Paris Update Art Notes GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER,YOUR IMPERIAL MAJESTY “Kashan” (2010), by Wim Delvoye, in the apartment of Napoleon III in the Louvre. © 2012 Musée du Louvre/Olivier Ouadah © ADAGP The exhibition “Wim Delvoye at the Louvre” … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes PARIS ON A VELIB BUILT FOR TWO Prototype for a tandem Vélib, from the exhibition “Lost in Paris.” “Lost in Paris,” the current show at the Lieu du Design (74, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris; … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST IN PARIS Mary Cassatt: “The Bath” (1890-91), an etching with drypoint and aquatint. American Impressionist Mary Cassatt (1824-1926), who lived most of her life in France, is best known for portraying mothers and babies. … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes THE GOOD, THE WEIRD AND THE GROTESQUE Joe Coleman’s “Devil Anse Hatfield.” © Halle Saint Pierre. The second edition of the “HEY! Modern Art & Pop Culture” exhibition features a number of American artists, including Joe … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes AMERICAN MASKS IN PARIS The Zuni rattlesnake kachina, a Situlilu helmet mask, is made of leather, wood, turkey feathers, and wool. Estimate: €20,000-€25,000. Under strong protest from the Hopi community in the United States (read about … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes THE MAKING OF BRASILIA Construction of the Ministries Esplanade in Brasilia, 1958. Photo by Marcel Gautherot. Collection de l’Institut Moreira Salles, Brésil The exhibition “Brasilia” at the Paris headquarters of the French Communist Party (PCF; 2, … Read More
Paris Update Art Notes THE PERFECT ESCAPE The Château de Chamarande and a London plane tree that is approaching its 150th birthday. The Domaine de Chamarande is a rare place: a handsome 17th-century château that is easily accessible from Paris, … Read More
Rebirth of Le Corbusier’s Salvation Army Building The Cité de Refuge. © FLC/ADAGP/Cyrille Weiner The residents of the Cité de Refuge in Paris count themselves lucky indeed. Not only do they live in a historic monument designed by one of … Read More
Paris Update Flash News CAKE THE WAY WE LIKE IT Goodies on display at Merce and the Muse. Nowadays, American expatriates in Paris can easily satisfy almost all their nostalgic food cravings, from hamburgers to Reese’s peanut-butter cups or Oreo … Read More
Paris Update Flash News MEAT-FREE HOME COOKING Long gone are the days when it was almost impossible to get a decent vegetarian meal in a Paris restaurant. Now almost all of them offer at least one non-fish veggie option, and … Read More
