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OLAFUR ELIASSON at Château de Versailles, October 2016

(EN) This year, it was Olafur Elliason’s turn to accept the invitation to the Palace of Versailles and amaze us with his beautiful artwork installed in the gardens and in the superb rooms of the castle.  Waterfalls, mirrors, lights, fog… the Danish- Icelandic artist has designed several poetic and brilliant artworks, a dreamlike universe perfectly integrated in the immense space, out of sight that was … Continue reading OLAFUR ELIASSON at Château de Versailles, October 2016

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architecture, Art, expo, More, paris

ELMGREEN & DRAGSET present La Galerie Perrotin at Grand Palais, Paris  

(EN) An original event yesterday at the Grand Palais :  The German artists Elmgreen & Dragset presented for one day only inside the beautiful Nef, the Galerie Perrotin’s art fair booth which will be showed at FIAC 2016.  The interesting project shows how small and alone the white booth seems to be here, in the huge empty space of the Nef… while in 1 month … Continue reading ELMGREEN & DRAGSET present La Galerie Perrotin at Grand Palais, Paris  

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Art, paris

Monumenta 2016 – Empires by Huang Yong Ping, Grand Palais -Paris

English(French please scroll down ) Monumenta, the annual contemporary art exhibition organised at The Grand Palais, in Paris, presents Empires by Huang Yong Ping. The Chinese born artist created a spectacular installation, composed by eight mounds of colourful freight containers, a silver metal snake suspended from a crane and a bicorn hat set on an arch inspired by the one worn by Napoleon at the … Continue reading Monumenta 2016 – Empires by Huang Yong Ping, Grand Palais -Paris

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Art, nature, paris

FALL AND ART IN JARDIN DES TUILERIES

Fall is marvellous, colourful and melancholic. Obviously, Jardin de Tuileries is one of the most appropriate place in Paris to observe it and live the summer time nostalgia. And when the autumn beautiful landscape is mixed with some interesting pieces of contemporary art, the garden becomes an open air museum and it is absolutely essential to schedule an immediate visit. So last weekend, on a … Continue reading FALL AND ART IN JARDIN DES TUILERIES

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Le Génie du Jean Paul Gaultier au Grand Palais

Français (scroll down for English please) La saison estivale bat son plein à Paris. Cela faisait longtemps qu’on n’avait pas eu un été aussi caniculaire. Il fait très chaud et ceux qui ne sont pas encore évadés  en vacances loin du bitume parisien sont à la recherche d’une jolie terrasse, un coin ombragé, une fontaine pour se rafraîchir. Une expo est aussi une excellente alternative … Continue reading Le Génie du Jean Paul Gaultier au Grand Palais

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La Nuit Des Musées

English version -please scroll down 🙂 Hier soir, à l’occasion de la Nuit Européenne des Musées, encore un fois, les musées ont eu la bonne idée d’ouvrir leur portes jusqu’au tard dans la nuit, gratuitement, dans toute l’Europe. A Paris, comme toujours, c’était une excellente occasion pour les amateurs d’art de sillonner les musées de la ville, d’explorer les nouvelles collections, les expositions ou revisiter … Continue reading La Nuit Des Musées

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