Tag: Cultural report
Iceland Airwaves Festival: Congolese Alina Amuri in the land of ice
Alina Amuri is the new little prodigy of neo-soul and afrobeat. In just two albums, the young Congolese artist never ceases to cause a sensation, revealing in her songs a…
Zarif Design, a company that seeks to save Afghan textile heritage
Until next February, the National Museum of Asian Arts is honoring Afghanistan in two exhibitions. The first explores a century of Franco-Afghan archaeological research, the other focuses on contemporary creation,…
Exhibition: Anri Sala at the Bourse de Commerce
Anri Sala, the 48-year-old Albanian artist, invests the Bourse de Commerce, one of the museums of the Pinault Foundation, until January 16, 2023. This place steeped in history, in particular…
Music: “Aimer”, Serge Lama’s final album
Serge Lama, one of the pillars of French song for almost 60 years, released his 24th and final album on October 7, entitled To like. A page is therefore turned…
With Akaa, Africa magnetizes Paris
First African contemporary art fair, Akaa is back in force for its 7th edition in Paris. Nearly a third of the 38 galleries invited to the Carreau du Temple come…
Exhibition: Paris+ by Art Basel, the general public invited to the contemporary art fair
Paris+ by Art Basel, the new contemporary art fair in Paris is held at the ephemeral Grand Palais, but also outside, in several Parisian public spaces and especially at the…
After 12 years of work, the Richelieu site of the BNF reopens its doors
Paris has a new cultural venue: the Richelieu site of the National Library of France. The historic site is reopening after twelve years of work. On the occasion of Heritage…
Heritage Days: exceptional opening of the Senghor house in Verson
Heritage Days are traditionally an opportunity to visit places rarely open to the public. This is the case of the Senghor house in Verson in Normandy where the former Senegalese…
“The Drunkenness of Color”, Raoul Dufy exhibited at the Center d’art d’Aix-en-Provence
It is one of the key exhibitions of this summer in the south of France. The Hôtel de Caumont, in Aix-en-Provence, presents nearly a hundred works by Raoul Dufy. Painter,…
Cinema: “Sandman”, Steve Achiepo’s masterstroke
The Angoulême Francophone Film Festival stands out as the launching pad for major productions, but also for first films. More than 50 feature films are presented this year. Among the…