Paris, France -Rue de la Grande Chaumière. A mythical street in the mythical Montparnasse neighborhood of Paris. And a haunt of artists past and present: the Japanese-born Fujita settled into a hotel […]
Magnetic Montparnasse
Critic’s Choice: Perusing Poppies
Paris, France — Poppies. Their recorded history dates back to 2700 B.C. when they were cultivated in the Mediterranean region for their medicinal and recreational use. They have been found in Egyptian […]
Once Upon A Garden Night Dream
Paris, France — Salvador Dalí. Diego Giacometti. They were two of the key players on the Surrealist scene. Both artists worked in myriad mediums. Both possessed unfettered imaginations. The two artists, contemporaries […]
A Woman’s World
Paris, France —It is a world of contrasts, of liberation, of emancipation juxtaposing the feminine and feminism. Roger-Viollet, the Left Bank gallery devoted to photography, is hosting an exhibition showcasing 20th century […]
Critic’s Choice: An Urban Paradise
Paris, France — Imagine an urban landscape filled with trees and shrubs and plants and birds. Imagine the Arc de Triomphe in Paris surrounded by a flamingo filled lake and lush vegetation […]
Curating Kahlo, Frida Kahlo, the Quintessential Mexican Artist
Left: Frida Kahlo revealing her medical corset that she painted under her huipil by Florence Arquin, ca. 1951. Huipils are loose fitting traditional tunics or blouses worn in Mexico and Central America. ©DR, […]
A King’s King: Louis XV
Versailles, France — He was perhaps one of France’s most mercurial and mysterious monarchs. Louis XV made his own hot chocolate and marzipan in his private kitchen, was the first king to […]
Critic’s Choice: The Art of Ecology
Paris, France —These are powerful paintings. These are rare art works devoted to the environmental disasters on our planet Earth and in its seas and which are in many ways more effective […]
Another Afghanistan
Paris, France — The Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet, abbreviated as MNAAG, France’s national art museum devoted to Asia, is offering another look at Afghanistan through its rich history and […]
Celebrating Parisian Women
Paris, France — Parisien women have always been known the world over for their chic elegance, but an exhibition unfolding at the Musée Carnavalet, the museum devoted to the history of Paris, […]
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