Tag: Arts
“Faces of ancestors”, unpublished testimony on the history of slavery
These are exceptional testimonies to the history of slavery. Around fifty busts, cast in 1846 on former slaves, are grouped together in the exhibition Faces of ancestors. Among them, there…
at the meeting of contemporary African art, the South African Reggie Khumalo goes beyond the frame
The major contemporary African art fair, AKAA (Also Known As Africa), welcomes 34 galleries from October 18 to 20 in Paris, including 5 based in Africa and some with great…
in Reims, the metamorphosis of Maison Ruinart – L’Express
At 4 rue des Crayères, in Reims, where Ruinart reveals its new setting after three years of work, hovers the shadow of Dom Thierry Ruinart. In the main courtyard, two…
Loft, the first Moroccan gallery at Art Basel Paris: “The welcome is fabulous”
A giant mushroom at Place Vendôme, a snake facing the Académie française or a yellow trash can suspended under the impressive glass roof of the Grand Palais. Art Basel Paris,…
The artist Gaëlle Choisne in a word, a gesture and a silence
Marcel Duchamp Prize 2024 In her works, she ventures to “ hold things together that aren’t necessarily supposed to hold together “. Daughter of a Haitian mother and a Breton…
“Parcours de l’eau” by Arsène Mpiana, an exhibition on the memories of the Congo River
In Kinshasa, the Academy of Fine Arts is hosting the exhibition “ Water route », produced by photographer Arsène Mpiana, who has collaborated with numerous media, including AFP. Open from…
“We are a great mix”
For her, “everything is art”. The French sculptor and photographer Gaëlle Choisne loves multidisciplinarity, multitude, hybridization. Born in 1985 in Cherbourg, this daughter of a Haitian mother and a Breton…
in the secrets of the “Sakountala” myth by Camille Claudel – L’Express
In the spring of 1888, in the columns of ArtLéon Gauchez praises the plaster signed by an unknown woman which he considers “the most extraordinary work” presented at the Salon…
scientists solve the mystery
What makes a painting survive the centuries and continue to fascinate contemporary visitors who rush to see it in real life? Scientists have tried to study the impact produced in…
in Lyon, the humanist snapshots of Henriette Ponchon de Saint André – L’Express
“You can only photograph well alone,” affirms this image adventurer, who, paradoxically, never ceases to celebrate otherness in her black and white photos, the fruit of solo travels around the…