Art Review
Jacques-Louis David Knew That Style Is Political
Where art history is a subjective observer, he was on an active quest for the representational form for the “truth.”
Paris
Art Review
The Anti-Caravaggio of the Baroque Era
Georges de La Tour incorporated chiaroscuro into austere genre compositions, lending them a uniquely intimate and spiritual quality.
Art Review
The Darkness of Greuze’s Doe-Eyed Children
Where an exhibition’s focus on childhood becomes outright problematic is the show’s bizarre conclusion, which considers spoiled innocence.
News
Louvre Heist: Two Arrested; Director Gets Support From Peers
Museum directors and curators published a letter expressing solidarity with the Louvre’s embattled director.
News
Palais de Tokyo Says Martinique Flag Artwork Could Be “Illegal”
Cameron Rowland’s work, which involved replacing the French flag with the Caribbean island’s, was briefly on view on the Paris museum’s facade.
Features
Is Art Basel Paris Too Big to Fail?
The fair showed relative market resilience but leaned into the risk-averse paintings, with most standout work in the emerging sectors.
Features
Asia Now Is a Paris Art Fair, Festival, and Incubator
The view of the Seine from the windows warded off the fair numbness that so often sets in amid endless rows of booths in enclosed spaces.
News
Activists Protest Fireworks Display at Centre Pompidou
“Art cannot be an excuse to destroy,” said Students for a Free Tibet.
News
Louvre Director’s Testimony Sheds New Light on Heist
Laurence des Cars pointed to long-term security issues and overdue upgrades that may have facilitated the thieves’ brazen daylight break-in.
Guide
8 Fairs and Events to Visit During Paris Art Week
Hide your jewels and hop over to Art Basel, Asia NOW, the Upstairs Art Fair, and more art happenings in the City of Love.
Guide
10 Exhibitions to See in Paris This Fall
Surveys of French giants like Jacques-Louis David at the Louvre take center stage, but the city’s zeitgeist is perhaps best captured outside the big museum circuit.
Art Review
Lygia Pape Wants You to Participate
Pape’s work endures because it makes us feel collectivity as a physical condition rather than a concept.