Immerse yourself in the depth and beauty of French Art and Photography.
The Art Gallery of Western Australia’s current exhibition, ‘Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined’, brings a large dose of France to our shores.
or the occasion of the 12th biennial of contemporary art [...]
The bathtub sprang up from its spot nuzzled in the corner of the tiny bathroom and the bed had begun to walk out of the bedroom...
Du noir-gris au noir profond, Pierre Soulages a su dompter et utiliser le noir afin que celui-ci devienne un révélateur de lumière.
“Why black? Because.” Such was Pierre Soulages' respondse when he was asked about the use of black in his artwork. From a very young age, the colour black has fascinated him.
How many art shows have you attended where they didn't show you any art? How many exhibitions without exhibitionists? How many expos where they didn't expose? None? Me either, until I went to the unveiling of a giant painting that I never saw on the roof of the Musée du Quai Branly.
Eight million people scale the Eiffel Tower each year for the view over Paris, and now, amongst the Notre Dame, the Louvre and Sacré Coeur, visitors will be treated to the sight of a great barramundi, floundering on the banks of the Seine, upon the roof of Musée de quai Branly.
Terminons cette visite de la Basilique de Fourvière par la crypte. C'est en réalité une église basse, inachevée. Plusieurs statues de la Vierge représentent les différentes communautés catholiques de la ville de Lyon : Vierge de Czestochowa, Vierge Noire, Vierge de Fatima, Notre Dame de Gyor...
It was the French Revolution and its consequences for Europe that encouraged some artists to explore the arcane, among other things. Subjects that fall under an absolute taboo, such as cannibalism or infanticide, also became the subjects of the artists’ predilections.
Le romantisme noir s’inspire des histoires et des faits les plus horribles pour effrayer le monde entier. Qui ne se souvient pas par exemple des films d’horreur Frankenstein ou Dracula ?
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