Heidi Ellison
Empreinte Restaurant Lille
The Long Road to Lunch
When my food-blogger friend and I hear about a good restaurant, nothing will stop us from going there, even if it’s in another city and we have to take a train for over an hour each way. That’s how we … Read More
Paris Update Events 11.04.18
April 13-15 Rare book fair Some 150 bookshops will present their latest and rarest discoveries at the Salon du Livre Rare, including the recently found Proust questionnaire pictured above. Grand Palais, Paris April 14 Travel yarns Travel fanatics get together at … Read More
Kupka: Pioneer of Abstraction
One Artist's Road to Abstraction
The exhibition “Kupka: Pioneer of Abstraction” at the Grand Palais takes us on a fascinating journey through one artist’s evolution from figurative painting to the radical modernity of pure abstraction. For me, the exhibition was even more exciting since I … Read More
Barbara, Voilà Combien de Jours…
Homage to a Grande Chanteuse
I am intrigued by the chanteuse Barbara because she is one of those musical icons adored by the French (and pretty much no one else), along with Johnny Hallyday, Serge Gainsbourg and Claude François. I find this idolatry far more understandable in … Read More
Paris Update Events 04.04.18
April 7-15 Carnival faces Paris Update contributor Jason Gardner shows his Carnaval portraits and photographer Matthieu Suprin his images of Asia. By Chatel Gallery, Paris April 4-8 Art and design fair Some 70 galleries will participate in PAD (Paris Art … Read More
Gérard Garouste
A Worm in the Fruit
Visiting the three exhibitions of the work of Gérard Garouste currently on show in Paris is like taking a tour of the artist’s unconscious as expressed through philosophical, literary, mythological and religious themes. Collectively called “Zeugma,” the shows are being … Read More
La Canonnière Restaurant
High Times at a Paris Bistro
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED There was an awful lot of grumbling when we arrived at La Canonnière and tried to get settled at our high table, which was on wheels and kept moving around. Even worse were the heavy, cast-iron stools. … Read More
Paris Update Events 28.03.18
Through May 3 Ghosts of Cannes past Screening of the films shown in the 1969 Quinzaine de Réalisateurs at the Cannes Film Festival. Cinémathèque Française, Paris Through April 13 Suburban jazzfest Banlieues Bleues brings major jazz acts to the northern … Read More
Tintoretto: Birth of a Genius
The Early Career of a Venetian Master
The exhibition “Tintoretto: Birth of a Genius” at the Musée du Luxembourg concentrates on the early career of the exuberant Venetian Mannerist painter Jacopo Tintoretto (né Robusti), who painted fast, fluently and furiously. Tintoretto (c. 1518-94) was ambitious and hardworking, … Read More
Paris Update Events 21.03.18
March 24 Guns begone The international March for Our Lives protest calling on U.S. lawmakers to pass common-sense gun safety legislation will take place in Paris on March 24 at 2:30pm. A pre-rally Day of Action will be held at the … Read More