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CITY OF PARIS
Top 10 hidden art gems in Paris
Tiddy
Rowan, author of Art in the City Paris, reveals her favourite small but
perfectly formed galleries in the French capital:
1. La
Maison Rouge
Located in a former
industrial building, the gallery was conceived by its founder Antoine de
Galbert in 2003. The exhibitions are often organised by independent
guest curators, providing challenging or controversial shows but nonetheless
always notable in their contribution to the current contemporary art scene in Paris. Next door is a
branch of Bookstorming - a great haunt for art book lovers.
2. Marian Goodman Gallery
The heavy portal on the rue
du Temple is
always closed making this treasure easy to miss. Pressing the entry bell
beneath the simple bronze name-plaque of Marion Goodman Galerie will reveal one
of the most important and prestigious galleries in Paris. The ground floor gallery space runs
alongside the right wing of the building naturally lit by several floor to
ceiling windows and in one of the basement level galleries is a crypt-like
vaulted space where you can view videos of, or about, the artists on show.
03-05-2008
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When in Paris, Buy Chocolate
The French take chocolate
seriously, and Paris
is home to several great chocolatiers. Although there are dozens to choose
from, the five purveyors we list here are unusually distinguished for
excellence and originality.
Pierre Hermé
In his tireless quest for the new, the pastries can sometimes flounder, but the
chocolate never wavers. Assortments of dark and milk-chocolate bonbons are
worth the splurge.
La Maison du Chocolat
This is the gold standard of chocolate. Robert Linx's silky ganaches are
unparalleled in subtlety and flavor. The pastries -- notably the macarons
-- are icing on the cake.
09-13-2007
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Paris Update: Mona Lisa on the move
April
13, 2005: Few women have 20,000 admirers visit them every day, yet
“Mona Lisa” seems positively blasé about it. Ensconced behind
4-centimeter-thick glass, La Joconde, as Leonardo’s iconic painting is
known in France, has a high-tech new home in the Louvre’s refurbished
Salle des Etats, now renamed the Salle de la Joconde. Redone in tones
of beige and lit from above, the room also houses over 50 Venetian
Renaissance paintings, including “The Marriage at Cana” by Veronese.
04-06-2007
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