Paris Update
It’s a Draw
IT’S A DRAW Works on paper are the center of attention at a number of art fairs and in many museums and galleries in Paris this week, led by the Salon du Dessin (Palais de la Bourse, through March 29). … Read More
Emma Malig
VOYAGES OF THE MIND You will have to leave Paris to see the exhibition “Terra Bruna” (Espace Julio Gonzalez, 21 av. Paul Doumer 94110 Arcueil; tel.: 01 46 15 09 75; RER: Laplace), featuring the work of Paris-based Chilean artist … Read More
One-Minute Paris
Life of Luxury in the Métro
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{youtubejw width=”300″ height=”220″}3Z05It45yQ8{/youtubejw} One-minute Paris: Birdsong on the Canal Saint Martin at dusk. Favorite
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{youtubejw width=”300″ height=”220″}3Z05It45yQ8{/youtubejw} The Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris inside and out, with the Nomiya/ArtHome restaurant perched on the roof. Favorite
Glou
Great value for money at 10 euros less. Photo: patricklazic.com Glou is one of those trendy restaurants that takes pride in letting you know where each of the precious ingredients on the menu comes from. This has become tedious, but … Read More
Casanova
CASANOVA RETURNS TO FRANCE The Bibliothèque Nationale de France has acquired the manuscript of 18th-century Venetian libertine Giacomo Casanova’s Histoire de ma Vie. An anonymous “financial company” paid €7 million to acquire it for the library. Casanova, who once hobnobbed … Read More
Shan Goût
Sharing is a good idea at Shan Goût. Photo by John Talbott This pocket-sized Chinese restaurant, lost in a little side street near the Gare de Lyon, is definitely worth a detour from your usual gastronomic route. The dining room … Read More
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{youtubejw width=”300″ height=”220″}wrZoOx5tf4w{/youtubejw} Paris street art old and new: naked ladies on a fountain and on a mural in the Marais. Favorite