Paris Update What’s New in Paris TOURING PARIS WITH AN IPHONE Rue Mallet-Stevens in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, from the app Guide Paris Archi. © L’Architecte 1927/BHVP/ADAGP 2008 The Pavillon de l’Arsenal has launched a free application for iPhone, Guide Paris … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris BACK IN WITH THE OLD What do tourists love most about Paris (aside from the Eiffel Tower)? Its charming old-fashioned bistros and shops. Unfortunately, these old-timey treasures are disappearing one by one. A new … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris NOSTALGIA RECYCLED The Habitat stores might still seem to be the height of modernity, but the chain, founded by designer Terence Conran in 1964, is already half a century old. Those who are nostalgic … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris FOR PARISIANS ONLY The City of Paris has launched a new app (for iPhone and Android) and Web site called DansMaRue to enable Paris residents to report problems in the street, such as graffiti, … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris WINE ON THE WATER Why go to the wine shop when the wine shop can come to you, at least if you live on a Parisian canal. The converted barge Caroline, a.k.a. the Cave … 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
Paris Update What’s New in Paris AUTOPSY OF A TOWER BLOCK Michael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse, Ponte City, 2008-2013 © Magnum Photos The current show at Le Bal (6, Impasse de la Défense, 75018 Paris; tel.: 0033 1 44 70 … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris AUTOPSY OF A TOWER BLOCK Michael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse, Ponte City, 2008-2013 © Magnum Photos The current show at Le Bal (6, Impasse de la Défense, 75018 Paris; tel.: 0033 1 44 70 … Read More
