EVERYDAY DEMONS “L’Homme et la Mère” by Ralph Petty, from “Démons Quotidiens.” Nancy Huston, a Canadian writer with a big fan base in France, and Ralph Petty, a Paris-based American artist, have published an unusual collaborative book together, with … Read More
Praises Of The Cesars Who needs Oscars when you have Césars? This year, the French awards ceremony took place in the same weekend as the American one, not that Hollywood would have noticed. And deservedly, the big winner (not even … Read More
A MAGIC FLUTE Photo: Pascal Victor/ArtComArt Renowned theater director Peter Brook calls his stripped-down version of Mozart’s enchanting opera A Magic Flute to distinguish it from the original. A talented cast brings the story to life on the minimally decorated … Read More
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VITA NOVAE “Vita novae #4” (2010) by Eric Aupol. On show at Paris Photo (through Nov. 21). Courtesy Galerie Polaris, Paris. Favorite
PARIS STORIES Paris Writers News is sponsoring a competition for short stories of 5,000 words or less with a link to Paris or France. The first-prize winner receives €200, and the top 12 stories will be published in a book … Read More
MORTAL REMINDERS Andres Serrano: “The Morgue (Killed by Four Great Danes),” 1992 © Andres Serrano Death never goes out of style, but right now it is trendier than ever, with death’s heads a must-have on all sorts of fashion items, … Read More
SINGULAR ART Painting byChristophe Joubert. The exhibition “Essentiel: 40 Ans d’Art Brut et Singulier à Ménilmontant” presents 100 works of art, including paintings, works on paper and ceramics, made over the past 40 years by artists with mental or physical … Read More
BELLY OF PARIS, OLD AND NEW “Vue des Halles” by Charles Marville. “Baltard: Les Halles de Paris 1853-1973,” an exhibition of photos of the lamented “Belly of Paris,” the massive food market in the center of the city with their … Read More
Cannes in Paris If you wouldn’t be caught dead at the celebrity circus that is the Cannes Film Festival (which probably means you weren’t invited), you can still catch some of the films at Paris’s Forum des Images, where all … Read More
