Heidi Ellison
Karel Appel: L’Art Est une Fête!
Expressive Vehemence for A Barbaric Era
The title of the exhibition “Karel Appel: L’Art Est une Fête!” (“Art as Celebration!”) at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris might lead one to expect a show of art expressing great joy. Far from it. I … Read More
Iratze
A Bright New Basque Star
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CALLED KORUS AND HAS THE SAME OWNERS BUT A NEW CHEF. A group of five of us gathered spontaneously at a gallery opening the other night and later managed to get a last-minute reservation at a … Read More
Paris Update Events 01.03.17
Festival for Foodies > Omnivore is back with top chefs, young chefs, cooking demonstrations, popup dinners, “fucking dinners” (two chefs working together at a restaurant), parties and more. Maison de la Mutualité, Paris, March 5-7. Literary conversations > The festival … Read More
Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting
Compare & Contrast: A Genius & Contemporaries
What is it about Vermeer that fascinates us so much? Is it the scarcity of his paintings? The mystery of the life of the artist dubbed “The Sphinx of Delft” by 19th-century art critic Théophile Thoré-Bürger? Or is it the … Read More
(V)ivre
Down Below but High on Life
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED I would translate the word-playing name of the restaurant (V)ivre as “high (or drunk) on life,” a happy name for a place that cheers you up right away with a friendly greeting from the jovial … Read More
Eli Lotar & Peter Campus
New Angles on Photography
French photographer Eli Lotar (1905-69), the subject of one of the current exhibitions at the Jeu de Paume in Paris, seems to have been rather forgotten until now compared with such contemporaries as André Kertész, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Doisneau, … Read More
Chez Léon
Good for Simenon, Good for Today’s Parisians
Chez Léon is not to be confused with the chain of inexpensive mussels-and-fries restaurants found all over Paris. Far from it. This Léon is the kind of classic Paris bistro that is fast disappearing (and those that are left aren’t … Read More
Paris Update Events 22.02.17
For full details about an event, click on the title to visit the official Web site (in English when available). French film with English subtitles > Lost in Frenchlation shows Hélène Angel’s Primaire. Cinéma Le Brady, Paris, Feb. 24 Virtual reality … Read More
Paris Update Events 15.02.17
For full details about an event, click on the title to visit the official Web site (in English when available). French artists at the Grand Palais > The Salon des Artistes Français gives over 600 artists a chance to show … Read More
Le Marché de Marilore
One-Stop Shopping Hopping At The Coolest Market In Town
You’re on your way home from work and realize that the larder is empty. You could go to a supermarket for boring dinner ingredients, but if you’re lucky it’s Tuesday and you happen to be passing by the Marché de … Read More