AYA FUJITA OR THE ART OF MAKE-UP THAT REVOLUTIONIZES BEAUTY
In the constantly evolving make-up industry, it’s important to push back the boundaries of creativity and captivate the world. Among the emerging talents who have succeeded in carving out a place for themselves in this demanding world, Aya Fujita stands out with her colourful, assertive universe. This young Japanese make-up artist has quickly become a […]
PHOEBE PHILO SIGNS HER COMEBACK IN STYLE
At the beginning of the year, the announcement came as a bombshell in the fashion world. Phoebe Philo made her comeback on the Paris scene, just a few years after revolutionising the French label Celine. A graduate of London’s Central Saint Martins, she made her debut at Chloé, succeeding Stella McCartney. Between naturalness, comfort, spontaneity […]
INFLATABLE SCENOGRAPHY BY PAF ATELIER
At last year’s Collectible fair in Brussels, Paf atelier made a name for itself with its stunning inflatable structures. Suspended from the ceiling of the Tour & Taxi complex, the whitish cylinders were intended to direct passers-by during their visit. Founded by Christopher Dessus in 2017, Paf atelier is a Paris-based architecture and scenography […]
DRAGA & AUREL: THE ART OF TRANSPARENCY
Founded in 2007 by Draga Obradovic and Aurel K. Basedow, Draga & Aurel is a multidisciplinary studio and atelier working in the fields of art, collectible design and home furnishings. With a diverse background in art, fashion and craft, the two designers owe their renown to their combination of original methods and artistic approach to […]
SPY STUDIO, POET OF THE SPECTACULAR
Oversized, but far from gratuitous, the works of this Spanish artist embellish while questioning our relationship with the world. SpY is a Spanish artist who has made a name for himself with his monumental installations and creations, particularly in the urban and public art sectors. His career has been built around a series of […]
WHAT NOT TO MISS AT PARIS DESIGN WEEK
A must-attend event for any self-respecting lover of design and architecture, Paris Design Week was an opportunity for designers, experienced or novice, to make the capital vibrate to the rhythm of design. Here’s a look back at the five not-to-be-missed presentations.. BOON_ROOM BOON_ROOM is a gallery with a unique concept that fuses art, design and […]
RADICAL DESIGN FROM BATTEN AND KAMP
Paris-based designers Alexandra Batten and Daniel Kamp have developed a body of work with a strong, radical identity. Batten and Kamp is a creative duo formed by Alexandra Batten and Daniel Kamp. The two designers were born in New Zealand and are now based in Paris. Their creations? Functional sculptures in collaboration with […]
DAMIEN GERNAY, DESIGNER MAGICIAN OF WATER AND MATTER
Discover this multi-talented artist and designer who navigates between disciplines. Born in 1975 in Paris’s suburbs, Damien Gernay entered the École Supérieure des Arts (ESA) Saint-Luc Tournai in Belgium in the 1990s. After graduating, he turned to stage design projects for contemporary dance and theatre, again in the Plat Pays. From 2003 to 2005, […]
THE POD GENERATION, THE PARENTS OF TOMORROW
Part dystopian fable, part sci-fi comedy, Sophie Barthes’ “The Pod Generation”, starring Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor, poses a delicate question: what if it were possible to outsource pregnancies and have babies born in “pods”? In a future described as “very near”, where artificial intelligence is everywhere, a couple – Rachel and Alvy […]
LOST IN THE NIGHT, IN THE SHADOW OF THE DESERT
After penning several episodes of the Netflix series “Narcos: Mexico”, Mexican filmmaker Amat Escalante returns to the cinema of his choice with the beautiful “Lost in the Night”: a visually rich genre and auteur film about contemporary Mexico. The fifth film by Mexican director Amat Escalante (Heli, La Région Sauvage), “Lost in the […]
FIRST IMAGES FOR THE SECOND PART OF DUNE
Postponed until 2024, The Second Part of Dune by Denis Villeneuve and his impressive cast (Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Léa Seydoux, Austin Butler…) begins to reveal itself. At the end of the first part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, released in September 2021, audiences were introduced to Zendaya in the role of the mysterious Chani. […]
LILY GLADSTONE: TALENT TO WATCH
Martin Scorsese’s eagerly awaited new film, “Killers of the Flower Moon”, is released this month. Alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro and a revelation: Lily Gladstone. Fans of Martin Scorsese will be delighted to witness the reunion between the New York director and his favourite actors, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert de Niro. This […]
LAURA STEVENS: PROBING INNER WORLDS
The Paris-based British photographer explores the female gaze in narrative portraits that blend cinematic drama and painterly aesthetics. “Lying on her torso, I see these three words – “You’ll forget too” – tattooed among the mountains on the inside of her left arm. Words that have always haunted me. Will you forget me? Will I […]
KATIA BOURDAREL, OR THE TROUBLE OF PAINTING
Each year, the Biennale d’Issy-les-Moulineaux showcases emerging artists alongside established names. For its fifteenth edition, it has chosen the theme of dreams, under the title “Dreams have their reasons”, inspired by William Shakespeare’s famous phrase: “We are the stuff our dreams are made of…”. 1, it welcomes Katia Bourdarel, a painter representing the new French […]
MARK ROTHKO: WHEN COLOUR BECOMES THE EMANATION OF LIGHT
Twenty-two years after the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris, the Fondation Louis Vuitton once again offers us the pleasure of plunging into the hypnotic colour fields of painter Mark Rothko, the great master of the colour field 1. “How can one express what cannot be expressed and yet is so intensely experienced? How can […]
RIZZOLI “NEW YORK” PUBLISHES THE FIRST MONOGRAPH BY ARTIST INÈS LONGEVIAL
Inès Longevial unveils her first monograph, published by Rizzoli New York. Sketches, works, studio views… the monograph “Inès Longevial” plunges readers into the painter’s poetic universe. Escape guaranteed. Passionate about art from an early age, Inès Longevial realised her dream of becoming one of the most talented painters of her generation. It was undoubtedly her […]
THIBAULT BRUNET: VIRTUAL TYPOLOGY
Landscape studies and portraits created inside video games, ruined landscapes collected on the Internet, amalgamated and reconstituted using photogrammetry 1, 3D digitisation of cliffs, virtual images… Thibault Brunet (b. 1982) likes to blur the boundaries between drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. A master of “the dilution of the real in the virtual and of photography […]
PARIS + BY ART BASEL
For its second edition from October 18 to 22, the new Parisian contemporary art fair, like the one it dethroned too, will be extending its reach beyond the Grand Palais Éphémère, where 154 galleries from 33 countries are expected. In addition to the traditional Tuileries Gardens and Place Vendôme, the Palais d’Iéna (with a […]