Category Archives: Culture
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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Reality bites.
If you feel like visiting a wild exhibition with cutting edge contemporary art while visiting Paris, please go to Mexico. Or rather to the Musée d’art Modern de la ville de Paris. There, you’ll find a collective show with some … Continue reading
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Neon-Vision at La Maison Rouge
The electric coloured light that made the consumerist society so appealing, had and still has a big place in the art world– either to counterpoint the capitalist culture (arte povera’s Mario Mertz), to express its absurdity (Bruce Nauman), take it … Continue reading
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Doing Debussy.
Two mayor cultural events bring french music master Debussy to the front cover of Le Citizen’s blog. First, the Musée de l’Orangerie, in the garden of Tuilleries, shows an exhibition of paintings and other artworks that influenced and inspired the … Continue reading
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The color is the message.
Joseph Albers is one of the most important abstract painters who’s best known for his recurrent use of basic squares in the suprematist style, although he also has some amazing and intricate neo-constructivist pieces. But the amazing thing of his … Continue reading
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Back to the future!
If you thought Paris was only about the past glory, the historical heritage and old culture, you better get to the Gaité Lyrique and have a close look at what will happen in the future, right now. In this 19th … Continue reading
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Indian Artist, Tagore, at the Petit Palais
Rabindranath Tagore is best known as a novelist, playwright, composer and Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. But he was also the end of his life, an amazing painter. A year after the 150th anniversary of his birth, … Continue reading
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Diane Arbus at Jeu de Paume!
Only 2 weeks left to go see this amazing exhibition… More info here. Plus que deux semaines pour découvrir cette exposition bouleversante ! Tous les détails ici.
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PARIS PHOTO Nov 10-13th
Go check out the annual Paris Photo at the beautiful Grand Palais. Beyond the plethora of galleries, this year the fair will be featuring African photography! For more information, click here. Visitez Paris Photo, incontournable rendez vous de la photographie. … Continue reading
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Edvard Munch at the Pompidou
A beautiful collection never seen before in France of Munch’s paintings, drawing on papers, photographs, and film. Perfect thing to do on these cold, rainy days! Have lunch at George’s on the rooftop and enjoy the incredible views of Paris! … Continue reading
