L'Argent dans l’Art
L’Argent dans l’Art (Money in Art) at La Monnaie de Paris is a fascinating exhibition that explores the relationship between art and money from antiquity to the present day.
Manet/Degas at the Musée d’Orsay
A fascinating exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay explores the relationship between Edgar Degas (1834-1917) and Édouard Manet (1832-1883) both of whom were instrumental in shaping modern painting in France.
Sarah Bernhardt. Et la femme créa la star
On the occasion of the centenary of her death the Petit Palais in Paris pays homage to Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) with an exceptional exhibition, bringing together more than 400 items, including paintings, stage costumes, posters, photographs, film excerpts and personal belongings.
Basquiat x Warhol à quatre mains
The exhibition Basquiat x Warhol à quatre mains at the Fondation Louis Vuitton brings together a large selection of the paintings that Basquiat and Warhol created together over a period of a year in 1984-85.
Matisse at the Musée de l’Orangerie
A wonderful exhibition at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris focuses on a pivotal period in the career of Henri Matisse. It also offers a chance to see some works from U.S. collections that are rarely shown in Europe.
Thomas Demand at the Jeu de Paume
The work of Thomas Demand is a fascinating play with reality and representation. It was a joy to see a large-scale retrospective of his work at the Jeu de Paume in Paris.
Rembrandt and his Contemporaries. History Paintings from The Leiden Collection
The exhibition "Rembrandt and his Contemporaries. History Paintings from The Leiden Collection" at the Hermitage Amsterdam only includes 35 paintings, but there is much to enjoy.
Jenny Holzer at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Low expectations are good protection. Unfortunately my expectations for the Jenny Holzer exhibition at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen may have been too high, because I was a bit underwhelmed.
Hans Belting: Face and Mask. A Double History
In "Face and Mask. A Double History" Hans Belting provides a detailed exploration of the historical and cultural significance of faces and masks. Through an analysis of the relationship between these two concepts, Belting presents a novel conceptual framework for rethinking the history of art.
Musée de Cluny
In 2022 the Musée de Cluny in Paris, also known as the National Museum of the Middle Ages, reopened after a decade-long renovation project. The result is pretty amazing. The architecture alone is worth a visit.
Centre Pompidou
By coincidence I have visited the Centre Pompidou three times in the past year and I realized once again what an amazing museum it is.
Christian Marclay at the Centre Pompidou
There is much to enjoy at the Christian Marclay retrospective at the Centre Pompidou. With his pop culture mash-ups he deserves to be wider known.