The Quai Branly Museum presents an exhibition on “Negro Anthology”, written by the 19th-Century British activist and writer Nancy Cunard. This 855-page book depicts the political and cultural history of Africa and the black Americas of her time. Exhibition: “Black Atlantic, by Nancy Cunard”, from March 4th to May 18th, 2014. Open on Tuesday, Wednesday […]
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- February 28, 2014
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The sporting goods manufacturer Adidas continues to combine ecology and innovation. After its running shoes, the brand has decided to use the same spinning process to design a pair of football shoes, the “primeknits”. Thanks to this technology, the sneaker is made of only one piece and composed of 90% of recycled materials. Besides, several […]
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- February 27, 2014
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The Galerie Matignon is hosting the works of French street artist Cyril Phan, also known as Kongo. This autodidact artist was first famous as a tagger and graffiti artist in Paris, but also throughout Europe and the United States. He also joined the MAC CREW collective, and is the co-founder of the Kosmopolite festival, dedicated […]
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- February 27, 2014
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“Sacred Wood”, the new exhibition of the Quai Branly Museum, aims at explaining the initiation ceremony, a mandatory rite for each individual. The Poro initiation finds its origins in several western African communities, in particular in the secret societies of the Guinean forests located in Liberia, Guinea and Ivory Coast. Exhibition: “Sacred Wood, Initiation in […]
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- February 26, 2014
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After “Raining Cats and Frogs”, Jacques-Rémy Girerd comes back with a new animated movie: “Aunt Hilda”. A forty-something environmentalist with red hair pulled back in a big bun, she struggles against GMOs with strength and humor. The French actress Sabine Azéma is the voice of Hilda. Aunt Hilda is living in a modern greenhouse with her […]
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- February 25, 2014
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The 10th arrondissement town hall, in association with the Galerie Le Pari(s) urbain (meaning “the urban Paris/bet”), holds a free exhibition on street art. The main hall of the building is hosting the works of eleven talented street artists and photographers (Balyc, Shaz’Art, Karine Paoli, etc.). Until March 14th. Exhibition: “L’art de rue se rue” […]
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- February 25, 2014
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The Rauchfeld Gallery presents the work of two young photographers who came to fame in 2012 thanks to the positive critics they received at the Circulation(s) festival: Amélie Chassary and Lucie Belarbi. “Resonance” exhibition highlights the link between individuals and nature, and questions the interactions that may exist between the different areas of the visible […]
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- February 24, 2014
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This exhibition presents pictures of Kate Moss, taken by English photographer Kate Garner. Back then, the 16-year-old girl was at the dawn of her model career, which started in the 1990s, and would later be nicknamed “la Brindille” (the twig) by the French. This retrospective also shows photographs of Vanessa Paradis, Milla Jovovitch and Tilda […]
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- February 21, 2014
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It seems that the rue Lauriston belongs to the Chef Benallal Akrame! After a Michelin-starred restaurant and a steakhouse, the chef has just opened a third establishment in the same street: a wine bar called Brut. When you enter it, you are immediately transported somewhere else, in a cellar both modern and rustic with its […]
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- February 20, 2014
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The foundation “La Maison Rouge” holds a new exhibition on two Belgian artists from different generations: a sculptor, Berlinde de Bruyckere (born in 1964), and a painter, Philippe Vandenberg (1952-2009). “Il me faut tout oublier” (I must forget everything) draws a parallel between Berlinde de Bruyckere’s and the painter's creations, creating a dialog between the […]
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- February 20, 2014
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