Heidi Ellison
Masters of Chaos
Paris Update Art Notes CHAOS AND CATHARSIS Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Exu” (1988). © The estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ ADAGP, Paris 2012 For its exhibition “Les Maîtres du Désordre” (“Masters of Chaos”), the Musée du Quai Branly has come up with a … Read More
Joel-Peter Witkin
Paris Update Art Notes TORMENTS OLD AND NEW Joel-Peter Witkin’s “Poussin in Hell” (1999). © Joel-Peter Witkin. Courtesy Baudoin Lebon Joel-Peter Witkin is not everyone’s cup of bile. Even those accustomed to his over-the-top, death-obsessed (some with real corpses for … Read More
Seasons in the Abyss
Paris Update Art Notes ART GALLERY AT SCHOOL “Seasons in the Abyss.” Artists’ residencies are common around the world, but it is perhaps rarer for an internationally renowned artist to donate his time to a grammar school. French artist Claude … Read More
Monumenta
Paris Update Art Notes BUREN’S GRAND PALAIS Mirrored discs on the floor give visitors a new perspective on the roof of the Grand Palais. For this year’s Monumenta, French artist Daniel Buren, famed for his obsession with stripes, has been … Read More
Wim Delvoye at the Louvre
Paris Update Art Notes GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER,YOUR IMPERIAL MAJESTY “Kashan” (2010), by Wim Delvoye, in the apartment of Napoleon III in the Louvre. © 2012 Musée du Louvre/Olivier Ouadah © ADAGP The exhibition “Wim Delvoye at the Louvre” … Read More
Lost in Paris
Paris Update Art Notes PARIS ON A VELIB BUILT FOR TWO Prototype for a tandem Vélib, from the exhibition “Lost in Paris.” “Lost in Paris,” the current show at the Lieu du Design (74, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris; … Read More
Merce and the Muse
Paris Update Flash News CAKE THE WAY WE LIKE IT Goodies on display at Merce and the Muse. Nowadays, American expatriates in Paris can easily satisfy almost all their nostalgic food cravings, from hamburgers to Reese’s peanut-butter cups or Oreo … Read More
Mary Cassatt in Paris
Paris Update Art Notes AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST IN PARIS Mary Cassatt: “The Bath” (1890-91), an etching with drypoint and aquatint. American Impressionist Mary Cassatt (1824-1926), who lived most of her life in France, is best known for portraying mothers and babies. … Read More
Hey!
Paris Update Art Notes THE GOOD, THE WEIRD AND THE GROTESQUE Joe Coleman’s “Devil Anse Hatfield.” © Halle Saint Pierre. The second edition of the “HEY! Modern Art & Pop Culture” exhibition features a number of American artists, including Joe … Read More
Katsinam Auction
Paris Update Art Notes AMERICAN MASKS IN PARIS The Zuni rattlesnake kachina, a Situlilu helmet mask, is made of leather, wood, turkey feathers, and wool. Estimate: €20,000-€25,000. Under strong protest from the Hopi community in the United States (read about … Read More