News
In a Parisian Cemetery, a Lovely Brancusi Has Vanished in Plain Sight
Brancusi's "The Kiss" has stood atop Tatiana Rachewskaïa's tomb for more than a century, but six months ago it was covered up and its future remains a mystery.
Paris
Art
Classical Sculptures Raise Prosthetic Limbs for Disability Rights
The nonprofit Handicap International outfitted the Venus de Milo and other statues with 3D-printed prosthetic limbs to raise awareness of the global need for prosthetics.
In Brief
Oui Oui! French Cultural Figures Praise Colossal Jeff Koons Bouquet in Op-Ed
In an op-ed published today in Le Monde, 37 artists, collectors, curators, and other arts workers pledged their support for the towering "Bouquet of Tulips."
In Brief
A Snowstorm Paralyzed Paris, But Its Museums Look Lovely
This week the French capital received far more than its usual share of snow, leaving many of its museums, gardens, and outdoor sculptures with a photogenic dusting of fresh powder.
News
French Art Dealers Join Chorus of Opposition Against Jeff Koons's Big Bouquet
The 80,000-pound sculpture is still being fabricated, but already an association representing 255 French art dealers wants it moved.
Opinion
Paris Deserves Better than Jeff Koons
In defending Koons's giant "Bouquet of Tulips" sculpture for Paris, two art dealers working on the project expose its many flaws.
In Brief
Non, Merci! French Artists and Cultural Workers Reject Giant Jeff Koons Sculpture
In an open letter, 24 artists, curators, politicians, and more called for the costly and logistically complex project to be scrapped.
Art
A Year in the Life of Pablo Picasso
An exhibition at the Musée National Picasso in Paris tracks the artist's life and work, month-to-month, in 1932.
Art
A Digital Drawing that Morphs with Real-time Meteorological Data
Claire Malrieux's digital artwork "Climat Général" at the Collège des Bernardins features abstract forms that shift in response to weather data, evoking humanity's environmental impact.
In Brief
Kinkier than Thou: Pompidou Installs Doggie-Style Sculpture the Louvre Dumped
After the Louvre rejected a racy sculpture, the contemporary art museum welcomed it with open arms.
Art
A Digital Art Tribute to Dada Gets an IRL Gallery Show
Launched in 2015, Dadaclub.online made high-quality scans of three dozen Dada works available for reinterpretation by new media artists. Now, 27 of the resulting remixes are on view in Paris.
News
Too Lewd for the Louvre, Boinking Building Sculpture Nixed in Paris
"Domestikator," a 40-foot-tall inhabitable sculpture that was to be part of the FIAC fair's public art program, is shaped like two figures making whoopee.