With its new exhibition, the Maison de Victor Hugo aims at understanding how a novel perpetuates itself in its reader's imagination, and takes the example of "L'homme qui rit" (The Man Who Laughs), a novel about love and rebellion written by Victor Hugo. The show comes back on the fascination generated by monsters in literature, […]
Continue Reading
Deinove is a French company, founded in 2009 and specialized in phytochemistry, that develops and commercializes industrial processes based on billion years old bacterias, the Deinococcus. Deinove is currently the world leader of this market, and produces large quantity of ethanol and bioethanol out of these bacterias, thanks to non-food biomass. These second-generation biofuels are […]
Continue Reading
In its new exhibition, the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (architecture and heritage museum) focuses on the architectural advances that were made during World War II. By analyzing the consequences of the conflict on the existing architecture, as well as the works of architects of the time, one understands how the war accelerated the […]
Continue Reading
The Espace Cultural Louis Vuitton (Louis Vuitton's Cultural Center) welcomes a free exhibition of contemporary art in which twelve international artists share their vision of the stars and new horizons. This retrospective is actually a way to explore unfathomable and unattainable worlds, like a journey towards conscience and the "Invisible". Exhibition: "Astralis", from February 7th […]
Continue Reading
- April 30, 2014
-
No Comments
The Cinémathèque française (French film library) is currently hosting an exhibition devoted to committed Israeli film director Amos Gitai, well known for his provocative war movies such as "Kippour, souvenirs de guerre" in 1997 (Kippur, war memories) and "Kippour" in 2000 (Kippur). Between reality and fantasy, the Israeli film-maker depicts war in an intimist and […]
Continue Reading
- April 29, 2014
-
No Comments
This year, the We Love Green Festival commits to the fight against food waste. Besides the concerts and headline acts that make the success of this festival every year, the We Love Green also welcomes conferences, meetings and responsible restaurants, and proposes various activities to the visitors. You will be able to discover visual artist […]
Continue Reading
- April 29, 2014
-
No Comments
The foundation "La Maison Rouge" presents an exhibition devoted to photography in a hospital environment. In 2010, historian Philippe Artières and photographer Mathieu Pernot discovered pictures from the 1930's until today, in the archives of Le Bon Sauveur psychiatric hospital, in the town of Picauville, in the Manche department (northwest of France). This retrospective is […]
Continue Reading
- April 28, 2014
-
No Comments
The YellowKorner galleries in Paris welcome an exhibition dedicated to the filmography of one of the greatest French burlesque film-maker : Jacques Tati (1907-1982). All the exhibited photographs come from some of the most famous movies of the man who won the Oscar of the Best Foreign Language Film in 1959. Exhibition: "Tribute to Jacques […]
Continue Reading
- April 25, 2014
-
No Comments
The Canadian NGO Canopy has launched a "Fashion Loved by Forest" program, aiming at banning viscose, also known as artificial silk, from fashion industry. About thirty brands have signed the treaty, among which the heavyweight Swedish brand H&M and the Spanish Inditex (Zara), as well as Quicksilver. These brands have committed themselves to stop using artificial […]
Continue Reading
- April 24, 2014
-
No Comments
Because the public has always been fascinated by robots, the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris presents around twenty works of robotic art. They have all been made by internationally renowned artists and collectives. Each artwork puts the robot at the core of the creative process, or simply represents it. Exhibition: "Robotic Art", […]
Continue Reading
- April 24, 2014
-
No Comments
Deinove: leader in research on second-generation biofuel