Situated in the heart of Paris, the Pompidou Centre is holding a retrospective of the work of Simon Hantai. Born in Hungary, Hantai came to Paris in 1949 at the age of 27. He became part of the Surrealist movement. Works from this period evolve rapidly, researching form, colour, light. Influenced by American artists like Pollock and Rothko, Hantaï frees himself from subject and setting. Associated with the avant guard movement Support/Surface,…

Chrisitie's is showing the masterpieces from the Jolika Collection. African and Oceanic art sales Christie's Paris. Exhibition : June 15, 17, 18 2013. Sale : June 19 2013 Susan Kloman : Head of the African and Oceanic Art Department

the left bank, Paris, the mueum in the Luxumburg Gardens is holding a reading on the life and times of the work of Chagall, The most characteristic aspect of Chagall’s paintings is his independant style. Chagall adheres to no particular style and his popular universe is portrayed through allegorical versions viewed through the city of his birth, VITEBSK, his partnership with his wife BELLA, family, war. Brought up in both the Yiddish and …

The Espace d’Art Concret in Mouans-Sartoux on the cote d’Azur, is hosting an exhibition on the collaboration between the architect Claude Parent and the artist Yves Klein until October 27th. After the untimely death of Yves Klein in 1962, the artist’s mother and his wife turned to Claude Parent to do a memorial project which has yet to be erected erected. (ITW Parent) Since 1964, I have been trying to complete what I call Yves Klein’s s…

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s birth, the Ring is being performed at the Opera Bastille.The tetrology begins with The Gold of the Rhine, then goes on to the Walkyrie, Seigfreid and the Twilight of the Gods. This closes the event in June 2013 and groups together the talents of the Paris National Opera. The composition of The Ring of Nubelung, as it is referred to, was begun during Wagner’s exile in 1848, and conti…

Protected by ramparts, the city of Avignon is known to be the city of Popes and a cultural centre, with its famous summer festival dedicated to all forms of theatrical art. : The Avignon Festival. In this town dedicated to the arts, Yvon Lambert has installed his collection in a magnificent private mansion.The exhibition’s title is :Les Papesses,  , and makes a reference to the histoy of Jeanne, the 9th century popesse who ascended to the Papac…

In the magnificent landscape of the Alpilles, the 2013 A-Part Festival is centered on the theme:  reinventing our nature through the senses. Present are :Claude Leveque in Tarascon, Mounir Fatmi in Baux de Provence and Shiota in Eygalieres among some of the 50 artists who have risen the challenge and will be present.The rendez vous is for July 5th, for tend days full of inaugurations, installations, debates and performances. The works that are…

On the right bank, facing the Eiffel Tower, the Paris Museum of Modern Art is organising the largest retrospective of American artist Keith Haring, . Haring, an icon of Pop and Street art, is a talented draghstman, with unique graphism. He has exhibited with Warhol, Basquiat and others. With 250 works on canvas, bache or on subway walls… His political commitment and his will to change the world, fighting against exclusion, and for the preserv…

The Chinese Cultural Centre in Paris is showing the last collections of two talented Chinese designers. With a poetic title, «Words of Incense and Jade», these creations bring together French and Chinese know how and influences in an impressive alliance of fine materials and well studied line. Xu Ming audaciously uses Chinese ornaments and sets in clothing of unbelievable luxury, straight out of legendary fables. As for Chu Yan, she remodels f…

For a European cultural visit, with memorable moments, from the 13th to the 16th of June, the city of Basel reigns in the art world with ART BASEL. This fair is looked forward to by the entire art market.Basel, a pretty town, with a medieval past, becomes the nerve centre for modern and contemporary art.304 international galleries show emblamatic works.This 44th fair is expanding with a new extension designed by architects from Basel : Herzog a…

In the middle of vines, olive groves and the song of the crickets, there is a unique panorama to the north of Aix en Provence.Here wine, art and architecture blend in an exceeptional place: The La Coste Château. Works by SUGIMOTO and Louise BOURGEOIS come out of a water scene by Tadao ANDO. They welcome visitors in a spectacular overture.In this domain, artists and architects have been invited to explore the beauty of this landscape, and to c…

At the end of May, Venise becomes the centre of the world of art, , with important exhibitions held at the same time as the launch of the Biennale of Venise on June 1st. Like that at the Punta Della Dogana, when La Pinault Foundation is showing a selection of 80 works from its collection from the 1960s The title Prima Materia is a reference to the origins of materials. In the Giardini della Biennale, the pavillions compete and offer their vi…

Jan Fabre - 28 février au 20 avril 2013 : " Ces oeuvres datent de 1994 environ. Ma compagnie se produisait au Théâtre de Saint Denis et j'ai découvert la Basilique et les Gisants ainsi que la cour avec l'inscription "Le mur de la montée des Anges", qui a inspiré mes sculptures. L'une a pour sujet Konrad Lorenz qui a influencé mon travail, ce biologiste fantastique et Lady Crosby pour ses recherches en neurologie . C'est aussi une représentat…

Some 400 kilometres from Paris, London or Basil, Maastricht in the Netherlands is a romantic little town built on the River Meuse. Famous for the well known European Treaty of the same name that was signed there, it is the oldest town in the Netherlands with many Roman remains. For the last 26 years, Maastricht has been home to one of the best known international Art and Antique shows : TEFAF. The month of March sees an important meeting of…

It is what is unremarkable that I’m interested in putting in a painting, just like I originally did with fridges and freezers or objects that had no pictorial interest. The paintings of these houses are face on, because I think of these paintings as portraits. I find these houses more human because they were built by people’s hands, they’re not finished because the electrical wires are there in front of the windows and mean the electri…

In the Tuileries Gardens, Art Moderne, Arts Decoratifs and Design are exhibiting with the Paris Art Design Show from March 27th to March 31st. After London and New York, the Paris Art Design show has selected the most well known international dealers to discover some very demanding work. Paris Art Design is a dialogue between aesthetism and function for both styles and epochs. Here, decoration and design receive their official recognition.

Elie Saab,child prodigy of fashion, was born in Lebanon and had her first fashion show when she was 18 ! Since then, her designs have been shown from Beirut to Rome to Paris. Elie Saab collections are to be found the world over. For her new 2013 Spring Summer Prêt à Porter collection, Elie Saab has taken inspiration from a woman who is both muse and artist. Passionate, she pursues her heart’s desires in well tailored pants matched with flow…

The town of Basil in Switzerland is a strategic centre for well known exhibition shows. From April 25th to May 2nd, BASELWORLD is presenting the World Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking show , called « Brilliance Meets ».In the field of Precision watchmaking, Basil is the hub of innovation and the science of Measuring time.The smallest as well as the most prestigious brands in the world exhibit their treasures here.