Paris, France — The wondrous world of natural lacquer is unfolding on the Left Bank of the Seine at the Galerie Anne-Sophie Duval. Beautiful pieces of hand-crafted jewelry, objects and furniture invite […]
Lacquer, the Luminous
Swiss Life for Cultural Life
Paris, France — For the sixth time, the Fondation Swiss Life is breathing life into a new cultural creation. Last December 5th, the foundation, the patronage and sponsorship program of the insurer […]
The Great Gustave Goes On
Paris, France — The Eiffel Tower is set to remain eternal and subsequently offering its creator up to eternity as well. The year 2023 marked the 100th anniversary of the death of […]
The Royal Régence, a Forgotten French Renaissance
Paris, France — It was a forgotten age, yet a golden age for the decorative arts, for theatre, music and all around comfort. The highly ornamental Rococo style would begin to emerge […]
Critic’s Choice: Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Beyond and Behind the Cats
Paris, France — Long before they took over the internet, cats took over the heart and home of the Swiss artist Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, a key figure in the artistic scene in Montmartre […]
Van Gogh: The Final Journey
Paris, France — Crows in a wheat field, rocking row boats, houses or a church seemingly in perpetual motion. These were the final days. The paintings that emerged from Vincent van Gogh […]
Azzedine Alaïa: A Collector’s Collector
Paris, France — The great couturier Azzedine Alaïa left behind an enormous legacy to the world of art, style, design and fashion. But not only his unique, precise, ultimately wearable creations but […]
Critic’s Choice: The Viking Heritage of Normandy
The winter solstice is just beyond us in the northern hemisphere as the days grow longer and the sun emerges from its lowest point in the sky to continue to climb high […]
Critic’s Choice: Brâncuși, a Harmonious Homecoming
Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer Constantin Brâncuși made his career in France where he once worked in Rodin’s workshop. Considered one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century and a […]
Critic’s Choice: Adventuring into the Alienated
Paris, France —A desk transformed into an underwater world. Bright lights big city bedside tables. A fine fabric-filled gazebo. Two contemporary art exhibitions are being played out at the Mobilier national blending […]
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