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 Memory of Migrations
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 […]
A Royal Abbey, Roses and the Heritage of a Hermit
The Royal Abbey of Saint-Riquier in the Somme administrative department of what was once the province of Picardy is regarded as a jewel of Gothic architecture. Founded by a Frankish abbot and […]
Moving Landscapes by the Hand of Man
Paris, France — The devastating effects of phosphate extraction on the tiny island of Nauru. The litter from space exploration sprinkled throughout the great Sonoran desert of the American southwest. The rice […]
Critic’s Choice: The Dream-Like World of Tim Hailand
Jouy-en-Josas, France — Demi Moore as a tree. Dancer and choreographer Stephen Galloway emerges in a flurry of flora. The self-portrait of the artist in a row boat in Monet’s waterlily-filled pond. […]
Onward into the Orchids
Paris, France — An opulent orchid exhibition is underway in one of the delightful greenhouses of the Botanical Gardens of France’s National History Museum in Paris, taking the visitor on a journey […]
When Johnny Depp Draws for Deyrolle
Paris, France —It is a unique Parisian landmark. He is a Hollywood star imbued with musical and artistic talents. So when the great curiosity cabinet and scientific institution of Deyrolle collaborates with […]
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