Heidi Ellison
Shan Goût Restaurant
The Philosophical Cuisine of Shan
Last night, my friend Rachel and I were excited about the prospect of eating at Paris’s newest and biggest restaurant: the 1,000-seat La Felicità (located in the gigantic startup incubator Station F), the latest in the stable of the immensely … Read More
Bouquet of Tulips
Jeff Koons Offers Cadeau Empoisonné to Paris
It’s no news that not everyone appreciates the glossy work of art-world superstar Jeff Koons. Now the artist has caused an uproar in Paris by offering as a gift to the city a monumental sculpture, “Bouquet of Tulips” (with 11 tulips held in an … Read More
Paris Update Events 30.05.18
June 2-5 Urban jungle goes green The stony, overcrowded Place de la République will be transformed by the street artist Gad Weil into a garden oasis for a few days. If only it could last! Place de la République, Paris Through … Read More
Résonances: Eugénie Alméras–Jean-Jacques Henner
Beauty in the Banal
Those who haven’t yet visited the Musée Jean-Jacques Henner, renovated in 2016, now have a good excuse to do so: an exhibition of works by artist-in-residence Eugénie Alméras. Henner (1829-1905) was a successful academic painter whose memory was kept alive … Read More
The Dude Restaurant
The Dude Abides
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED. Any question about why this restaurant is called The Dude (not to be confused with a bar called Le Dude, located on the Rue Saint Maur) is answered as soon as you enter and see … Read More
Paris Update Events 23.05.18
May 24 Proustiana Autograph letters and some manuscripts of Marcel Proust, from the collection of his great-niece, go on the auction block. Preview: May 18, 21, 22 and 23. Sotheby’s, Paris Through June 3 Directors’ Fortnight The features and short subjects … Read More
Théâtre du Pouvoir
Art in the Service of Power
Say what you will about megalomaniac dictators and authoritarian states, but without them much of the great art we revere would not exist. An exhibition at the Louvre, “Théâtre du Pouvoir” (“Power Plays”) amply demonstrates with works from French collections … Read More
Mumi Restaurant
The Art of Cooking
Mumi is a strange name for a Paris restaurant, especially when you learn that it stands for “Museum Mile,” as in New York City’s string of neighboring art institutions. What’s that got to do with a restaurant in Paris’s first arrondissement, … Read More
Paris Update Events 16.05.18
May 24 Proustiana Autograph letters and some manuscripts of Marcel Proust, from the collection of his great-niece, on the auction block. Preview: May 18, 21, 22 and 23. Sotheby’s, Paris May 19 Late-night art Museums stay open into the night for … Read More
La Pêche, Local Currency
Spending without Guilt
“Paris a la pêche!” says the headlines in all the French newspapers. That means both “Paris is feeling great” (from the expression “avoir la pêche,” meaning “to feel peachy”) and “Paris has the pêche,” referring to the introduction of a new … Read More