Dreaming of Monuments

The Conciergerie museum, one of the biggest Gothic halls in France, is now sharing some of the wildest dreams and imaginations of monuments from builders and artists in their latest exhibition entitled “Rêve… Continue reading →

Birth of Gravity

Gravity, the force that attracts a body toward the centre of the earth, or toward any physical body having mass. And what attracts the gallery to show the work of the Japanese artist… Continue reading →

Linear Dialogue

Many things that surround us are all made up of straight lines that create the space and our perspectives. That is the inspiration behind the last but first solo exhibition of the Korean… Continue reading →

Piaffer?

Piaffe is a movement performed in classical riding in which the horse executes an elevated trot without moving forward. That is exactly the gesture the Japanese artist Adoka Niitsu is imitating in her… Continue reading →

God(s)

The word GOD probably means different things to different people. For spiritual believers, the word certainly plays a significant part in their lives. Now here is an exhibition entitled “Dieu(x), Modes d’emploi (God(s),… Continue reading →

Me Robot

Robots are everywhere in our lives today, whether we like it or not. They might not be in the forms we normally see on television but they certain have changed our lives since… Continue reading →

Dalí World

Earlier this year we presented to you the Dalí Space in Paris with original paintings given to his old friend Enrique Sabater (see that post here). And now he is back even bigger than… Continue reading →

Electric World

Electricity, one of the life essentials for us today, has becomes just as important as water to keep us going, in a certain way. With the recent power outage caused by the Hurricane… Continue reading →

Vision and Sound

Vision and sound usually go together and we are often in search of new visuals and sounds that might help to arouse our inner joy (or sadness) through different experiments. And that is… Continue reading →

Laughing with YUE

We often heard that “Laughter is the Best Medicine in the World.” And perhaps it is what inspires the Chinese artist Yue Minjun in his signature and iconic laughing characters in his paintings.… Continue reading →

Haven’t you met Elliott ?

In case you haven’t met Elliott, one of the most famous American photographers of the 20th century, is currently being honored here in Paris. Grew up in Italy, German and France, the young… Continue reading →

SEX beasts

Sex is often a touchy subject to many but that is about to change with the Parisian discovery museum Palais de la Découverte. Through the exhibition “Bêtes de Sex (Sex Beasts in French),” it aims to… Continue reading →

Van Gogh DREAMING of JAPAN

Everyone knows who Van Gogh is, well, pretty much most of us do. But it is certain that very few know who Hiroshige is. So what does Van Gogh have to do with… Continue reading →

Wiley Boys

Racial Tension and Sexual Identity, unfortunately, are still major issues even in our 21st century of the year 2012. Many had attempted to address them in music but it still doesn’t seem to resolve… Continue reading →

Photo Month

“Le Mois de la Photo (Month of Photography)” movement was born in 1980 and has since contributed to the making of Paris one of the great capitals of photography. Held in November every… Continue reading →

Not so Innocent

Art is often a reflection of our time, life and society. It is supposed to beautify our world and to make us dream. Some artists do while others simply prefer to show the… Continue reading →

25 years of Arabic Creativity

Earlier this year, we showed you the newly renovated Arab World Institute here in Paris (see that article here) and we hope that had opened your eyes to the Islamic culture in a… Continue reading →

Ze French Touch

Even though we ze French might be speaking a funky English twang, we definitely had given the electronic and house music a French touch since the early 90s with pioneers such as Eric… Continue reading →

Fashion & Impressionism

When we talk about the Impressionism, we often only associate it with the landscapes and the particular lighting style in the paintings that reflects that era in our history. Did you know that… Continue reading →

chez Michel

Organic French artist Michel Blazy is currently inviting us all to his new “Great Restaurant” that has just opened less than a month ago in the North-East side of Paris. It’s not your… Continue reading →

Reminiscence

Reminiscence, a sense of déjà vu, is something that we all had experienced at one point or another in our lives. And the experience is now being extended, captured and registered by the… Continue reading →

Star Wars in PARIS!

Star Wars, one of the most popular American cultures of our time, has recently landed in the City of Light with their most dedicated memories – their toys – from the last thirty-five… Continue reading →

Paris Science Week

Today starts the 8th edition of the Paris International Scientific film festival week at the Natural History Museum of Paris. For you sci-fi film lovers, this is definitely a treat where you get… Continue reading →

TEA please

Tea or Coffee? It’s one of the questions that we hear pretty much everyday and everywhere. In restaurants, on the planes, or simply between friends. But do you know that tea has been… Continue reading →

60 years of attitude

Reaching sixty years old certainly is a beautiful age for any of us and it sure is amazing especially for a luxury fashion house today. Founded in 1952 by the Egyptian Gabriella Anoka… Continue reading →

Sieff family

Jeanloup Sieff, one of the famous French fashion photographers from the 60s to the 90s, is currently being honored at the international renown concept store Colette, showing some of his most memorable photos… Continue reading →

The Art of Hair

Hair, we all have it and we all cannot (or would prefer not to) live without (some of) them (but definitely some others). The Parisian anthropology museum le Quai Branly is currently showcasing… Continue reading →

Through an Open Window

Dutch Institute is presenting, for the first time, the best artworks from the Rabo Art Collection here in the Paris. Entitled “Through an open window,” a title from one of the sculptures of… Continue reading →

7 Capital Routes

Flea market is a big tradition here in the City of Light. And it is now popular than ever these days with the ecological conscious, economic crisis and the DIY trends. Two of… Continue reading →

Bon Marché 160

Do you know that the famous chic Parisian department store Le Bon Marché is 160 years old this year? To celebrate this anniversary, the French actress Catherine Deneuve has been invited to be… Continue reading →