Cannes, France — The Yachting Festival of Cannes returned this year to blaze in the starlit sun of the French Riviera for the first time in two years and enjoyed a splendid […]
Yachting Anyone?
Sparkling Venice
It is one of the oldest and one of the most venerable of film festivals. The 78th Venice Film Festival is underway until September 11th with 21 films being shown in competition […]
Critic’s Choice: Colors of Character from Tony Soulié
The paintings have highly evocative names like The Sun, Desert Flower, The Black Dahlia and Ballet. The works travel between the figurative and abstract while imparting upon the color, largely red and […]
Beautiful Blossoms from Damien Hirst
Followed by a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show Paris, France — The blooms seem to burst forth covering the walls they are hanging on. The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris is […]
The Sacred in Sarthe
The unique religious paintings of France’s historical province of Haut-Maine retained their rich provincial characteristics yet were influenced and nurtured by northern Europe, the School of Fontainebleau and Italy. This art, known […]
Being or Not Being Bilal
Paris, France — Artist, creator of comic books, filmmaker, the works of Belgrade-born French artist Enki Bilal are shrouded in mystery, set in mysterious worlds, tinged with fantasy and science-fiction. His early […]
Tolkien in Tapestry
The great star-shaped island kingdom of Númenor was located in the part of the world between Valinor and Middle-earth. The seat of a kingdom founded by men, it would disappear beneath the […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine and Fine Art Find
The art of wine making has much in common with the making of fine art and a summer of art is to be found at the Château Trians, an estate known for […]
Critic’s Choice: Amazing Amazons
Nice, France — Always luxurious and lively, the south of France and in particular the French Riviera become even more so in the heady days of summer when sun, sea, swimming and […]
Back in Time to Paris
Paris, France — Gustave Eiffel at the top of his eponymous tower, fish being unloaded at Les Halles, the famous food market and Belly of Paris, a glimpse inside the great Parisian […]
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