With its wealth of paintings by Cézanne, Monet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Derain, Rousseau, Picasso, etc. – many of them stellar examples of the particular artist’s work – “Icons of Modern Art: The Shchukin Collection” at the Fondation Louis Vuitton is the blockbuster exhibition of the season.
Magic Made of Light and Mirrors Olafur Eliasson’s “Map for Unthought Thoughts” (2014), Photo: Iwan Baan The artist Olafur Eliasson is something of a genius at creating spectacular effects and fabulous illusions using the simplest of means, a talent … Read More
New Slant on Modern Art “Three Women (Le Grand Déjeuner)” (1921), by Fernand Léger. © Adagp, Paris 2015. Photo © 2015 Digital Image, the Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence The current exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, “Les Clefs … Read More
Mod, Ab Ex, Mini and Pop “Cité” (1951), by Ellsworth Kelly. © Ellsworth Kelly © SFMOMA. Photo: Ben Blackwell A great follow-up to “Keys to a Passion” at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, an original and illuminating exhibition on the art … Read More
Painter, Jokester,Player, Thinker “Le Roi et la Reine Entourés de Nus Vites” (1912). © 2014 photo The Philadelphia Museum of Art/ArtResource/Scala, Florence © Succession Marcel Duchamp/ADAGP, Paris 2014 Marcel Duchamp was not interested in painting pretty pictures, but he was … Read More
Arty Toys for Every Taste and Budget A detail of Frank Gehry’s spectacular building for the Fondation Louis Vuitton. Photo © Iwan Baan Last week was the week of openings in Paris. While FIAC and its many fringe events hawked … Read More
