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Architecture · Art · Books · Moscow · Museums · Paris
Four books on the Russian avant-garde, from the 1981 exhibition catalogue to Chernikhov
Yury Avvakumov, Russian architect, populariser of the concept of paper architecture, artist who has represented Russia three times at the Venice Biennale, and researcher who has worked for many years with the legacy of the Russian avant-garde and the them. The catalogue of the exhibition "Moscow-Paris. 1900-
The East · Art · Paris · People
Silk paintings of the 1950s by the Vietnamese-French artist Mai Trung Thu
Delightful works by the Vietnamese-French artist Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980). All the works shown here were created in the 1950s and are devoted to scenes from the lives of women: their toilette and their care of children, with the everyday world of childhood. Mai Trung Thu was a
Faith · Art · Museums · Paris · Saint Petersburg
A Tumbler with a Medallion Commemorating the Victory in the Patriotic War
Saint Petersburg, Imperial Glass Factory, 1810s. Crystal, opal glass, diamond-cut faceting, painting, gilding. «On the day of Holy Easter, 29 March, a thanksgiving service to the Lord God was offered in Paris, on the Place Louis XV, by the Russian clergy, in the presence of the Emperor Alexander, the
Coming Up · Books · Paris · Pop Culture
The devoted admirer of Russian culture and of the work of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, British actor Ralph Fiennes, who reads the Russian classics in the original, will stage "Eugene Onegin" at the Paris Opera
The devoted admirer of Russian culture and of the work of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, British actor Ralph Fiennes, who reads the Russian classics in the original, will stage "Eugene Onegin" at the Paris Opera. The production will be conducted by Semyon Bychkov, with singers including Bogdan Volkov, Boris
NB! · Observations · Paris
Paris, You Are Magnificent
Art · Mores · Paris · Humour
The Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris, its name origins and César Baldaccini's centaur
There is a curious street in Paris called Rue du Cherche-Midi, "Seek Noon Street". One version holds that the name comes from an ancient bas-relief of an astronomer taking measurements with a sundial. Another ties the enigmatic, even comical name to the forests that once covered
Architecture · Books · Monarchies · Paris
Marie Antoinette's dairy near Rambouillet château, with a grotto and a sculpture of Amalthea
Émile Zola describes the château of Rambouillet, with its forest and surroundings, as a paradise to which one longs to flee from the heat of the stone corridors of Paris, in Au Bonheur des Dames ("The Ladies' Paradise"). To this day it remains one of the most
Archive · Art · Paris · Humour
Paul Gauguin plays the harmonium without trousers at Alphonse Mucha's in 1893
What to Do of an Evening in Paris? Paul Gauguin, trouserless, plays the harmonium at a house party at Alphonse Mucha's; the year is 1893
NB! · Observations · Paris · Pop Culture · Society Pages · Humour
A Queue for Dolce & Gabbana at the Grand Palais
A queue for Dolce & Gabbana at the Grand Palais. I am not enough of an admirer to deprive genuine devotees of the chance to make the acquaintance of the golden monograms from the second floor of TsUM, so with a quiet heart I proceeded to the Petit Palais
NB! · Architecture · Heritage · Paris
Notre-Dame Is Still Not Entirely Free of Its Scaffolding
Architecture · Monarchies · Heritage · Paris · Saint Petersburg
One of the most beautiful bridges in Paris, the Pont Alexandre III, built to celebrate the strengthening of the diplomatic alliance between France and Russia
One of the most beautiful bridges in Paris, the Pont Alexandre III, was built to celebrate the strengthening of the diplomatic alliance between France and Russia. Incredibly costly, difficult to execute and superbly decorated, the Alexander Bridge remains to this day one of the principal sights of Paris. Construction ran