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 ...

LILLE 3000

2012.12.14　 Text: Valérie Douniaux

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...

CHARLOTTE RAMPLING “ALBUMS SECRETS”

2012.10.8　 Text: Valérie Douniaux

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...

ARLES INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2012

2012.9.19　 Text: Wakana Kawahito

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...

MAISON & OBJET 2012 SPRING/SUMMER

2012.2.16　 Text: Wakana Kawahito

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 future trends, and is held twice every year in January and Se...

PARIS DESIGN WEEK 2011

2011.10.12　 Text: Shotaro Okada

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...

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MAHJ’S CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION

2011.9.12　 Text: Shotaro Okada

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...

HELP! FOR FUTURE OF JAPAN

2011.6.14　 Text: Kana Sunayama

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...

VIP ART FAIR

2011.2.21　 Text: Kana Sunayama

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...

NUIT BLANCHE 2010

2010.11.15　 Text: Kana Sunayama

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. ...

MURAKAMI IN VERSAILLES

2010.10.24　 Text: Kana Sunayama

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...

PARIS RIVE GAUCHE / RIVE DROITE

2010.10.18　 Text: Kana Sunayama

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...