Art IRL: FIAC contemporary art fair returns to Paris alongside digital offerings
The FIAC may have temporarily decamped from its Grand Palais headquarters, but the concept remains the same: 170 galleries from 25 countries, selling ...
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Film show: Balzac’s biting social commentary comes to life on the big screen
Taking aim at the press and those who peddle it, “Lost Illusions” sees Honoré de Balzac settling scores within his sprawling multi-volume epic Comédie...
Jean-Paul Gaultier: Fashion’s 'enfant terrible' talks about new Paris exhibition on his work
Jean-Paul Gaultier is the designer celebrated for dressing Madonna in a conical bra, popularising skirts for boys and turning the French navy's famous...
Music show: Dutch artist Luwten opens up to the world on second LP 'Draft'
Hailing from the Netherlands, artist Tessa Douwstra performs under the name Luwten, which means "a place without wind" in Dutch. Her music channels tr...
How the French countryside inspired artist David Hockney
After spending a year of the pandemic in Normandy, one of the world's best-known and most expensive artists is putting his work from that period on di...
Dragman to the rescue! Steven Appleby on his trans superhero
His funny, delicate and dark illustrations are familiar to readers of British newspapers and adored for their philosophical take on daily life. When S...
Film show: Romance and wrought iron in period piece 'Eiffel'
Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us about the impressive special effects that recreate the construction of the Eiffel Tower on the big screen, and why...
The Brit who’s making the French laugh….at themselves.
He's been sending up the French as an English man in Paris for a good few years now - and they LOVE it. The British comedian’s YouTube videos have bee...
Emily Loizeau and Malik Djoudi on their mixed heritages and cool collaborations
Over the last two decades, Emily Loizeau and Malik Djoudi have established themselves on the French musical landscape, winning prestigious awards and ...
AfrotroniX: The futuristic face of African art
As the New Africa-France summit kicks off in the southern French city of Montpellier, we take a look at some of the cultural issues on the agenda.