In an apartment in Belleville, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, the Salon/Ensaio was born. The idea behind this project, inspired by the artistic and literary salons of the 18th and 19th centuries, was to provide a space that was both intimate and conducive to...
In an apartment in Belleville,...
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As we enter La Fab, walking through the La collection wing, we encounter a series of works by Korine displayed in such a way that they shift between the already mentioned ghostliness and the second crucial element for the artist's cinema and production: space....
As we enter La Fab, walking th...
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The artist-alchemist is the one aspiring to live, not to see. They choose matter over representation. Their wonder is found in the seemingly banal nature of ecological and biological phenomena, and not in the intellectual discussions that they can trigger....
The artist-alchemist is the on...
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Life has something macabre about it. We do not choose to be born. When we are born, without expressing any opinion on it, without being in charge, the only thing we do is cry out in pain at what has happened and what lies ahead....
Life has something macabre abo...
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With works by twelve Portuguese artists, the exhibition’s title has its origin in the book A vida invisível de Eurídice Gusmão, by Brazilian writer Martha Batalha. This novel tells the story of two sisters, denouncing a certain female invisibility, in particular that of white middle-class...
With works by twelve Portugues...
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In an intermediate position between citizen activist, critical philosopher and digital performer, the Luso-French creator Filipe Vilas-Boas questions the access and excesses of the digital world in our lives in general and, specifically, the ambivalence of our submission to social media. This requires an active...
In an intermediate position be...
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Following last year´s section on Latin America, Art Paris' Southern Stars is set to present the art scenes of the Iberian cities Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon and Porto. Curating this section is independent exhibition curator, Carolina Grau. Carolina has worked as a curator for the last...
Following last year´s section...
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Faire son temps (life in the making) by Christian Boltanski, at the Centre Pompidou, proposes an immersion in a concrete universe, which, over 50 years, seems not to have suffered major conceptual and plastic deviations. In other words, despite the constant medium changes, like other...
Faire son temps (life in the m...
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Sometimes it is better to start at the end: Francis Bacon was – his work still is – one of the most remarkable painters of the 20th century. It is unfair and absurd to assume that, for this reason, it is redundant to make an...
Sometimes it is better to star...
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With a poignant appeal in favour of trees and wildlife conservation, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, in Paris, brings together a large community of artists, botanists, philosophers, and scientists for the ambitious exhibition entitled Nous les Arbres or Trees in English. Promoting awareness, care...
With a poignant appeal in favo...
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