Paul Klee: “Irony at Work” Retrospective.. at the Centre Pompidou…

“Paul Klee: L’Ironie à l’oeuvre” exhibition just opened in Paris’ Centre Pompidou…

Considered one of the 20th century’s most iconic artists and a singular figure in modernity, Klee was a Swiss-German artist, born in 1879, whose highly individual style was influenced by art movements such as Expressionism, Cubism, Constructivism, and Surrealism.

This is the first major Paul Klee retrospective in France since the 1969 exhibition at the Musée National d’Art Moderne…

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Celebrating with Irina Bokova at UNESCO…

I was invited to attend an art exhibition recently.. not any ordinary art exhibition.. it was one held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

Having lived many years in Paris, the presence of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the City of Light did not impact our everyday Parisian lives… its myriad annual conferences and exhibitions were not listed in the usual weekly or monthly event calendars of the city.

So it was with slight awe and trepidation that I navigated my way through the large and imposing boulevards of this formal side of the 7e arrondissement of Paris, to reach the Place de Fontenoy.. where the sprawling site, with its central modern building, is considered international territory and belongs to the Organization’s 195 Member States.

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Bettina Rheims Exhibition.. At Your Peril…

The Bettina Rheims photography exhibition at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in the Marais is showing until the 27th of March 2016.

You see it at your own peril… depending on your sensibilities.

The exhibition, which is curated by Vanessa Mourot, with the participation of Jean-Luc Monterosso, is a co-production with the Stockholm Fotografisca…

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Au Petit Versailles.. du Marais…

Au… Petit Versailles…

Du… Marais…

It’s… just…

Down… the road…

From the Maison Européenne de la Photographie where we were heading… to attend an exhibition of the French photographer Bettina Rheims…

And what a delight it proved to be… visiting this exceptional eighteenth century-style establishment …

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