News
Today in Notre-Dame News: Angry Bees and Zombie Gargoyles Edition
Nothing gets creative cogs churning quite like an 850-year-old cathedral on fire.
Paris
Art
A Tacky Tech Take on Vincent van Gogh
Van Gogh, Starry Night degrades the work of the daring painter while underusing the awesome powers of immersive digital technology.
Art
The Politics and Limits of Transportation Systems Around the World
An exhibition presents a decade’s worth of research on how people get around with transportation systems that can both lead to and help resolve social inequalities.
In Brief
Today in Notre-Dame News: Extreme Cathedral Makeover Edition
The rapid pace of reconstruction news means we're breaking down the most important stories into a reader's digest.
News
As Smoke Clears, Paris Envisions a Path Forward for Notre-Dame
Officials take stock of the damage done to the cathedral as billionaires pledge money and academics brainstorm the best path forward for restoration.
In Brief
YouTube Flags Major Notre-Dame Fire as Misinformation, Links to 9/11 Article
The platform's new algorithm for probing "fake news" by adding context-specific information to videos seems to have glitched.
Art
The Artistic Explosion in Turn-of-the-Century Soviet Russia
The art of Soviet Russia may not strike the viewer as free or autonomous, but the artistic developments that flourished in this period influenced many important movements of 20th century art.
In Brief
Musée d’Orsay Puts Focus on Overlooked and Anonymous Black Models in French Masterpieces
Black models: from Géricault to Matisse temporarily retitles works featuring historically anonymous Black models to honor their sitters.
In Brief
After Diplomatic Squabble, Italy Agrees to Lend France Its Leonardos for Major Exhibition
Italy's rightwing government initially refused France's request for Leonardos because it believed the Louvre exhibition would “put Italy on the margins of a major cultural event.”
Books
Bringing Back from Obscurity a Jamaican Photographer Who Worked with Duchamp
Enacting a posthumous reassessment, the book Percy Rainford: Duchamp’s “Invisible” Photographer has poignantly rescued the neglected artist Percy Rainford from erasure.
In Brief
A Massive 17th-Century Painting Was Hiding in the Walls of an Oscar de la Renta Boutique
Construction workers at the fashion brand's new Paris store found a hidden treasure depicting an elaborately dressed marquis on his way to Jerusalem.
News
Russian Artists Convicted in French Court for Setting Fire to Bank of France in Performance
After a dramatic court hearing, the pair were convicted for dangerous destruction of property on Thursday. Alongside prison time, they must pay nearly $25,000 in damages to the Bank of France.