Collective Folie is a gigantic wooden tower born from the imagination of renowned Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata (1953-). A former professor at Tokyo University of Fine Arts, Tadashi Kawamata is now teaching at Pari...
The Fondation Cartier welcomes again Ron Mueck. This exhibition, which is already a large success, is the second one by Australian born Ron Mueck at Parisian Fondation Cartier Pour L’art Contemporain, after the art...
Le Fresnoy has gained a worldwide reputation for the high level of its school, and for the innovative exhibitions and experiments led by the students and the invited artists-teachers. The new exhibition, Walden Memori...
It was the 6th edition of Lille Art Fair, Lille’s biggest art event after Lille 3000. The purpose of the two is quite different, as Lille 3000 is a major public event, draining thousands of visitors during several mon...
When the tree-lined street through the park turns gold, it signals the beginning of autumn and the season of FIAC in Paris. Following the Frieze Art Fair in London, FIAC is one of the most highly recognized contempor...
Paris Photo is the world's largest photo fair, held in Paris every November. This is 16th fair, celebrated in Paris. Paris in November is certainly “The month of Photography” because of various events and exhibitions ...
Since the beginning of October 2012, Lille and its area are in a state of great cultural and artistic effervescence, with a new edition of Lille 3000. Ross Lovegrove. Photo: Lille3000 While the city was mostly...
The Maison de la Photographie (House of Photography) in Lille is a cultural space entirely devoted to the promotion of photographic art. Nestled in a former paper factory, its luminous rooms hold a regular schedule of...
This year, the Arles International Photography Festival, one of the oldest and prestigious photography festivals in Europe, reached its 43rd year. The great atmosphere of summer at Provence in the southern France attr...
One of the designers of the year is Tokujin Yoshioka. If Paris collection is the top of the fashion world, Maison & Objet is the equivalent for interior design. It reveals the designs of the moment and the futu...
Vacation season was over, and a new school term began in Paris. After the settlement of the hectic fresh start, Paris Design Week 2011 had held from the 12th to 18th of September. Showrooms, art galleries and i...
In Paris, I often see lots of people who wear a white shirt, black suits and a black silk hat. Few days later, after I moved to Paris, I learned that they are Jewish and I started to be aware of them. As a melting spo...
After the great earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, Japan has been receiving world’s attention from a new aspect – whereas before: the far east small and exotic country where tradition and technology coexist. As e...
Activists worldwide have been connecting online to bring forth political change, and now the contemporary art market has tested the power of the Internet as well. Purchasing artworks without actually viewing a piece i...
One-night exhibit using the entirety of Paris. An annual event each autumn in Paris, Nuit Blanche, welcomed its ninth year this year. The event happened from the night of October 2nd to the morning of the 3rd. ...
What is “beauty”? Takashi Murakami’s exhibit has created a heated discussion. Takashi Murakami first heard about Versailles from a comic about the French Revolution, “The Rose of Versailles” by Riyoko Ikeda whi...
For contemporary art lovers who are not collectors, the usual spots for enjoying artwork are limited to museums, galleries, and art fairs. But from September 9th till the 25th, Paris's inaccessible art scene opened it...
