Rembrandt’s “Supper at Emmaus” (1648). © 2010 Musée du Louvre: Philippe Fuzeau Hasn’t everything possible already been said about Rembrandt? Apparently not, and thank the art gods for that. No one can ever get enough of Rembrandt. The current … Read More
“Woman with a Child Frightened by a Dog.” Fondation Custodia, Collection Frits Lugt, Paris The Rembrandt exhibition at the Louvre closes on July 18, but thankfully Paris will not be Rembrandt-free, since a lovely new show of drawings by … Read More
Jubilation, Jameel Prize and New Paris Housing Designs “Indienne au Jardin” by Charlotte Marchand. For those of you who have already seen most of the major art exhibitions in Paris and are just waiting for the next batch to open, … Read More
Korean Artists in Paris “Seongbuk District Seongbuk Resident,” by Heaven Baek. The Choi & Lager Gallery of Cologne is currently holding an exhibition in Paris of works in various media by a group of Korean contemporary artists. The show’s title, … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes MOVING POPULATIONS “Atlas in Fine II,” by Emma Malig.Paris-based Chilean artist Emma Malig’s ethereal kinetic installation, “Atlas in Fine II,” which treats the issue of immigration in a haunting, poetic way, can be seen at the … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes TRAVELS WITH ULYSSES “Les Goufres Amers,” by Cyril Hahn. French children’s book writer and illustrator Cyril Hahn has turned his attention to a story for adults, The Odyssey, the subject of an intriguing show of his … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes META-PERCEPTION MADE EASY Actress Lucy Dixon wearing the “Cheshire Cat” Meta-Perceptual Helmet by Cleary Connolly. Ever wondered what the world looks like to a hammerhead shark, which has hyper-stereo vision, or a horse, which has a … Read More
Sleeping Beauties Awakened by Prince Elbaz “La Cavallini” evening gown (1925). Patrimoine Lanvin © Katerina Jebb, 2014 The first thing you see when you enter the exhibition “Jeanne Lanvin” at the Palais Galliera is the “My Fair Lady” dress (1939), … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes URBAN REINTERPRETATIONS “Controluce,” a show at the pop-up gallery Le Huit (8, bd Saint-Martin, 75010 Paris) features the work of the appropriately named Italian artist Nicola Villa, who interprets urban scenes in a new light and … Read More
Kiimt and Cohorts in Turn-of-the-Century Vienna “Judith” (1901), by Gustav Klimt. © Belvedère, Vienna. © Conception graphique: Serge Perraudin-Grapholon.com The centerpiece of the exhibition “In the Time of Klimt: The Vienna Secession” at the Pinacothèque de Paris is a copy … Read More
