Paris, France — This is a wild world, a world of orchids, ferns and the enigmatic vegetal beings, plants that seem to grow out of nowhere lining the canopy, the floor and […]
An Orchid Odyssey
Imperial Japan and its Tale of Genji Come to Life in Paris
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1861) from a Series related to Genji. Edo Epoch, 1843-1847. Paris, musée Guimet, gift of Tadashi Goino, 2003, MA7318.©RMN-Grand Palais (Musée Guimet, Paris)/Michel Urtado. Photo courtesy Musée Guimet. Handout via […]
A Collection’s Collection
L’Isle-Adam, France —L’Isle-Adam is a delightful town in the greater Paris region just 20 miles (32 km) north of Paris nestled on the Left Bank of the picturesque and mighty Oise River. […]
The Middle Ages: from the Magical to the Mystical
Paris, France — A magical and mystical world paying tribute to the Middle Ages is unfolding in Paris at the delightful Musée national Gustave Moreau. Gustave Moreau, the 19th century artist, who […]
In Tribute to the Tribal
Paris, France —India, the world’s largest democracy and a patchwork of peoples. One of these peoples is the Bo Tribe of the Andaman Islands. The last speaker of their language, the Aka-bo […]
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: 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 […]
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