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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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Traveling with Kids: Gold Coast Railroad Museum, Miami

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

A very pleasant surprise, this museum which is right next to Zoo Miami (formerly MetroZoo) was a perfect morning outing with the kids. We got to see loads of trains as well as about 10 nice model train setups. This … Continue reading →

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Van Dongen and Manet

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

But before I forget, here’s a song I keep forgetting to add to my post about Elvis: Mojo Nixon’s Elvis is Everywhere. Whew, now that I got that off my chest, on to our daily post. I did a typical … Continue reading →

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Mondrian / De Stijl / Arman at the Beaubourg

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

This week I took advantage of being momentarily kidless to hit a few expos at the Centre Pompidou. There are currently two major temporary exhibits: an Arman retrospective and a joint Mondrian / De Stijl expo. The Arman exhibit was … Continue reading →

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Recently Visited Paris Art Expos – Whirlwind Review

Posted on January 2, 2009 by

I had a couple of days off (no work and kid w/his grandparents) and profited from the occasion to catch up on the Paris Art Expo scene. Here’s what I saw in the order I saw them: Musée Cernuschi – … Continue reading →

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Just starting (belatedly) blogging…

Posted on July 10, 2008 by

Hopefully, I’ll keep up with it this time after several abortive attempts. I hope to talk about various technical topics but also more cultural ones as well. I visited theMusée du quai Branlyin Paris today. Fantastic collection of non-European art … Continue reading →

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