is one of the many beautiful small French cities with a wealth of treasures that is often overlooked by visitors. Located … Read More
Daniel Templon
Paris Update Art Notes TEMPLON FÊTES FIFTY YEARS Daniel Templon and Andy Warhol at the Centre Pompidou in 1982. © André Morain Distinguished Parisian contemporary art dealer Daniel Templon is celebrating his 50th anniversary in the business with the publication … Read More
Ernst-Tanguy: Two Visions of Surrealism
United by Surrealism, Divided by Style “La Belle Saison” (1925), by Max Ernst. Photo: Raphaël Barithel, Geneva. © ADAGP, Paris, 2016 The exhibition “Ernst-Tanguy: Two Visions of Surrealism” at the Musée Paul Valery in Sète, France, demonstrates how, unlike artistic … Read More
Charles Gleyre: The Reformed Romantic
Philosopher-PainterResurrected from Oblivion “Evening, or Lost Illusions” (1843). Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) /Michel Urtado Don’t be ashamed if you have never heard of Charles Gleyre (1806-74), the subject of an exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay. Few have, … Read More
Maurizio Cattelan: Not Afraid of Love (2)
Post Requiem forThe Artist “La Nona Ora” (1999). Photo: Zeno Zotti. In 2011, at the age of 51, the artist Maurizio Cattelan announced he was giving up his art career, an event marked by a major retrospective (or “artistic suicide,” … Read More
Take Me (I’m Yours)
Paris Update What’s New in Paris FREE ART EXHIBITS TO GO Visitors to the exhibition “Take Me (I’m Yours)” at the Monnaie de Paris can have a bite of this skeleton by Daniel Spoerri (bone-shaped bits are offered on … Read More
L’Atelier en Plein Air: Les Impressionistes en Normandie
The Impressionists Go to the Beach “Étretat: La Porte d’Aval, Bateaux de Pêche Sortant du Port” (c. 1885), by Claude Monet. © Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Photo: François Jay Yet another exhibition on Impressionism? you might well ask yourself. … Read More