Korean Artists in Paris “Seongbuk District Seongbuk Resident,” by Heaven Baek. The Choi & Lager Gallery of Cologne is currently holding an exhibition in Paris of works in various media by a group of Korean contemporary artists. The show’s title, … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes MOVING POPULATIONS “Atlas in Fine II,” by Emma Malig.Paris-based Chilean artist Emma Malig’s ethereal kinetic installation, “Atlas in Fine II,” which treats the issue of immigration in a haunting, poetic way, can be seen at the … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes TRAVELS WITH ULYSSES “Les Goufres Amers,” by Cyril Hahn. French children’s book writer and illustrator Cyril Hahn has turned his attention to a story for adults, The Odyssey, the subject of an intriguing show of his … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes META-PERCEPTION MADE EASY Actress Lucy Dixon wearing the “Cheshire Cat” Meta-Perceptual Helmet by Cleary Connolly. Ever wondered what the world looks like to a hammerhead shark, which has hyper-stereo vision, or a horse, which has a … Read More
Sleeping Beauties Awakened by Prince Elbaz “La Cavallini” evening gown (1925). Patrimoine Lanvin © Katerina Jebb, 2014 The first thing you see when you enter the exhibition “Jeanne Lanvin” at the Palais Galliera is the “My Fair Lady” dress (1939), … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes URBAN REINTERPRETATIONS “Controluce,” a show at the pop-up gallery Le Huit (8, bd Saint-Martin, 75010 Paris) features the work of the appropriately named Italian artist Nicola Villa, who interprets urban scenes in a new light and … Read More
Kiimt and Cohorts in Turn-of-the-Century Vienna “Judith” (1901), by Gustav Klimt. © Belvedère, Vienna. © Conception graphique: Serge Perraudin-Grapholon.com The centerpiece of the exhibition “In the Time of Klimt: The Vienna Secession” at the Pinacothèque de Paris is a copy … Read More
One Woman’s Century: Revolution, Erotica & Ads “Rue Auber à Paris” (c. 1928). © Estate Germaine Krull, Museum Folkwang, Essen Germaine Krull’s versatility as a photographer echoes the varied tapestry of her life experience. The current exhibition of her work … Read More
Two ‘Great Men’ Battle for Land and Gold “Portrait of Atahualpa, Inca XIV” (19th century). © Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú, Lima “L’Inca et le Conquistador,” currently showing at the Musée du Quai Branly, chronicles a … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes PHOTOS WITH A STORY TO TELL Photographer Gregory Crewdson’s haunting, hyper-detailed images are on show at the Galerie Daniel Templon (30, rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris) through Oct. 29. Favorite
