Tag Archives: Expo Reviews

Expo Review: Munch: The Modern Eye at Centre Pompidou

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

This year, Paris seems to be a bit bereft of top shelf expositions. The Toys expo at the Grand Palais doesn’t really attract me too much. Orsay’s Oscar Wilde’s melancholic England sounds a bit boring, the Louvre’s Great Emperors of … Continue reading →

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Expo Review: Ukiyo-e at the Japanese Cultural Center in Paris

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

There is a fantastic expo of Japanese prints at the Maison de la Culture du japon running until late December here in Paris. Curiously, it is the collection from Corfu in Greece but totally worth a hour or two for … Continue reading →

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Venice: the TRA expo at Palazzo Fortuny

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

To quote the catalog: TRA is ART. TRA is transformation. TRA is a gateway between worlds. OK so it sounds pretentious, and, well, it is – hey this is the Palazzo Fortuny in Venice, what else were you expecting? In … Continue reading →

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Miro Sculpteur at Musée Maillol (with the kids)

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Today, we took our daughter (17-months old) and my son (4 1/2) to see the Miro Sculpture exhibit at the Musée Maillol in the 7th. For those that don’t know this museum, it is in a small hotêl particulier near … Continue reading →

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Monumenta 2011 : Leviathan by Anish Kapoor at Le Grand Palais

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

I was not at all familiar with Anish Kapoor’s work before, but I saw an article about the 2011 edition of the Monumenta and figured it was worth checking out – with the kids too! Since about 2008, the Grand … Continue reading →

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La voyage imaginare d’Hugo Pratt – La Pinacoteque of Paris

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

I am late in posting about the last expo that I saw back two weeks ago. And, bad me, I didn’t post yesterday – I was flying to Montreal and mentally drained when I got here. Anyway, after long ado, … Continue reading →

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Last word on Cranach and quick word on Lorrain

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

Getting late so another quick one. Sorry There are two catalogs available from the Cranach exhibit I mentioned: a hardcover for 30€ and a soft-cover for €20. I am happy with the soft-cover one. The illustrations are very well reproduced … Continue reading →

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More thoughts following the Cranach exhibit – Luther and the Reformation

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

The other curious thing about Cranach is that he is right there in Wittenberg for the rise of Martin Luther. It is also in this same period that Calvinism comes to the forefront. This is the real end of the … Continue reading →

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Lucas Cranach, the Elder (Musée Luxembourg)

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

For my birthday, I treated myself to a museum marathon. There are so many expositions in this town (I know most of the permanent collections by heart so I concentrate on expos) and with kids and a job in the … Continue reading →

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Kubrick (La Cinémathèque française)

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Thanks to Maïté, I got to see the Kubrick exhibit at La Cinémathèque française this evening with a tour guide. It was really cool. I realized that I had seen all of his films from Dr Strangelove to Eyes Wide Shut … Continue reading →

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