CARLIJN JACOBS, GRAPHIC AND WHIMSICAL FOLLIES
The Dutch fashion photographer presents her first solo exhibition at Amsterdam's Foam Gallery, showcasing her eccentric, vintage and colourful visual imagery. Her name may not be familiar to the general public, but some of her images are much more so. Starting with the cover of Beyoncé's Renaissance album and the shots of Bella Hadid as [...]
A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE HAIFA FILM FESTIVAL
Just before the start of a new conflict between Israel and Palestine, the country's biggest film festival, the Haifa International Film Festival, was held. We report. At the very beginning of October, in the northern port city of Haifa, Israel, the 39th edition of the country's oldest and most [...]
IMAGENATION PARIS AT GALERIE JOSEPH LE PALAIS
The photography event not to be missed Launched in 2013 by Martin Vegas and organized by the cultural association DeFactory, ImageNation aims to highlight the photographic work of the contemporary new wave. The art and photography festival will take place at the Palais Galerie Joseph on November 10, 11 and 12 [...]
PARIS PHOTO
The first international fair dedicated to the photographic medium New curatorial orientations highlighting the major figures of contemporary photography, as well as a dialogue between past and present through the confrontation of vintage works with works by current artists pushing back the boundaries of the discipline, mark this new edition, very [...].
HOW TO HAVE SEX - THEIR SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY IN CRETE
How to Have Sex is a very personal debut film, chronicling the vacation of a group of British teenage girls on a party trip to a seaside resort in Crete. It's a Greek town, but everyone speaks English. The tourists are almost all teenagers or very young adults who have come to drink, party [...].
PARCOURS OFFSCREEN, THE IMAGE IN ALL ITS STATES
Bringing together avant-garde, historical and contemporary artists to discuss innovative image-based practices (installations and experiments with still and moving images), the Offscreen show offered us a second fine edition. Here, among the international galleries gathered this year at the Grand Garage Haussmann, are the works that caught our eye. Thomas Devaux [...]
ALIN BOZBICIU: From contortions to twirls
Born in 1989, Romanian painter Alin Bozbiciu's canvases hover in the shadow of many of the great masters of the past. A fiery painting of great velocity and freedom, expressing the urgency to paint in order to capture emotion. Pieces of flesh, falling or dancing bodies, clutching, embracing, whirling, fluttering... The [...]
Daniel Sackheim, in praise of film noir
Here, the Emmy Award-winning Hollywood director and producer plunges us into his photographic explorations through stories hidden behind the opaque shadows of the cradle of film noir. It's a big name in the backstage world of the Hollywood industry. Daniel Sackheim's career in film and television [...].
SUSSURRO, SAGA AFRICA
As heavenly as the Maldives, as mythical as Zanzibar, Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony in southeast Africa, is home to some ultra-luxurious, eco-friendly resorts. For example, Sussurro, with its six canvas bungalows, stands with its feet in the sand, facing a turquoise lagoon dotted with traditional wooden dhows. The owners, Adam Humphreys and [...]
CÉLINE DEVAUX SHOOTS "SOLEILLES" FOR FLAVIEN BERGER
Long-time collaborator of Flavien Berger, director Céline Devaux offers a daring, delicate video for "Soleilles". Eight years after penning the video for "Gravité", filmmaker Céline Devaux reunites with musician Flavien Berger. The director of Tout le monde aime Jeanne (2022) offers a beautiful video accompaniment for the track [...].
KISAWA, VIRTUOUS SANCTUARY
At the crossroads of luxury hospitality, design, eco-responsibility and innovation, Kisawa Sanctuary was built in part using 3D printing, to blend in better with the landscape, between dunes and forest. The same goes for the furniture. The result: 22 bungalows with the appearance of thatched huts with perfect aesthetics, built in [...].
AUGURE, BACK TO CONGO
Using the codes of magic realism to create a virtuoso and spectacular mise-en-scène, Augure is a beautiful first film, portraying a contemporary Africa torn between tradition and modernity. The first film by Belgian rapper Baloji of Congolese origin, Augure takes as its starting point a return to his homeland. Koffi (Marc Zinga) returns to his home [...].
LOS VILOS, THE CONCRETE WAVE BY RYŪE NISHIZAWA
The Japanese architect has designed a splendid weekend house on the Chilean coast. An ideal refuge for lovers of nature and architecture. Anchored facing the Pacific Ocean, Ryūe Nishizawa's House in Los Vilos echoes the raw, overwhelming beauty of the surrounding landscape. Set on the [...]
MARIA LAX, BEYOND REALITY
Based in London, the Finnish photographer transports us into her timeless visual narratives, halfway between reality, fiction and the supernatural. "The truth lies elsewhere", some might say. And that's no understatement. Maria Lax explores identity, beliefs and modern folklore through her exploration of parallel worlds. Her series Some Kind of [...]
LINEARCURVATURE: "BEHIND THE WALLS ARE SO MANY STORIES".
Veronica isn't very talkative when it comes to her persona. "I'd simply prefer to be known as Linearcurvature," she warns. A graduate of New York's Parsons School of Design, she didn't embrace the arts she'd studied once out of school, until she took up photography [...].
Joali Being: South Asia's first wellness island
Luxury resort Joali isn't doing things by halves with Joali Being, the first wellness island in this Indian Ocean paradise. In collaboration with Shephard Communications, the organizers have launched a new XXL resourcing program, run by master practitioners, culinary maestros and herbalists. This [...]
LE GRAND MAZARIN: FOCUS ON THE NEW 5-STAR HOTEL
In the heart of the Marais district, Le Grand Mazarin offers a haven of luxurious serenity amid the hustle and bustle of Paris. Just a stone's throw from the Hôtel de Ville, on the corner of rue de la Verrerie and rue des Archives, Le Grand Mazarin invites you to experience Paris in all its splendor. Le Grand Mazarin combines [...]
GUATEMALA, AN UNSPOILED JEWEL
From the high plateaus sheltering Lake Atitlán to the jungle protecting the remains of Tikal, this Mayan land offers its treasures to lovers of nature, archaeology and tradition. Discover Guatemala: Its name, with its Náhuatl origins, is lost in the mists of time. It evokes the "wooded place" or the "land of eagles" for [...]
OKTOBRE, THE ADDRESS THAT AWAKENS YOUR SENSES
Some restaurants make a greater impression than others through their attention to detail and elegance. Such was the case with Oktobre, located in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and orchestrated by young chef Martin Maumet, which combines taste, beauty and refinement. We start with the architecture and decoration [...].
Guefen, chef Ohad Amzallag's first table
Israeli chef Ohad Amzallag's first address is 9, rue du Vertbois. Inside, he has sought to recreate the convivial atmosphere of his Tel Aviv home. Guefen is above all a sharing experience where gastronomy takes center stage. Discover it. For the past twenty-five years, Ohad Amzallag has [...]