The Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton de Paris, with the contribution of the ones of Tokyo and Munich, is holding an exhibition which gathers eight world-famous contemporary artists – Ghada Amer, Tatiana Trouvé, Chiharu Shiota, and others – around a common theme: threads. Used as the main material for the creation of the masterpieces exhibited, threads […]
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- March 13, 2015
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The French Mémorial du maréchal Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris and the Musée Jean Moulin showcase the previously unseen "Mémoires gravées" ("Engraved Memories") exhibition, illustrating the Second World War through postage stamps. 4950 French stamps, prints, sketches and trials are thus displayed on a 23-meter long timeline. “Engraved memories. Stamps tell […]
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- March 12, 2015
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Today begins the new Musée des Arts Décoratifs exhibition dedicated to Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). This painter, interior decorator, printer and merchant from Italy has put together a work of art devoted to decoration through trompe-l’oeil and illusions. Over 1000 paintings are presented to the audience, all signed by this incredible artist who was rediscovered by […]
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- March 11, 2015
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Everyone –or at least almost everyone– has heard of Terry Richardson. This photographer, famous for shooting celebrities with everlasting youthful features and wearing lumberjack shirts with oversized glasses, presents a free exhibition at the Parisian Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin. With shots of beautiful women in seductive postures or Grand Canyon landscapes, he highlights the contradictions a […]
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- March 10, 2015
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The Palais Galliera is dedicating its new exhibition to Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) and her extraordinary path in the very enclosed world of Parisian haute-couture. Mademoiselle Jeanne began her career as a milliner in the French capital in 1885, before opening her own shop. She quickly became a major figure of the fashion world, and her […]
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- March 09, 2015
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While her creations are sold in the shops of great international museums (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern in London), the “everyday art objects” by designer Maria Holmer Dahlgren are presented at the Institut Suédois (Swedish Institute) in a free exhibition. This artist, who believes that everyday life is full of art, designs […]
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- March 06, 2015
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On the occasion of International Women’s Day, which is celebrated on March 8th every year, the galerie Hegoa is hosting the work of 6 female artists – photographers Sarah Caron, Sabine Weiss, Marie Dorigny, Isabel Muñoz, Marianne Rosenstiehl and plastic artist Gabriella Zalapi. This free exhibition entitled “Regards de femmes” (“Women’s viewpoints”) intends to spotlight […]
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- March 05, 2015
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The Maison Européenne de la Photographie (European House of Photography) is hosting 170 pictures taken by French photographer Bernard Plossu, who shares his passion for Italy in this exhibition entitled “Bernard Plossu’s Italy”. Born in 1945 in South Vietnam, the artist discovered Italy in the ‘70s. There, he recaptured his childhood memories and his mother’s […]
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- March 04, 2015
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For this exhibition entitled “Déboutonner la mode” (“Unbutton fashion”), the Arts Décoratifs museum unveils a collection of 3,700 buttons dating from the 18th to 20th centuries. They are presented along with over a hundred female and male garments and accessories by emblematic couturiers such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior, Paul Poiret and Elsa Schiaparelli. […]
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- March 03, 2015
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Until May 18th 2015, the Centre Pompidou is holding an exhibition dedicated to Haiti-born French painter Hervé Télémaque. For the occasion, the museum gathered 74 works (paintings, collages, drawings, objects and assemblages) made by the artist between 1950 and today. These creations attest of the various artistic currents which influenced Hervé Télémaque. Indeed, at the […]
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- March 02, 2015
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