In streaming the concert of Carl Craig at la Gaîté Lyrique 4 days ago
18 Apr 2011 - 12:32
In streaming the concert of Carl Craig, Francesco Tristano & Moritz Von Oswald at la Gaîté Lyrique 4 days ago:
Steve Schapiro is in Paris for his exhibition at the A. Gallery
13 Apr 2011 - 13:06
Steve Schapiro, the photographer of The Godfather and Taxi Driver, is in Paris for his exhibition at the A. Gallery
Till 14/05/2011
A. galerie
Rue Léonce Reynaud, 12
75116 Paris France
phone: +33 (0)6 20 85 85 85
Brassaï, Dubuffet "Graffittis" at Karsten Greve Gallery
12 Apr 2011 - 12:20
The Karsten Greve Gallery with the support of the Dubuffet Foundation, is pleased to pay homage to the artists Brassaï and Jean Dubuffet in the context of an exhibition that reveals for the first time a reflection on a theme that connects them in a rather astonishing way - "Graffiti"...
BRASSAÏ & DUBUFFET
Exhibition from April 2 to May 21, 2011
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Manet, the Man who Invented Modern Art at Orsay Museum
11 Apr 2011 - 12:29
More than a one man retrospective for Edouard Manet (1832-1883), the exhibition Manet, the Man who Invented Modern Art explores and highlights the historical situation around him, including the reaffirmed legacy of Romanticism, the impact of his contemporaries and the changes in the media at the time. Manet was also Modern in the way he challenged the ancient masters from Fra Angelico to Velazquez. This exhibition takes another look at the many links that the painter resolutely created and rejected within both public and political spheres...
5 April - 3 July 2011
This weekend in Paris: 120 galleries at Art Paris 2011
2 Apr 2011 - 12:42
After the FIAC, the second art event in Paris is Art Paris.
Art Paris 2011 is stretching the limits of traditional fairs to propose a new kind of modern and contemporary art fair based on artistic projects specially designed and carried out with its participating galleries and their artists.
At le Grand Palais
Opening Hours:
Thursday, March 31st from 11am to 8pmFriday, April 1st from 11am to 10pm
Saturday, April 2nd from 11am to 8pm
Sunday, April 3rd from 11am to 6pm
Marks and Spencer to open in Paris again
1 Apr 2011 - 14:14
British high street chain store, Marks and Spencer, is to set up shop in Paris again, 10 years after it closed all its branches in France.
A new Marks and Spencer store is to open on the Champs Elysées in time for the Christmas rush at the end of this year. It will sell womenswear and food.
The company also hopes to open a number of its smaller “Simply Food” stores in and around the French capital, and is exploring other locations to sell a larger range of clothes and food....
Summer Time: Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday 27th
27 Mar 2011 - 11:54
Clocks went forward one hour across EU this Sunday, March 27th 2011, switching from Winter Time to Summer Time or "heure d'été" in France that is:
GMT +2
At 2am it was 3am.
Spain, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden are now two hours ahead of GMT, i.e. GMT +2.
Summer Time will last until the last Sunday in October.
The Bocuse d'Or, France's food world cup - video
23 Mar 2011 - 15:16
Every two years, Lyon, hosts the Bocuse d'Or, the world's most prestigious culinary competition. Marcel Theroux finds out if France can still boast the best food in the world...
The annual Salon du Vintage this week end in Paris
16 Mar 2011 - 11:55
Great shopping from 50’s to 70’s, from vintage furniture to fashion and accessories. Last year le Salon du Vintage received more than 26 000 visitors..
Le Salon du Vintage - Paris
le Salon du Vintage:
Espace des Blancs Manteaux, 48 rue Vieille du Temple 75004 - Paris
Fri 18, 2-7 pm; Sat 19 & Sun 20 from 10am to 7pm.
Free entry.
"Le Flâneur" great video of Paris by night made by american student in Paris
15 Mar 2011 - 09:37
Le Flâneur
Is a video composed of 2000 photographs. A project by Luke Shepard, a student at The American University of Paris.
Location: Paris, France
Camera: Nikon D90
Music: 'Intro' by The XX (thexx.info)
The Americanization of the Rue St.-Honoré
11 Mar 2011 - 15:26
UFFY and Binky are advancing on Paris. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilfiger, are in the Woodie bringing up the rear. To the list of unmistakably American brands that in recent years have established beachheads on the Rue St.-Honoré, the main drag of Parisian chic, Michael Kors has now added his name. (Well, the invented one: Mr. Kors was born Karl Anderson Jr.)....
Who said that foie gras at l'Ami Louis tastes like “gut-scented butter or pressed liposuction” ??
9 Mar 2011 - 18:17
Well it's Vanity Fair writer A.A. Gill who blasted the famous L'ami Louis restaurant in Paris.. In this "by now" famous article:
Tour De Gall
From Bill Clinton to Woody Allen, it seems every American (or Brit) visiting Paris on an expense account has the same favorite “Please don’t write about it” bistro: L’Ami Louis. Given its colonic décor, surly service, unbelievable food, and hefty bill, the restaurant is a true Gallic triumph....
Chanel and Colette ephemeral boutique rue Saint-Honoré.
8 Mar 2011 - 12:17
From March 1st to 10th, two legendary addresses in the world of Fashion – CHANEL 31 rue Cambon and COLETTE 213 rue Saint-Honoré – will be blending their creative talent to open an ephemeral boutique at 336-340 rue Saint-Honoré. Stretching over 200 m², the boutique is set in the industrial surroundings of a former garage turned into a giant living display space.
Chanel and Colette ephemeral boutique in Paris
This spontaneous and eclectic installation will combine fashion, visual arts and musical performances, resulting in a fun-fuelled, creative mix and match by CHANEL and COLETTE with a rock ‘n’ roll vibe....
Chanel and Colette ephemeral boutique in Paris
Exhibition Serge Gainsbourg by the great photographers
2 Mar 2011 - 18:24
20 years have passed since Serge Gainsbourg has taken his final bow. An immigrant’s son who loved to tangle up the French language, using slang and juggling words, he also loved to play with his personal image. Belgian gallerist Roger Szmulewicz, a true Gainsbourg fan, exhibits over forty pictures from different moments in the life of a man that made his mark in French music culture and history. But not only that. The looks, the theatricality of gestures, has constructed a model for an entire generation of rock musicians, notably in the English new wave....
Exhibition till Wednesday March 9th
SOTHEBY’S France
Galerie Charpentier
76 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris
Lady Gaga in Paris tonight for the Thierry Mugler show (March 2)
2 Mar 2011 - 15:22
The takeover of Thierry Mugler's runway presentations by Lady Gaga and her stylist Nicola Formichetti has come full circle with Gaga confirming via Twitter that she will walk in the show on March 2 at 9:30pm CET.
The tweet reads: "I'm making my debut as a runway model, walking in the MUGLER PARIS FASHIONSHOW 3/2. I directed the show music, previewing Government Hooker," with "previewing" meaning that the singer will premiere a never-heard-before track during the show....
To see the show live tonight go to Thierry Mugler's facebook page
Fashion house Dior suspends lead designer John Galliano
1 Mar 2011 - 15:51
French fashion house Dior said on Tuesday it is firing John Galliano after complaints were lodged with police that their star designer made offensive and anti-Semitic comments last week.
Dior said it had decided to fire him after seeing a video clip allegedly showing the designer making abusive comments in a Paris bar.
Film of Galliano’s racist rant in bar
28 Feb 2011 - 11:46
FASHION guru John Galliano was filmed having a vile racist rant
The British designer - an alleged Jew hater - then tells a horrified woman: "People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be f****** gassed."....
Last Thursday Galliano allegedly insulted 2 persons in La Perle a trendy bar in the Marais..
Michelin France Guide 2011 : 3 two-star winners in Paris
28 Feb 2011 - 11:19
Michelin France Guide 2011
No new 3 star restaurant in the 2011 edition of the Michelin France Guide, One restaurant loses its third star and five -- including three in Paris -- gain a second.
A total of 601 win a Bib Gourmand for value, overtaking the 571 star holders for the first time.
The two-star winners are in Paris:
Jean-Francois Piège
Passage 53 de Shinichi Sato
Helene Darroze fails to regain the second star in Paris that she lost in 2010..
Find here the full list of winners of the Michelin France Guide 2001 (doc in PDF)
Visit our Where to eat in Paris Guide
Parisian luxury hotel for dogs gets tails wagging
27 Feb 2011 - 10:19
Heated pools, massage salons and a-la-carte menus are de rigueur at luxury hotels across the world but in one exclusive Paris establishment the difference is the guests: they have four legs, and enthusiastically wagging tails.
Actuel Dogs bills itself as France's first luxury hotel for dogs, and founders Devi and Stan Burun, a dog behavior specialist and lifelong dog-lover, also offer training programs unruly hounds and dog walks in the woods....
Michelin Guide 2011: no “three stars” awaited this year!!
25 Feb 2011 - 16:40
The edition 2011 of the gastronomical Michelin Guide, which will be revealed Monday February 28th , could not count any new table “three stars”, if one believes the rumours which run in the kitchens. For two months, as for each year, some names have circulated and circulated … But several sources are guessing, these last days, that no new establishment should receive the ultimate reward this year..