Beyond the Decisive Moment,Multiple Cartier-Bressons “Martine Franck, Paris, France” (1967). © Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos, courtesy Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson, wealthy bourgeois, Surrealist, leftist, portraitist and father of photojournalism, was unequivocally one of the great photographers of the last century. … Read More
The Gilded Life of aProlific 19th-Century Artist Gustave Doré’s “Souvenir de Loch Lamond” (1875). © French & Company, New York As an artist, Gustave Doré doesn’t fit comfortably into standard categories, which may be why serious 19th-century art critics turned … Read More
Finding Affinity inExistential Cruelty “La Tête aux Clous”(1994), by Philippe Vandenberg. The Maison Rouge can always be counted on to put together daring, offbeat shows, the absolute antithesis of standard blockbusters. Its current offering is no exception. “Il Me Faut … Read More
The Paradoxes of a Committed, Electric Artist “Tableau Noir” (1983), by André Fougeron. Photo: A. Leprince. © ADAGP Paris 2014 At a time when modern art was moving toward abstraction, the French artist André Fougeron remained firmly anchored in social … Read More
A Century Apart in Time, Brothers in Sensibility Left: “Lucinda Childs” (1985), by Robert Mapplethorpe. © 2014 Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Right: “Assemblage: Deux Mains Gauches,” by Auguste Rodin. © Paris, Musée Rodin. Photo: C. Baraja The … Read More
Homage to the ManWho Invented Attack Art “Concetto Spaziale, New York 10” (1962) © Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milano/by SIAE/Adagp, Paris 2014 For two decades after World War I, Lucio Fontana was, literally, at the cutting edge of Italian contemporary art. … Read More
Girl-Power ArmyInvades Cultural Center “Terracotta Daughters” (2013), by Prune Nourry. Photo © ParisUpdate.com A Chinese army in terracotta stands guard in serried ranks, ready for inspection, at the 104 Cultural Center in Paris’s 19th arrondissement, a long way from the … Read More
The Lavish Price of Saintly Protection San Gennaro’s necklace (1679-1933). Photo © Matteo D’Eletto The miter of the city of Naples’ patron saint, currently on show in the exhibition “The Treasure of San Gennaro” at the Musée Maillol in Paris, … Read More
The Lavish Price of Saintly Protection San Gennaro’s necklace (1679-1933). Photo © Matteo D’Eletto The miter of the city of Naples’ patron saint, currently on show in the exhibition “The Treasure of San Gennaro” at the Musée Maillol in Paris, … Read More
‘The Science of Sensual Pleasure’ “Fête Galante avec la Camargo Dansant avec un Partenaire” (1727-28), by Nicolas Lancret © Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington In the age of Casanova, naughtiness was definitely seen to be nice. And nowhere was … Read More
