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Tag Archives: Paris
Shape of Paris
The Shape of Paris is a balletic short film of skateboarder Andy Anderson zooming, grinding, spinning, and floating around Paris in the summertime. It is also beautifully shot by Brett Novak; Paris has never looked better. NB: if the video does not open in … Continue reading
Thirty-six Views of the Eiffel Tower
Les Trente-Six Vues de la Tour Eiffel is a book that contains 36 lithographs by Henri Rivière printed in 1902. These lithographs reflect the social, political, and artistic changes that had occurred in Paris by the end of the nineteenth … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Hokusai, Japaonisme, lithography, Paris, woodblock prints
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Paris 1970
I recently learned about an amateur photography contest called ‘C’était Paris en 1970’ (‘This Was Paris in 1970’), whose roughly fourteen thousand participants produced seventy thousand black-and-white prints and thirty thousand color slides of the capital in the midst of … Continue reading
Paris, 1964
I’ve always been a big fan of Dionne Warwick and a fan of Burt Bacharach & Hal David tunes. So what a treat to stumble upon this YouTube clip of Dionne singing her Bacharach hit “Walk On By” on the … Continue reading
How 19th century literature can help survive autocracy
I must admit that I was never a big reader of 19th century French literature, other than Jules Verne. And, I somehow didn’t read Stendahl’s The Charterhouse of Parma. However, I was intrigued by a New York Times article that suggested … Continue reading
Tout le monde aime la Tour Eiffel
I’m always chuffed to run across a copy book that I sold many years ago in a random blog post. in this case, the book in question is Les Tours Eiffel de Robert Delaunay : poèmes inédits / [Guillaume] Apollinaire. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged La Tour Eiffel, Orphism, Paris, Robert Delaynay
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More Than the Mona Lisa
In January, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a significant renovation plan for the Louvre, following concerns from the museum’s director about the building’s deteriorating condition. The project includes the creation of a new grand entrance and broader refurbishments across the historic site. Like most … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Film, History, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Paris, Musée du Louvre
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Annus horribilis
It has been a horrible year for the world, for the U.S., and for me personally. But I would rather see 2024 out with something uplifting. I can’t think of anything more sublime and beautiful than this extraordinary video of … Continue reading
“For every five people who read this book four will go insane.”
Charles Fort’s Book of the Damned: “For every five people who read this book“, wrote novelist/playwright Ben Hecht, “four will go insane”. If you are feeling courageous, the book is available for free right here. In 2020, Stéphanie Colaux discovered an … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, ebooks, Europe, Museums, Public Transport, Restaurants, USA, Writing
Tagged Budapest, Charles Fort, Paris, Ukiyo-e, World War II
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Wild Beasts of Art
I don’t think that I really appreciated the work of the great French artist Henri Matisse until I saw a fabulous retrospective show at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.. After viewing the exhibition, I became a huge … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Museums
Tagged Fauvism, France, Henri Matisse, modern art, Paris
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