Back to School in Northwest Brittany L’École des Filles at Huelgoat. Finistère, in the far northwest of Brittany, is loved by holidaymakers for its sandy beaches, rocky coves and picture-postcard fishing ports. Away from the coast, however, it also boasts … Read More
So It Was in Old Russia Photo © Procoudine-Gorsky/Bibliothèque du Congrès Washington The current exhibition at Paris’s Musée Zadkine, “Voyage dans L’Ancienne Russie,” reminded me of a passage by Roland Barthes in La Chambre Claire. He wrote that the sadness, … Read More
Cache of Master DrawingsFinds a Safe Haven in Paris “Jacob, Benjamin and One of His Other Sons” (c. 1645), by Rembrandt van Rijn. Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen The Custodia Foundation, tucked discreetly behind the Boulevard Saint Germain in a … Read More
Pioneering Foundation Celebrates 30th Anniversary “Projet pour le Kinshasa du Troisième Millenaire” (1997), by Bodys Isek Kingelez. © Bodys Isek Kingelez. Photo © André Morin The Fondation Cartier began a year-long celebration of its 30th anniversary this month. Its distinctive … Read More
Rodin’s Suburban Idea Factory The tomb of Auguste Rodin and Rose Beuret in Meudon, topped by ”The Thinker.” The French sculptor Auguste Rodin lived and worked in Meudon, a small town overlooking the Seine on the southwest fringes of Paris, … Read More
Ancien Régime’s Good Taste Thrones at Louvre Once Again A cupola painted by Antoine François Callet for the pavilion of the Palais Bourbon, now installed in the Louvre’s new 18th-century decorative arts rooms. Following a 10-year restoration, the Louvre has … Read More
A Private Moment As Seen by the Artist “La Vue (Femme à sa Toilette),” after Abraham Bosse. After 1635. © Tours, Musée des Beaux-Arts The Musée Marmottan Monet’s latest exhibition, “La Toilette: The Invention of Privacy,” breaks away from the … Read More
The Writing on the Wall Moves to Canvas “Untitled” (1985), by Phase 2. © Photo: Pierre Guillien-Studio Objectivement “Pressionism: Masterpieces of Graffiti on Canvas, from Basquiat to Bando,” an exhibition at the Paris Pinacothèque, charts the emergence and early development … Read More
Intelligent Fashion Exhibition Fits Museum like a Glove French-style dress, England, c. 1765, satin and silk. © 2010 Museum Associates/LACMA It is a rare thing for a temporary exhibition to fit a museum space like a glove, rarer still for … Read More
Red Haring SendsStrong Political Message “The Tree of Monkeys” (1984). © Keith Haring Foundation Known for its bold lines, vivid colors and violent imagery, Keith Haring’s art has always packed a punch. It has also always been political, as demonstrated … Read More
