Jubilation, Jameel Prize and New Paris Housing Designs “Indienne au Jardin” by Charlotte Marchand. For those of you who have already seen most of the major art exhibitions in Paris and are just waiting for the next batch to open, … Read More
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
