There is still a magical Ali Baba cave in Paris, and it is called Galerie Kugel ! Every year, Nicolas and Alexis Kugel, who represent the fifth generation of these Russian antique dealers, surprise us with yet another theme for their precious objects : this year it is automat clocks with animals, and suddenly, on the half hour, they were … Read More
Roger Tallon’s talent is everywhere
You think you don’t know Roger Tallon ? well you are wrong, for this engineer turned designer after working for Dupont de Nemours and Caterpillar in the United States, created most French trains starting with Train Corail, the TGV and Eurostar !
Marie Obegi, an artist to watch
It’s always a little bit nerve racking to discover the work of someone you know. What if you hate it and can’t find the words to remain polite and flatter the artist? Well I had no problem this time, congratulating Marie Obegi, a young Lebanese French artist, who works in New York and was opening her first Paris exhibition at … Read More
Van Cleef and Bob Wilson, a magical world
I am not sure there were any koalas nor girafes in Jan Brueghel the Elder’s « The Entry of the animals into Noah‘s Ark”, but the inspiration for the fabulous Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition in Hôtel d’Evreux is certainly convincing. I thought that the name of Bob Wilson as the designer was just an excuse! I was wrong, he did … Read More
Prince de Condé still reigns over Chantilly
There is definitely a new wind blowing over Musée Condé in Chantilly where Mathieu Deldicque, (« I am not thirty yet ») has curated an exhibition on « Le Grand Condé », the courageous winner of Battle de Rocroi in 1643. He was the first cousin to King Louis XIV, who sided with La Fronde and finally joined the King’s … Read More
In Bayonne, a very Royal wedding
Travelling to Bayonne, in the Basque country, is a fun experience especially when you are welcomed by Olivier Ribbon, curator of Musée Basque et de l’histoire de Bayonne, who devised a brilliant exhibition around Louis XIV’s marriage in St Jean de Luz, in 1660.
Sicily, land of contrasts
Spending a week in Borgo Bonsignore, in Southern Sicily, is like traveling through time and history: never had I encountered such contrasts as this year, on my third trip to Casa Platani.
Charles Le Brun reigns over Louvre Lens
Charles Le Brun always felt a little boring to me even in the Galerie des Glaces in Versailles. This Royal painter, who worked for thirty years for Louis XIV, is rediscovered at Louvre museum in Lens, thanks to a brilliant staging by Atelier Maciy Fiszer and an easy historiography. The excursion two hours North of Paris is well worth the … Read More