Author Archives: Sophie
L’Office- Resto 9ème
A twenty minute walk from the hotel is the wonderful restaurant, L’Office, in the 9th. The head chef is a New Yorker, Kevin O’Donnell and the patrons are mixed with fellow Americans and local neighborhood Parisians. The decor is very … Continue reading
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Fashion dramas.
As long as the Musée Galliera (Paris’ fashion museum) is in the process of renovation, some of its activities are being held at the Cité de la Mode et du Design. While this beautiful space has been a bit misused, … Continue reading
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The bigger the better!
Paris’ definition of MONUMENTA: One very well-known artist that creates a massive piece in the immense space of the Grand Palais. This annual event that showcases a specific intervention is carried out this year by Daniel Buren, an expert on … Continue reading
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Come closer…
“Intense proximity” is the title and conceptual umbrella under which the Triennale of Paris has spread hundreds of art works in the different sites that host this massive cultural event. Okwi Enwezor, the curator, has a strong interest for post-colonialist … Continue reading
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Red thermometer.
It’s young, it’s fresh, it’s exciting and new, although it’s 57 years old… It’s the Salon de Montrouge, an annual encounter where french artist under 35 years old show their credentials. Reinvigorated four years ago after Stephan Corréard–curator, critic and … Continue reading
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THE photographer of Paris.
If you really want to ‘know’ Paris, there is nothing like seeing this show. In Eugènes Atget’s photographs we find the collision of the modern and the eternal Paris like in no other photographer. Through his very sensitive lense, we … Continue reading
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Safety in numbers
The 104 is one of the newest, most interesting and less known art spaces in Paris. Its name comes from the address where it’s located, the 104 rue d’Aubervilliers, 75019. And even though it’s an old tanatorium, it’s really alive … Continue reading
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SEPTIME, delicious restaurant
This restaurant has opened up within the last year and is truly a must try in the 11th. A pre-fixe 5 course ‘mystery’ menu at 55 euros is offered in this rustic and romantic, candle-lit ambiance. The staff is very … Continue reading
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One of our guests captures Le Citizen team!!!
FATOU JOHN LAURE MARIO PIERRE ROOS
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Dylan forever!
A poet, a mystic, a musician, a painter, an icon of 20th century (and beyond), Bob Dylan is not just the eternal literature Nobel prize nominee, but also a key figure on the revitalization of folk music, when it wasn’t … Continue reading
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