Oberrothorn
On a clear day the 360 views from Oberrothorn are amazing. The hike to the top is relatively easy, especially if you take the cable car up to Rothorn.
Lauteraarhütte
The hike to the Lauteraarhütte is relatively easy but long. At the hut you are rewarded with spectacular views and apricot pie, or soup if you prefer.
Aareschlucht
The Aareschlucht (Aare Gorge) is an awesome 1,400 meter long 200 meter deep gorge near Meiringen in Berner Oberland.
Kerry James Marshall at the Kunsthaus Zürich
The Kerry James Marshall retrospective “The Histories” received rave reviews when it was on show at the Royal Academy in London last year. It is indeed an excellent exhibition and I might go and see it again when it travels to Paris this autumn.
Azzedine Alaïa and Christian Dior at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa
The Fondation Azzedine Alaïa is a hidden gem in Paris’s Le Marais. The exhibition "Azzedine Alaïa and Christian Dior: Two Masters of Haute Couture" brings together nearly 70 creations by both designers in a mesmerizing scenography.
Alexander Calder at the Fondation Louis Vuitton
“Calder. Rêver en Équilibre” is a glorious celebration of an artist who never stopped creating. It is also one of those exhibitions that only the Fondation Louis Vuitton can put together.
Baroque Splendors at the Musée Jacquemart-André
The exhibition "Baroque Splendors. From El Greco to Velázquez" features around forty paintings on loan from the Hispanic Society of America in New York including some real gems.
Further Reading
Curiosity is the new edge. How the brain builds sentences. How academic age influences creativity. A human history of the Sahara. New forms of ice. Marcel Duchamp. Agnes Varda. Marilyn Monroe. Thomas Mann. And more.
Comics Speak Cash at the Monnaie de Paris
The Monnaie de Paris has organized a fascinating exhibition exploring a popular theme in many comic books: money, whether in the form of a treasure hunt, a gang of thieves or a plutocrat.
Daido Moriyama at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris celebrates the work of Daido Moriyama with an exhibition centered around Moriyama's obsession with the medium of photography.
Jill Lepore: These Truths
Jill Lepore's “These Truths” is probably the best single-volume history of the United States currently available.
Bellezza e Bruttezza at BOZAR
"Bellezza e Bruttezza" at BOZAR in Brussels explores the aesthetic ideals that guided Renaissance artists, bringing together well-known works from the likes of Titian, Botticelli, Dürer and Lucas Cranach the Elder, and combining them with lesser-known, and therefore all the more interesting, works.