Paris, France — It is one of the French capital’s most engaging cultural institutions: the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain (The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art). Currently located on the Left Bank […]
Last Chance to See
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 […]
A Journey into Pessac Léognan with Château de France
Paris, France — It was a well-healed crowd at the Restaurant 122 in the posh 7th arrondissement of Paris in a neighborhood of elegant private mansions housing embassies and French government ministries. […]
Juxtaposing Giacometti
Paris, France —- They never met, though they were contemporaries. Neither one of them particularly liked to travel. They were Alberto Giacometti best known for his sculptures and Giorgio Morandi, the Italian […]
Made in France: A Gem from Gemmyo
The Entaille Haute Joaillerie pendant from the house of Gemmyo. Photos courtesy Gemmyo. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette Paris, France —The depth of a blue-green tourmaline, an indicolite tourmaline, a tourmaline with […]
Hats Off, to Mr. Jones
Paris, France — He once famously said « Anything can make a hat ». And he is regarded as one of the greatest of contemporary milliners, perhaps one of the greatest of all time. […]
Revealing Ribera
Paris, France — Martyrdom was his subject of predilection along with human cruelty. Brutal scenes of saints and satyrs, bound, flayed, crucified. All in agony. There is his Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, […]
The Gourmet Gazette 