Heidi Ellison
L’Invention de l’Œuvre: Rodin et les Ambassadeurs
Rodin’s “Iris Messagère des Dieux” Photo: Christian Baraja. Since it opened its stripped-down chapel as a temporary exhibition space a few years ago, the Musée Rodin has put on a series of carefully curated exhibitions that not only … Favorite
My Winnipeg
Marcel Dzama’s “Banks of the Red River.” Do isolation and frigid winters breed good art? Apparently so, judging from the just-opened “My Winnipeg” exhibition at the Maison Rouge. Living in the world’s coldest … Favorite
Maya: From Dawn to Dusk
A whistling vase (250-550) from Kaminaljuyu. Photo © Ricky Lopez Bruni The mystery of the collapse of the Maya civilization has never been satisfactorily explained – was it caused by internal warfare, invasion, environmental … Favorite
Paris aux Temps des Impressionnistes & Paris sur Seine
“La Gare Saint-Lazare” by Claude Monet. © RMN (Musée d’Orsay)/Hervé Lewandowski It’s a shame that the exhibition “Paris aux Temps des Impressionnistes” is closing at the end of July, since this stimulating show at the Hôtel de Ville is … … Read More
Diep Festival
“Le Pont Tournant de Dieppe” by Olivier Mériel. Dieppe’s charms are not obvious, and that is precisely the major attraction of this slightly down-at-the-heels northern French seaside resort, battered over the centuries by … Favorite
Medieval and Renaissance Illuminations: Painting on the Page
The Boucicaut Master’s “Departure of Louis IX for the Crusade.” © RMN /Thierry Le Mage Numerous acts of vandalism have made possible the Louvre’s exhibition “Medieval and Renaissance Illuminations: Painting on the Page,” as the medieval scholar who … … Read More
Memories of the Future
Jake & Dinos Chapman’s “Sex I” (2003). © Jake & Dinos Chapman. Courtesy White Cube Gallery, London. Photo: Stephen White “Memories of the Future,” the current exhibition at the Maison Rouge/Foundation Antoine Galbert, explores certain themes as treated by … Read More
What’s New in Paris: J’Irai Dormir Chez Vous (2)
TAKE A STRANGE MAN HOME TONIGHT If you are walking down the street anywhere in the world and are approached by a slight, handsome man wearing a red shirt and a strange contraption fitted with three cameras pointing at you, … Read More
Miquel Barceló: Terra-Mare, Avignon
“Untitled” (2009), one of Miquel Barceló’s paintings on termite-eaten paper. © Miquel Barceló/ADAGP Miquel Barceló, like Pablo Picasso, is a natural-born artist, working with enormous ease, superhuman energy and great versatility. Just as Picasso could look at … Favorite
Safari in Nantes
Mathieu Mercier’s “Cage à Oiseaux.” The French city of Nantes is one of the last destinations you would consider for a safari, unless you were on the hunt for works of animal-themed art, currently the … Favorite