Heidi Ellison
Paris Update Events 21.02.18
Feb. 24-March 4 A barnyard in Paris The Salon International de l’Agriculture brings the best of the country’s livestock and crops and the products made from them to Paris. Porte de Versailles, Paris February 14-March 6 Skating in the sky … Read More
Van Dongen and the Bateau Lavoir
Dutch Artist(s) in Montmartre
Last week, we reviewed the exhibition “Dutch Artists in Paris: 1789-1914” at the Petit Palais, and this week we have a show on one Dutch artist (and friends) in Montmartre: “Van Dongen and the Bateau Lavoir,” at the Musée de Montmartre. … Read More
Salatim Restaurant
No Pita, No Personality
The tsunami of Japanese chefs taking over French restaurants in Paris might tend to obscure another big trend: Israeli restaurants. Since we reviewed the wonderful Miznon, the Paris outlet of famed chef Eyal Shani (who claims to have invented Israeli … Read More
Les Hollandais à Paris, 1789-1914
Artistic Invaders from the North
Although we don’t hear much about them, there was still life left in Dutch artists long after the waning of the Golden Age and the disappearance of the Old Masters. I saw evidence of that in the exhibition “Dutch Modernity: … Read More
GAG Restaurant
The GAG Reflex: More Fat, Alcohol and Gluten
First, a word about the unfortunate name of the new restaurant GAG. The French know, and use all the time, the English word “gag” to mean “joke.” But apparently they don’t know its other meaning: “to choke or to retch.”In this … Read More
Paris Update Events 14.02.18
February 14-March 6 Skating in the sky A temporary ice-skating rink on top of the Montparnasse Tower. Tour Montparnasse, Paris February 23-25 Affordable art At the Grand Salon d’Art Abordable, prices for artworks range from €50 to €5,000. La Bellevilloise, Paris … Read More
Paris Est une Fête
Paris As a Mirror of Distress
Several years ago, a group of party-loving young Parisians, shaken up by the terrorist attacks of 2015 and intrigued by the Occupy movement (“Nuit Debout” in France), showed a good dose of the entrepreneurial spirit mentioned in last week’s article … Read More
Beau Doublé, Monsieur le Marquis!
Sophie Calle on the Hunt
I am sorry to be so late in reviewing Sophie Calle’s exhibition “Beau Doublé, Monsieur le Marquis!” at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (February 11 is the last day), but if you get a chance to … Read More
Paris Update Events 07.02.18
Through February 17 Winter dancing The Faits d’Hiver festival presents seven new dance performances. Above: Three dances by Yuval Pick will be performed. Various venues, Paris and suburbs Feb. 14-18 Massive art salon Some 2,000 artists show their work at Art Capital. Grand … Read More
Coup d’Œil
Worth a Glance, then Another
Incredibly, the ground-floor shops of some of the prime real estate in the heart of Paris are still occupied by wholesalers selling clothing, leather goods and jewelry, which makes for a rather dismal atmosphere in the neighborhoods where they are … Read More