Heidi Ellison

Heidi Ellison, a long-time Paris resident, is a freelance journalist specializing in art, travel and literature. Her articles have been published in dozens of international publications, and she has contributed to a number of guidebooks on Paris and France.

Raymond Depardon: A Tender Moment

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

Around the World and Down on the Farm “Harar, Ethiopia, 2013.” © Raymond Depardon/Magnum Photos For someone who grew up on an isolated farm deep in the heart of France, Raymond Depardon has probably seen more of the world than … Read More

Auguste Perret: Huit Chefs d’Œuvre!/?

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

Concrete Beauty inMajestic Structures The Palais d’Iéna in Paris. Photo © Benoît Fougeirol Exhibitions on architecture are always problematic. How can the scope of an architect’s work be effectively communicated to nonprofessionals, who don’t necessarily know Favorite

Georges Braque

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

Beyond Cubism: The Whole Picture “Le Parc de Carrières-Saint-Denis” (1909-10). © Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza © Adagp, Paris 2013 “Georges Braque,” one of Paris’s blockbuster autumn art exhibitions, opening today at the Grand Palais, walks us through nearly the whole career of … Read More

Brassaï: Pour l’Amour de Paris

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

The Man Who Captured ‘The Beauty of Sinister Things’ Brassaï’s “Le Ruisseau qui Serpente” (1932-33). Brassaï is known as the master of night photography, and it is indeed those images that shine the brightest in the exhibition “Brassaï: For the … Read More

Ponte City

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

Paris Update What’s New in Paris AUTOPSY OF A TOWER BLOCK Michael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse, Ponte City, 2008-2013 © Magnum Photos The current show at Le Bal (6, Impasse de la Défense, 75018 Paris; tel.: 0033 1 44 70 … Read More

Ponte City (2)

February 7, 2010 | By Heidi Ellison | Archive

Paris Update What’s New in Paris AUTOPSY OF A TOWER BLOCK Michael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse, Ponte City, 2008-2013 © Magnum Photos The current show at Le Bal (6, Impasse de la Défense, 75018 Paris; tel.: 0033 1 44 70 … Read More