Saint Veronica, 1580, with the veil with the image of the Christ The Greek painter, Doménikos Theotokópoulos, alias Greco, is one of the world’s most original renaissance painters and masters. He inspired avant-garde artists and impressionists. Saint Lucas, 1605 The Grand Palais, in Paris, invites us to an extraordinary exhibition this winter (until 20 February… Continue reading El Greco the precursor of modernity
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Satiric artist shown at the Swedish Institute in Paris
Ewa Kumlin and Peter Johansson Peter Johansson, a controversial contemporary artist, together with Ewa Kumlin, the Swedish Institute’s director, presented this winter’s exhibition, called ‘National Therapy’, to an amazed French public. The Swedish Institute (that was saved in extremis, a few years ago, from being closed down due to lack of funds) is situated in… Continue reading Satiric artist shown at the Swedish Institute in Paris
Kurdish Sisters in Arms.
Her movie “Soeurs d’Armes”, or Sisters in Arms, is a realistic movie about a group of female Kurdish soldiers. The French journalist, Caroline Forest, who used to work for the French magazine, Charlie Hebdo that was attacked during a Paris terror assault, has taken up filming. The movie came out in Paris this fall and… Continue reading Kurdish Sisters in Arms.
