The Opera Gallery is presenting this year’s edition of the Monaco Masters Show, a much awaited event on the principality’s summer season. The exhibition, entitled « American 80s from Warhol to Basquiat « […]
Critic’s Choice: The Monaco Masters Show
Inside 17th Century Paris with the Marquise de Sévigné
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, better known as the Marquise de Sévigné, was born in Paris 400 years ago in the mansion of her grandparents. French aristocrat, avid letter writer she is regarded in […]
Critic’s Choice: The Klinko Files
Paris, France — Once again our Critic’s Choice eyes are riveted towards the Galerie Gadcollection in the eclectic Marais neighborhood of Paris. Classical musician, director and award-winning photographer Markus Klinko is turning […]
Collector’s Corner: Monaco Auction Week
One of our summertime favorites is about to kick off in the Principality of Monaco. Because every summer Monaco becomes a unique destination for lovers of art, exceptional objects, dazzling jewels and […]
Lebanon’s City of Millennia: Byblos, Beautiful and Bountiful
Paris, France — Elaborate jewelry, superbly crafted rings of gold and amethyst. Fine figurines. It was one of the first great civilizations, regarded as one of, if not the oldest port in […]
A Passion for Porcelain
Paris, France -There was Sèvres, precisely The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, one of the world’s leading porcelain manufactures which has been turning out indelibly elegant prices for over three centuries. Then there is […]
Exploring Explorations
Paris, France —Tales of real-life explorers setting off for faraway places and unexplored realms of the planet usually caught the attention of the entire history or geography class. They set off from […]
Engaging Encounters
Paris, France — They are in agreement, « everything revolves around the human body. » They are the Pakistani-American contemporary artist Huma Bhabha and the great 20th century master Alberto Giacometti. And their works […]
Meanderings with Mummies
Paris, France — Mummies have fascinated for millennia. They’ve been around for millennia as well. They have emerged in popular culture, notably in film, witness The Mummy movies franchise which began back […]
When Two Worlds Collide and Coincide
Versailles, France — They crossed the Atlantic arriving in France in November of 1725. The journey on board La Gironde took 12 weeks. Four Native American tribal leaders and the princess daughter […]
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