Tag Archives: Paris

Back In Business

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

To promote its re-opening on Saturday, the Parc Zoologique de Paris placed these faux animal crates near popular city landmarks and tourist sites. The zoo, which has been closed for extensive renovations, is situated in the Bois de Vincennes in … Continue reading →

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More Mischief

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

  Recently we featured artist Etienne Lavie’s cheeky OMG Who Stole My Ad? project in which he surreptitiously replaced public advertising in Paris  with images of classical paintings. Now he’s moved on to Milan with more of the same mischief.

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Tokyo Reversed

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

I don’t know if I would have the patience or discipline to watch the entire 9 hour version of Tokyo Reverse, but the 5 minute trailer is captivating. The clip is a preview for an amazing film that aired on … Continue reading →

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Paris 1900 – 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The clever folk at the website Golem 13 have created a marvelous set of photomontages that marry images from vintage Paris postcards with the same contemporary scenes photographed last month. You can see the complete series of images here. all … Continue reading →

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Metro Feminine

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

French artist Silvia Radelli noticed that very few Paris Metro stations were named after women. Her clever project Métroféminin remedies the sexist situation with an alternative map of the Paris Metro system. Her renamed stations celebrate everyone from Josephine Baker … Continue reading →

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No Luggage Required

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has been slowly rolling-out a collection of limited edition travel books that is being sold in its boutiques. Each of the guides is being illustrated by a different international artist. The initial four books in … Continue reading →

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Guerrilla Advertising

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Street artist Etienne Lavie’s ongoing project, “OMG, Who Stole My Ads”, surreptitiously replaces public ads around Paris with copies of classical artworks. Lavie’s insinuation of real works of art into the tedious, mundane, ubiquitous domain of advertising art is a … Continue reading →

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Better Than Groundhog Day

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

La Chandeleur, or Candlemas day, is a traditional French holiday celebrated on February 2nd each year. It’s customary for families to gather together to eat crepes, and if the cook can successfully flip a crepe with one hand while holding a … Continue reading →

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Walk This World

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Lotta Nieminen is a Helsinki-based artist, illustrator and graphic designer. Her witty and whimsical work has appeared in dozens of publications and advertisements. You may have seen some of her maps, such as the one she did of Paris for … Continue reading →

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Lonely Louvre

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

I’ve visited the Musée du Louvre in Paris three times in the last two years and not surprisingly it was ass-to-elbow, chockablock, bursting at the seams, swarming with throngs of tourists each time. Between the French school groups, enormous Chinese … Continue reading →

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