Heidi Ellison
Paris Update Events 27.06.18
Through July 6 Pop music movies Ciné! Pop! Wizz!: a film festival featuring pop music, from Barry Lyndon to Showgirls. Forum des Images, Paris June 28-July 8 Films in Arabic The first Festival des Cinémas Arabes presents shorts, feature films and documentaries from all … Read More
Delacroix (1798-1863)
Romantic or Scandal-monger?
In a letter covered in daubs of paint of many colors, the 29-year-old Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) asked his art supplier to urgently send him paints that were “more liquid than the colors prepared for everyone else,” revealing both his passion for his … Read More
Les Enfants du Marché Restaurant
In the Market for a Pricey Meal
For many years now, the Marché des Enfants Rouges in the Marais has been a fun place to have a casual meal at stalls serving everything from Moroccan and Italian food to some of the best and biggest sandwiches you’ll … Read More
Soulages: A Retrospective
Freeing the Light
When a friend heard that I was going to see a retrospective of the work of Pierre Soulages at the Fondation Gianadda in Martigny, Switzerland, she said, “But it’s all just black, isn’t it?” Well, no. First of all, Soulages has used … Read More
Paris Update Events 20.06.18
June 21 Dancing in the street The Summer Solstice festival, the Fête de la Musique, brings free music, good and bad, into the streets of Paris and now the world. Various locations, Paris June 21-23 Outdoor films Films sous les Etoiles offers free … Read More
Vantre Restaurant
Bistro with Three-Star Service
Vantre may look like an unassuming Paris bistro, but its staff has some very impressive credentials. That is obvious at once from the deep wine knowledge even on the part of a very young waiter, and by the large book … Read More
Jan Fabre: Sexual Belgian Folklore & Sexual Belgian North Sea
Sexy Belgium
Warning: this is an X-rated exhibition, with representations of penises and vaginas galore, but never has “porn” been so sparkly and glamorous – so much fun! For the first show to be held in contemporary art dealer Daniel Templon’s second Paris … Read More
Cécile Raynal: Petites Histoires en Réserve
Evanescence Captured in Clay
The magical Musée des Arts and Métiers is one of Paris’s neglected treasures. While hordes of visitors are trying to get a snapshot of Mona at the Louvre, only a handful are marveling at the early flying machines hanging from … Read More
Berty Restaurant
International Melting Pot
One of the new restaurant Berty’s claims to fame, in the press at least, is that it is run by an all-women team. That seems rather beside the point. The other news hook is that vegetables figure prominently on the … Read More
Parc des Oiseaux
Winging It in the Ain
The splendors of France are well known throughout the world: châteaux, vineyards, gorgeous scenery ranging from mountains to seashore, etc., but I doubt if many foreigners know about one treasure, the Parc des Oiseaux (Bird Park), one of the largest … Read More