Sculptor, photographer and performer all at once, Liu Bolin is a Chinese artist who sometimes resembles a magician. His specialty? To blend into the background, painted from head to toe by his assistants until he eventually disappears. The free exhibition of the Galerie Paris-Beijing presents his "Hiding in the City" series of photo-performances of camouflage, […]
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- April 23, 2015
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End of March 2014, the Swedish retail-clothing company H&M went into partnership with the French group Kering, world leader in accessories and clothing (from Saint Laurent to Gucci and Puma...) in order to test a brand new technology of textile manufacturing made from recycled fibers. Created by the British start up Worn Again, this technique allows to separate then extract […]
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- April 23, 2015
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American artist Bruce Nauman's work is exhibited for the first time in fifteen years in France thanks to the exhibition the Fondation Cartier dedicates to him. Visitors are welcome to discover the works he has created over the past twenty years, such as the multimedia sculptures "Carousel", "Anthro/Socio" or "Untitled". In the course of his works, […]
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- April 22, 2015
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On the morning of April 14th 2015, the "Plan vélo 2015-2020" (Parisian bike plan) was unanimously adopted by the Council of Paris. Presented by the Deputy Mayor for transport, Christophe Najdovski, this plan includes a 150 million-euro investment aiming to double the length of bicycle paths in Paris by 2020. A new "Réseau express vélo" (network of express ways […]
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- April 21, 2015
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On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the Cinematograph, the Grand Palais hosts an exhibition dedicated to the invention of the cinema and its two Lyon-based creators: Louis and Auguste Lumière. The first half of the exhibition presents the many innovations of these authentic pioneers of inventors: from the Cinematograph,which allows to film, make copies and […]
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- April 21, 2015
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It is with the assistance of major international institutions (London's Tate Modern, New York's Guggenheim and MoMa, Paris' Centre Georges Pompidou, Saint Petersburg's Hermitage Museum, Los Angeles' MoCa) that Fondation Louis Vuitton presents masterpieces of art history. The museum allows visitors to travel along the 20th century and its artistic creation through works by Delaunay, Picabia, Mondrian […]
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- April 20, 2015
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To mark the 350th anniversary of Nicolas Poussin’s death (1594-1665), the Louvre Museum hosts an exhibition entirely dedicated to the painting of the sacred. Considered the greatest French painter of the 17th century, Poussin was a poetic and philosophical painter as well as the painter of the Gospels. All along his career, he has indeed […]
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- April 17, 2015
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© Marché International de Rungis From April 24th to December 11th 2015, the largest wholesale food market in the world, Rungis, opens its gates to the public for an immersion into its 232 hectares. Guided by an empowered professional, visitors will have the opportunity to visit the famous pavilions of the Rungis International Market early in […]
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- April 16, 2015
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With its "Dolce Vita" exhibition, the Musée d'Orsay takes a closer look at the notion of "Italian style", which came into its own at the beginning of the 20th century. At the time, the nation is craving for progress and sees in decorative arts a way to access it. Cabinetmakers, master glassmakers and other ceramists join the greatest artists to give […]
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- April 16, 2015
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Through its new exhibition “From Nô to Mata Hari, 2000 years of Asian theatre” which opens today, the Guimet Museum presents this art in its every shape and form. Thousand-year-old art form, the theatre in Asia varies with countries and their specific culture. It therefore assumes different aspects, sometimes danced, other times sung, it can […]
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- April 15, 2015
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