This summer—in addition to the exclusive visit of its backstage—the Aquarium de Paris suggests coming and curling up on its ephemeral terrace named Taishō—with view on the Eiffel Tower. Decorated in a style which pays tribute to the Taishō era in Japan in the 1920s, it offers a magical panorama on the capital. Stylish furniture […]
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- July 19, 2016
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Until the return from the summer holidays, the Palais de Tokyo consecrates an exhibition to one of the most translated and read in the world contemporary artists of French language since the 1990’s: Michel Houellebecq. With “Rester vivant”, he gives up his role of writer for the artist’s one. Poet, essayist, novelist and director at […]
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- July 18, 2016
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It is in a small quiet street of the 16th arrondissement, just nearby the Green Hotels Paris, the Eiffel Trocadéro and the Gavarni that Mika, of Japanese origin, opened her tearoom Sazanka. © 2015 SAZANKA Let’s head to Japan This simply decorated address, with its red walls and its pastel and flowered tableware, pays tribute […]
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- July 13, 2016
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By consecrating a retrospective to Nobuyoshi Araki (born in 1940 in Tokyo), the musée Guimet is interested in the art of the Japanese bondage. Master of contemporary Japanese photography, he is internationally famous for its photographs of tied up women according to the Kinbaku’s ancient rules. With more than 400 prints displayed, it’s the biggest […]
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- July 11, 2016
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For its exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo, the South African artist Dineo Seshee Bopape suggests an immersive installation. For this creation, she drew her inspiration from the rendition of Nina Simone’s “Feelings” at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976. Her work enables to ask ourselves about socio-political contexts but also on the saturation of […]
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- July 04, 2016
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The Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine of the City of Paris is unveiling the universe of architect Yona Friedman, on the occasion of an eponymous exhibition. Born in 1923 in Budapest, he studied architecture in Hungary then in Israel where he started his career, before getting to France where he settled in Paris in […]
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- July 01, 2016
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In addition to its exhibition consecrated to the Great War, “Le patrimoine s’en va en guerre”, the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine de la Ville de Paris is interested in the 50 years of the Portuguese architecture. This large retrospective is organised on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Fondation Calouste-Gulbenkian (1965-2015), […]
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- June 24, 2016
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For its new exhibition, the Maison de Balzac is displaying more than 150 works, among which some have never been unveiled to the general public, all from the museum’s collection. We discover the night worker that Balzac was but also how this writer was shaped both by his time and his contemporaries. Thus, these are […]
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- June 17, 2016
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Want to live a unique experience at the heart of Paris? On the occasion of its 10 years, the Aquarium de Paris is suggering you to stretch your limits and go discovering its backstage. A made to measure guided visit Accompanied with a biologist, you will be striding along the aquarium to admire the species […]
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- June 14, 2016
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For the first time in France, the musée du quai Branly is consecrating an important exhibition on Marquesas Islands. Over the centuries, this Polynesian archipelago constantly fascinated the artists, whether they are singers like Jacques Brel, painters like Paul Gauguin, musicians or writers. 300 objects and works of art are presented until next July 24th, […]
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- June 13, 2016
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