Erik Desmazières, director of Musée Marmottan Monet, is right to start early with “En Jeu”, because so many cultural institutions have programmed special sports themes for the Paris Olympics (even TCE with L’Olimpiade by Vivaldi in June), that we will soon be fed up! And this whimsical exercise of associating artists and games is totally successful. It has to do … Read More
Stéphanie des Horts, Daniel Cordier, Colin Thibert, Lesley Blanch, four books to discover
Stéphanie des Horts has accustomed us every year to the publication of fun biographies about scandalous women. Her new book, “Carolyn et John” is the story of the glamorous Kennedy couple who died on their way to Martha’s Vineyard on July 16, 1999. We know everything about the dramatic event but Stéphanie has a unique way of telling their story … Read More
Brancusi is overwhelmingly beautiful at Centre Pompidou
What an incredible surprise to enter the white and black world of Constantin Brâncusi (1876-1957) at Centre Pompidou and to (re)discover the talent of this Romanian sculptor, who was the first to carve marble and stone before creating plaster moulds, and concentrated on simple shapes. His studio of Impasse Ronsin, near Hopital Necker in Montparnasse, was a place of fascination … Read More
Virtual shopping at ArtParis
Every year, ArtParis is better and 136 galleries (of which 60% are French) were selected this year with 42 new ones like Esther Schipper from Berlin, Peter Kilchmann from Zürich, Meessen and Michel Rein from Brussels, Richard Saltoun from London and Galerie Poggi from Paris. And I found some surprising works again this year. At Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve where Eva … Read More
Musée de Montmartre shows Auguste Herbin, a forgotten painter
Musée de Montmartre is a little jewel on top of the Butte near the Basilica but not as invaded. It has a tea room and a very pretty garden. And all the exhibitions there help rediscover forgotten artists, who worked at the Bateau Lavoir and at 12 rue Cortot where it is located. This time (and until September 15), Auguste … Read More
How was Impressionism invented 150 years ago? The answer is at Musée d’Orsay.
It is an important moment in History of Art that Musée d’Orsay offers with its new show “Inventer l’Impressionisme” curated by Sylvie Patry and Anne Robbins. The movement which became the most important artistic moment in the 19 th century, was first named at the dissident show of April 15, 1874, when a small group of artists Monet, Renoir, Degas, … Read More
Julio Le Parc, Salon du Dessin, Print art fair…. there is too much going on!
Julio le Parc was the unexpected moment of happiness of this week’s drawings activity, at Maison de l’Amérique Latine. The Argentinian kinetic artist, born in 1928, lives in Cachan and shows hundreds of drawings in the boulevard Saint Germain elegant center where Latin Americans like to congregate. Sheila Hicks, the extraordinary wool artist and sculptor Bernar Venet arrived early to … Read More
Jean Hélion, is a great inspirer at MAM Paris
It was very exciting to hear Fabrice Hergott, the director of MAM and Henry-Claude Cousseau, the guest curator, discuss their vision of Jean Hélion, 1904-1987, a multifaceted but slightly forgotten artist, who has not been shown in Paris since 2004. This son of peasants, was a great writer and a great charmer and for having met him when he was … Read More