French-Vietnamese, and African by adoption from the age of 17, Kaïdin works in Côte d’Ivoire. In 1977, she created her first sculpture for the Ministry of Finance (in the same country). In 1980, she began working with marble in Italy. In 1985, she created L’Offrande in white Carrara marble for St Paul’s Cathedral in Abidjan. [...]
The 11th edition of the European event, Museums at Night, is coming soon! More than 1,300 museums in France and 3,400 in Europe will be opening their doors to the public for free admission. So get ready to come out at midnight on May 16, 2015, to visit the museum(s) of your choice! Wander through the [...]
Based in Brooklyn, the Bushwick Collective is a street art group founded by Joe Ficalora in 2011. You will find its artists’ work on Jefferson Street and Troutman Street, heading toward Saint Nicholas Avenue. You will see them adorning every wall, with something for every taste. Graffiti of the highest quality is put on display for [...]
This exhibition highlights the passionate relationship between humankind and our tools. A place for exchanges between craftsmen and artists, in which a surprising selection of tools is diverted from their primary uses. You will see objects that may seem strange, or even nutty, and each more original than the last. The exhibition starts by diving into [...]
The work of famous Spanish painter Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez is now on display in Paris. Some 50 paintings are being presented at the exhibition, Velazquez and the Triumph of Spanish Painting. There are only some 120 to 130 of his paintings left in the world, and rare are the occasions when his [...]
You see them everywhere, those pixelated Martians created by French street artist Invader. Born in 1969 (the year the first man walked on the Moon), the artist has always dreamed of taking street art into outer space. On Thursday, March 12, a new little beastie was put on display at the International Space Station, a [...]
Art is a means of communication. The global art market broke a new record in 2014. In fact, the number of sales last year rose by 26%, compared to 2013, for a total value of €13.5 billion, an unprecedented performance. This was primarily achieved through Christie’s, the world’s leading auction house. The firm posted a new [...]
From February 7 to May 3, 2015, the amazing personal exhibition of Pierre Ardouvin’s contemporary art will be on display at the Maison des Arts in Malakoff. He has created an installation, borrowing its title from a Robert Walser short story, Retour dans la neige (Return to the Snow). Follow the walking route through a completely [...]
Many artists today use social networks to broadcast their work to the world. For those “stuck” in their home countries (like the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who has been denied a passport), social networks provide an outlet for expressing their freedom. With photos of their latest creations, selfies, and communications about their most recent exhibitions, Instagram [...]
Street artists, illustrators and anonymous contributors have proclaimed their solidarity with the tools of their trades. A multitude of illustrations have been created since the barbaric, anti-democratic attack against the magazine Charlie Hebdo. The pen is still mightier than the sword when it comes to fighting this vain attempt to muzzle artistic freedom. Street artist [...]