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The Select Interview: Gilles Bensimon takes shape in confidences

Common people know him as one of the greatest fashion photographers. The most divine ambassadors have posed, posed for her objective, internationally. If he launched several, he cannot take credit for them. Modesty requires. He liked it. Sublimated them all. By this unique look: sparkling and sensitive. His inspiration includes more than four decades of portraits. Black and white, colors, Gilles Bensimon will have been the eye of all the catwalks, of all the passing seasons. But also that of other galaxies: cinema, television, sport, music. So far, only those close to him are following, through morning Whatsapp notifications (New York time). And they know it, with a heart in love with another mode of expression than photography: drawing. Gilles Bensimon reveals his good papers (but not all), as the inspired student would hand in his copy. Driven by a great surge of enthusiasm, tempered by fear... Some of his works, which had long remained confidential, are on display: "fifty, precisely", smiles gallery owner Edouard Larock, 4th in a line of art enthusiasts. art. From today, its doors and picture rails open onto this…

Exhibitions not to be missed in June

These exhibitions in Paris in June offer a variety of artistic themes, from classic masterpieces to contemporary expressions, allowing you to dive into the world of art and culture in an exciting and rewarding way. Take advantage of your visit to the City of Light to discover its marvelous exhibitions. Follow our guide! Norman Foster at the Center Pompidou You have until August 7, 2023 to visit the exhibition of the major figure in world architecture: Norman Foster. This British artist is considered the leader of the so-called “high-tech” movement. Drawings, workbooks, models, prototypes… This exhibition provides an overview of around a hundred projects, in architecture and design. A selection of modern and contemporary works of art recalls to what extent they were for Norman Foster the markers of determining aesthetic periods. Organized by the Center Pompidou, this exhibition thus shows that the artist is developing a global systemic understanding of nature and technology, reconciling technological progress with a sustainable ecological approach. The Center Pompidou – Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris I book my skip the line! An art …

The (very) Parisian interview of Jean-Christophe Argillet

Jean-Christophe Argillet is a specialist in Pre-Columbian Art and director of the Galerie Furstenberg. It is in Saint-Germain-des-Près (very close to the charming Place Furstenberg) that the Gallery offers enthusiasts and aesthetes alike the opportunity to discover certain works created by the peoples of the central and southern continent of America, before the discovery of the continent by Christopher Columbus in 1492. This culture enthusiast, great art lover, reveals to Paris Select his favorite addresses in Paris… – A museum that you particularly like? The Louvre, its immensity and its mystery as soon as it opens at 9 a.m. to see 3 or 4 masterpieces there for at most an hour, go to work and come back often. Louvre Museum, Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris – A monument you admire? The Obelisk of Concorde, so eminently Parisian when it comes to us from Luxor! Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris – A garden to relax? Mine, but I'll never tell you where it is, it's my secret garden. – The places in Paris where you …

'Paris' by Marc-Antoine Coulon, the new arty book everyone is talking about

Recognizable by his unique style and precise line, Marc-Antoine Coulon works for the biggest names in haute couture and the international press. After his Nude ink with Jacques Herbin last month, the star illustrator is launching today 'Paris', his book of illustrations, in partnership with Éditions Flammarion. In this glamorous and evocative work - the first dedicated to his work - the artist celebrates Parisian fashion, spirit and chic. Like an irreverent and colorful walk, we discover over the pages, portraits of famous personalities, others more personal as well as sketches of parades and Parisian places that are dear to him. With a few brushstrokes, he captures its essence in a very elegant way, like his touch, sensitive and insolent… Meet this genius artist who will exhibit his works from next October 23 at Pierre Passebon, at the Vero-Dodat Gallery. You have just released 'Paris' a new book which presents a synthesis of your work. Who is he talking to ? M-AC: To everything ...