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Fine Art Friday: Art Paris 2012

30 March 2012
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I still remember that sunny weekend last year when I had the pleasure of attending Art Paris 2011. And here we are again with yesterday marking the opening day of Art Paris 2012 (and a year since I began Fine Art Friday). Last weekend, after visiting TEFAF (the world’s best art fair exhibiting Old Masters [...]

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Asia Week, Paris Style

20 March 2012
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A beautiful ivory box from the 17th century, Ceylon The Goddess Usnīsavijayā from Nepal, 17th – 18th century A copper “Dāka” or Devourer from Nepal, 16th – 17th century – I think he wants a macaron… The Queen Māyā Devī, also known as the mother of Buddha, 19th century from Nepal. All eyes are turned [...]

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Fine Art Friday: Guess the Artist, Part 2

3 February 2012
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Last week for Fine Art Friday, I shared my love of details within a master’s painting and a little art history game we play to test our visual memory and knowledge of an artist’s touch. I shared close-ups of seven different paintings each on display at the Centre Pompidou in Paris* and asked you to [...]

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Fine Art Friday: Guess the Artist, Part 1

27 January 2012
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In Art History, we were required to know the artist just by the style of the painting. While most of us can tell a Monet by his voluminous brush strokes and cool color palette, some artists can be quite difficult to differentiate. Take Braque and Picasso for example. The two painted side by side in [...]

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Paint Brushes and Cream Cheese Frosting

23 November 2011
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Getting to know fellow expats has been the highlight of my move to Paris. I’ve mentioned it before, but I have to say it again – I feel so lucky to be surrounded by such creative and interesting women. So when Kasia from Love in the City of Lights mentioned that she was planning a [...]

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Fine Art Friday: FIAC 2011 in Review

28 October 2011
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It seems like it was weeks ago already. All signs of the festivities, the posters, the installations have been torn down, removed, shipped back from where ever they came from. But I still hear people chatting about FIAC in the metro, outside boutiques and in cafés. Many of the contemporary works of art have been [...]

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Paris entertainment at your fingertips

14 October 2011
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It’s nothing new that Paris has a plethora of artistic and cultural establishments. Keeping up with the gallery openings (or vernissages), museum expositions, the latest at the opera houses, theaters and even the cinema is a full time job in and of itself! Take into account the entrance fees and cost of tickets, your entertainment [...]

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Fine Art Friday: Nuit Blanche 2011

7 October 2011
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Events like Nuit Blanche never fail to remind me just why I love Paris. Not only is this one of the most robust events of the years, it’s one where everyone can’t wait to get involved. And the best part? The city itself, that is the government, is the host. Imagine Philadelphia hosting a significant [...]

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