Paris, France — There are swans and water lilies, Egyptian scarabs, butterflies and sycomores alongside fabulous fuschias, the famous chimeras of Cartier and René Lalique’s wood anemone. As the high jewellery houses […]
Draw Me a Jewel
Going Gold
Paris, France —As Men’s Fashion Week draws to a close and with the French capital gearing up for the couture collections in one week’s time, an exhibition currently underway in Paris demonstrates […]
The Spy that Came into the Gallery
Paris, France — French Resistance fighter, personal secretary to Jean Moulin, spy, political activist, gallery owner, patron of the arts, Daniel Cordier alias Caracalla in the French Resistance who died at the […]
A Cuban Continuation
Ten years ago a contemporary Italian art gallery boldly opened its doors in Havana, Cuba. Galleria Continua would become the first international contemporary art gallery to establish a permanent presence in Cuba. […]
Fantastic Feathers
Paris, France — The Musée de l’Homme and the surrounding Trocadéro gardens will host a host of feathers on June 7th and June 8th as Mundiya Kepanga, a Papuan chief from the […]
A Memory of Migrations
Paris, France — Migration has always existed. In fact it is as old as our world itself. Movement is an integral part of our heritage as a human species. Humans never move […]
A Precarious Palace
Paris, France —It’s time to return to the Institut Giacometti—the Giacometti Institute in the heart of the Montparnasse neighborhood of Paris, a neighborhood with a deep connection to art and artists. The […]
An Alaïan Alliance
Left: Left to Right: Suit by Thierry Mugler, Fall-Winter 1990; Jacket by Azzedine Alaïa, Fall-Winter 1985; Outfit Azzedine Alaïa, Fall-Winter 1989. Photo ©Julien Vidal. Courtesy Fondation Azzedine Alaïa. Handout via The Gourmet […]
Critic’s Choice: Hannelore Baron Blooms in Paris
Paris, France — She used the simplest of materials like paper, cloth and ink to create her powerful collages and box assemblages. The German-American collage artist Hannelore Baron was little known during […]
A Hobbit Happening
Paris, France — It is one of the best selling books of all time. First published in 1937 and with many million of copies sold world wide, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit or […]
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