Heidi Ellison
Nous
Take the B Train
Good intentions do not a good movie make, as demonstrated by French director Alice Diop’s latest film, the documentary Nous (We). Diop is strongly committed to showing onscreen the lives of the “little people,” perhaps better described as ordinary humans, … Read More
Graciela Iturbide: Heliotropo 37
Pieces of Stars
If you didn’t know better, you might think that the Fondation Cartier was exhibiting the work of two different photographers, one in the ground-floor exhibition spaces and another downstairs in the basement, but, in fact, all the photos are the … Read More
Café Compagnon Restaurant
Big and Bistronomic
Young(ish) restaurateur par excellence Charles Compagnon, who also owns the delightful bistros 52 Faubourg Saint Denis and Richer, has opened a new place, the Café Compagnon, no small bistro this time but a large restaurant with three dining rooms of … Read More
Inventing Anna
Anna Delvey: The Prequel
Today, everybody knows about Anna Delvey, the “fake heiress” who was convicted in 2019 of swindling New York City financial players and others for over $200,000 and whose story is currently being told in the sensational Shonda Rimes series … Read More
Out of the Shadows: Sculptures from Southwest Congo
Form vs. Function
Like many exhibitions I have seen in France, the ambitious “Out of the Shadows: Sculptures from Southwest Congo,” at the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, is full of fascinating and wonderful objects but covers too much ground and offers so … Read More
Le Petit Italien Restaurant
One Time Lucky...
Four of us went to Le Petit Italien the other night on the recommendation of one of our little group, who had a memory of a great evening there and a sublime pairing of red wine from Puglia and Parmesan … Read More
Paris Update Press Review
This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France
Truffaut revisited It’s been 90 years since the birth of the great French director François Truffaut, who died too young, at the age of 52. A look back of some of his best films. (The Guardian) “Immoveable Beast” A veteran … Read More
David Hockney: A Year in Normandy
Boundless Light
David Hockney seems omnipresent in Paris lately, but that can only be a good thing — not only do his cheerful, colorful paintings brighten our Covid-darkened days, but it is also heartening to see an artist of his age (he … Read More
L’Archimede Restaurant
Keeping It Simple
Sometimes the things that are right under your nose are the easiest to miss. How many times have I strolled along Rue Marie et Louise in Paris’s 10th arrondissement, not far from where I live, without noticing the restaurant L’Archimede, … Read More
Picasso-Rodin
Art World Disruptors Collide
The lives of Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) and Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) overlapped for a time, but since there is no evidence that the two masters ever met, the exhibition “Picasso-Rodin” at the Musée Picasso is based mainly on the influence the … Read More