News
Massive Mural of Ashamed Statue of Liberty Emerges in France
Dutch street artist Judith de Leeuw said she created the piece in response to the United States’s cruel immigration policies.
France
Book Review
The Brief and Illustrious Life of the Telegraph
Time Machines reveals entanglements between the largely forgotten optical telegraph and artistic movements in 19th-century France.
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Mitchell Johnson Exhibits Paintings at Paris’s Galerie Mercier
Twelve intimate works created by Johnson over the past seven years are on view at the gallery from May 20 to 31.
News
Trump’s Top Envoy Says Palais de l’Élysée Looks Just Like Mar-a-Lago
Steve Witkoff is the laughingstock of the internet for drawing parallels between Trump’s Florida beach club and the ornate 18th-century French palace.
News
The Call to Return the Statue of Liberty to France, Explained
“The statue is yours, but what it embodies belongs to everyone," said French politician Raphael Glucksmann in a sharp rebuke of Trump's attacks on democracy.
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The American University of Paris Offers an MFA in Creative Writing With a Global Focus
AUP is home to Europe’s only two-year interdisciplinary graduate program in creative writing, now accepting applications for fall 2025.
News
Yto Barrada to Represent France at Next Venice Biennale
The French-Moroccan artist is known for poignant works exploring border communities, migration, climate change, and cross-cultural dialogue.
News
Inconspicuous Church Painting Turns Out to Be by Botticelli’s Studio
The work was long believed to be a more recent replica of a 16th-century work by the Renaissance master.
News
Second Man Buried Under Notre Dame Identified as French Poet
Two years after his sarcophagus was discovered, archaeologists identified the remains of a 16th-century aristocratic poet credited with popularizing French-language sonnets.
Art
The Unapologetic Femininity of Isabella Ducrot’s Textile Art
Her meticulously assembled, labyrinthine stitches, sketches, and scribbles are like narrative threads weaving their way through a rich life.
Art
Vera Molnár’s Fascination With the Glitches in the Matrix
In her computer-based works, the artist sought freedom within systematism and improvisation within predictability.
Art
A Nudist Art Exhibition That You Can See Naked
A French museum show documenting the rise of Europe’s nudist communities invites visitors in their birthday suits.