Collectible, the international fair devoted to contemporary collectible design is currently unfolding in Brussels before heading to New York in September. Being held for the ninth time, the show brings together the […]
A Diversion into Design
Fabulous Figurines
Versailles, France — They have been with us since Antiquity and probably before. Figurines have been an integral part of cultures the world over. These small figures of a person, animal or […]
Gourmet Fare: The Creative Catering Competition
Paris, France — It looks too good to eat. And that is the essence of professional catering, one of the most exacting of the culinary professions. Caterers also have to adapt to […]
A Man of Minerals
Paris, France —An astonishing world of agates, quartz and crystals emerges displaying the poetic and colorful language of minerals, a world that was captured in a collection and words by the great […]
Manga Mania
Paris, France — It is a mysterious universe populated by monsters, ghosts, ghouls, demon slayers and grotesque characters. It is an art and literary form that demonstrates the scope of Japanese narrative […]
Critic’s Choice: A Beguiling Bestiary
Paris, France — From funky bears to spindly snakes, a golden winged pig, a quizzical owl, this is a fun-filled, feel-good fairytale-like exhibition that is clearly a show stealer which is no […]
La Galerie de L’Instant Presents « And God…Created Bardot »
Paris, France — Groundbreaking, beautiful, above all totally natural. Brigitte Bardot left us last December 28th but will remain seemingly forever. Part of that natural was captured on film and the photographs […]
The Treasure Fit for the Sun King
Paris, France — It was back in the beginning of the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King. The Louvre was poised to become the monarch’s official resident in a time before […]
Critic’s Choice: The Collector’s Consensus
Paris, France — The Association for the International Diffusion of French Art better known by its French acronym ADIAF, brings together 300 collectors of contemporary art who are committed to artistic creation. […]
Talking Heads
Paris, France — There are the skinny heads so characteristic of Alberto Giacometti’s skinny sculptures and there are the hidden, giant or partial heads, often brightly colored with layers of paint of […]
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