The Institut Giacometti in Paris has created a small but beautiful exhibition bringing together all versions of “Le Nez” (The Nose), one of Alberto Giacometti’s best-known sculptures.
Issy Wood’s solo exhibition “Study For No” at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris shows that painting is not dead, it is very much alive and yes, relevant.
"Rules: A Short History of What We Live By" by Lorraine Daston is a fascinating, dense and highly readable book, which explores the concept of rules and their role in shaping human behavior.
Patricia Lockwood on meeting with the Pope. How Lea Ypi defines freedom. Siddharta Mukherjee on carcinogens we cannot see. An atlas of human brain cells. The fate of free will. Ed Ruscha. Gerhard Richter. And more.
"À toi de faire, ma mignonne", Sophie Calle's take-over of the Musée Picasso, is one of the most intelligent exhibitions I've seen in a long time. Picasso is absent, but he has never been more present.
The Nicolas de Staël retrospective at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris is a revelation. This was the first time that I encountered a comprehensive survey of his work. I instantly recognized a kindred spirit.
Le Paris de la Modernité (1905-1925) is a sprawling exhibition, which brings to life a period when Paris was the cultural capital of the world. Through nearly four hundred works across all artistic domains, the exhibition celebrates the effervescence of the years 1905 to 1925.
I was not expecting to see works by Bruce Nauman, Carl Andre and Jasper Johns, when I saw the posters for “Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso. The Invention of Language”, but it makes for an interesting exhibition.
The Mark Rothko retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see an exceptionally large selection of works by the American abstract expressionist.
The exhibition Naples à Paris at the Louvre is a rare opportunity to see some masterpieces from the Museo di Capodimonte alongside the Louvre's own collection of Italian paintings.
What causes fainting? Canada's year of fire. Curiosity. The science that paved the way for the Higgs boson. A neural network with the ability to make generalizations about language. Global warming. Issey Miyake. And more.