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The Gates of Hell at Musée Rodin..

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The exhibition “Hell according to Rodin”, or “L’Enfer selon Rodin”, currently taking place at the Musée Rodin in Paris, invites the public to take a fresh look at an iconic work of art: The Gates of Hell. Over 170 works – including 60 drawings that are rarely on public display, and numerous sculptures restored for the exhibition – immerse visitors in the fascinating history of this masterpiece, which was so influential in the development of sculpture and the arts. With these mysterious, imposing doors that never open, Rodin presents a spectacular view of Hell – both feverish and tormented…

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

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“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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Bettina Rheims Exhibition.. At Your Peril…

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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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Berber Women… of Morocco…

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Berber… Women…

Of… Morocco…

Exhibition… was…

Mysterious…

Authentic…

Not only was I whisked away… transported to that magnificent land… which mesmerised me… at first sight… it also brought back vivid memories… during my journey there… and the stunningly beautiful Berber jewellery I collected… loved and adored and still wear today…

Pour moi… it was a moment…

When time… stood still…

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Cartier… at the Grand Palais…

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“Cartier… Le… Style…et… l’Histoire…

L’exposition… organisée par… La Réunion des Musées Nationaux… Le Grand Palais… dans le Salon d’Honneur”…

We were among the many admirers… invited to gape in amazement at the 600 creations… by the jeweller of Monarchs… Maharajahs… Princesses… notably Grace of Monaco… Hollywood royalty… Marlene Dietrich… Elizabeth Taylor… beautiful heiresses… Barbara Hutton… Marjorie Merriweather Post… historical figures… The Duchess of Windsor… Daisy Fellowes…

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Georges Braque.. Intellectual Artist…

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“If… you…

Georges… Braque…

Were asked… to sum up…

The essence of Cubism… in just a few words…

What… would you say…?”

“On a surface that is drawn, constructed and painted, it gives a multiple vision of the world, offering all the facets of things simultaneously, drawing the eye back to the surface of the canvas, back from the horizon into which it had wandered, adrift in a space dictated by convention.”

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