Art as Commodity and The Craft of Self-Promotion “Antiquity 3” (2009-11). Photo: Tom Powel Imaging. © Jeff Koons. If you, like many people, are bemused by Jeff Koons, now is your chance to see some of his most celebrated artworks … Read More
Inventing the Past: A Problematic Legacy “Portrait Présumé de Charles Nègre sur la Tour Sud de Notre-Dame de Paris” (1853?), by Henri Le Secq. © Ministère de la Culture-Médiathèque du Patrimoine, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/Henri Le Secq If, like me, you … Read More
A New Way of Looking at the World “Chōshi in the Province of Sōshū” from the series “One Thousand Pictures of the Sea” (c. 1830-34). © Rmn-Grand Palais (Musée Guimet, Paris)/Thierry Olivier Japanese illustration and printmaking have been the subject … Read More
Sculptural Glories of the Renaissance Revisited Donatello’s “Pazzi Madonna” (c. 1420-25). © Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz/Antje Voigt Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz/Antje Voigt The Louvre’s sumptuous new exhibition, “The … Read More
Off with the Fig Leaf: Baring the Male Body Paul Cézanne’s “Baigneurs” (c. 1890). © RMN (Musée d’Orsay)/Hervé Lewandowski After you leave the exhibition “Masculine/Masculine: The Male Nude in Art from 1800 to the Present,” don’t be surprised if you … Read More
Dead or Alive: A Fascinating Culture Antefix with the head of a maenad. Veio, late sixth century B.C.E. Su concessione della S.B.A.E.M. Museo Nationale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome. Fabio Barbieri The rich culture of the Etruscans, the people who … Read More
Around the World and Down on the Farm “Harar, Ethiopia, 2013.” © Raymond Depardon/Magnum Photos For someone who grew up on an isolated farm deep in the heart of France, Raymond Depardon has probably seen more of the world than … Read More
Concrete Beauty inMajestic Structures The Palais d’Iéna in Paris. Photo © Benoît Fougeirol Exhibitions on architecture are always problematic. How can the scope of an architect’s work be effectively communicated to nonprofessionals, who don’t necessarily know Favorite
Interior Decoration Trends: Making and Re-Making “Workshop Secrets,” a display at Maison&Objet. Photo: Colin Eaton The theme for the January 2015 Maison&Objet trade show, held twice a year just outside Paris to showcase innovations in home accessories and furnishings, was … Read More
Beyond Cubism: The Whole Picture “Le Parc de Carrières-Saint-Denis” (1909-10). © Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza © Adagp, Paris 2013 “Georges Braque,” one of Paris’s blockbuster autumn art exhibitions, opening today at the Grand Palais, walks us through nearly the whole career of … Read More
