“Icons” is the theme chosen by Henri Loyrette for his very successful exhibition at Fondation Boghossian in Brussels. It is set in the magnificent art deco Villa Empain, built in 1930 by Louis Empain, age 22, on the avenue des Nations (now avenue Franklin Roosevelt) where all the embassies are settled. The house has gone through many hands from the … Read More
Don’t miss, in September…
September is traditionally in France the busy month of La Rentrée. Schools have resumed last Thursday and all the families are back in town. This week, ArtParis is opening on Thursday 9, at the “Grand Palais Ephémère” built by Jean Michel Wilmotte in the Champ de Mars, while Grand Palais is under works. 140 galleries from 20 countries will be … Read More
At Château de Chantilly and at Abbaye de Chaalis, Primatice reigns
It has become a huge effort to visit Château de Chantilly and its wonderful collections. This Saturday, the electric gates to enter the parking lot were not working properly and everyone was enraged. I could not find anyone to help my friend Garance, who walks poorly, and reaching the drawing galleries through the main court is an ordeal. The usual … Read More
Morvan, Aveyron, Berry, a precious trip through la France profonde
There is nothing I love most than getting into my small car and driving away from Paris. This time, I got really lucky and managed to see areas totally unknown to me like the Morvan (South of Vézelay) in Burgundy, and the north of Aveyron, along the Lot valley. I had a chance to compare Charolaises and Aubrac cows, the … Read More
Philippe Apeloig, a graphist with many facets
As we learn that French American singer and dancer, Joséphine Baker, will enter the Panthéon on November 30 th for her actions in the Resistance, another event will put this former church, turned pantheon by the revolutionaries on April 4, 1791, on the map. On the nights of September 16-18, it will be illuminated with photographs of the dark commemorative … Read More
Giacometti loved Egyptian art
I could not go to Fondation Maeght (until November 14) nor to Monaco (until August 29) to visit the two major Alberto Giacometti exhibitions but went to Paris’ Institut Giacometti near Fondation Cartier in the 14 th, where his love for Egypt is illustrated. The house, where his studio and library are recreated, is an intimate and precious place. Until … Read More
At Château d’Oiron “Le grand Bazar” reigns.
Jean Hubert Martin has accustomed us to strange titles for his exhibitions. He is famous for having curated “Les Magiciens de la Terre” on African contemporary art, at Centre Pompidou in 1989. The latest show, in 2016 at Grand Palais, assembled 185 artworks from all times and styles and was called “Carambolage“, car crash or collision. Before opening a large … Read More
Ile de Ré is in top cultural form
The magical Ile de Ré acquired a bridge in 1988 and since then, it is easily linked to La Rochelle and even more popular than before. There is great social rivalry between Les Portes, at the extreme end of the island, and Ars five miles away, a bit like East Hampton and Southampton in the summer. But in the end, lunch … Read More