It was a holiday weekend here in France and with my family in town, it was the perfect opportunity to get an eyeful of amazing art every day. So I’m taking you with me on a tour of the best from the weekend.
First stop, Cinemode : the Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibit at the Cinematheque – an overall celebration of fashion, and cinema, with iconic looks from Gaultier himself but also Yves Saint-Laurent, Coco Chanel, Pierre Cardin and more. It’s a lovely walk through different eras with both physical pieces in the room and classic movie looks playing on screens all around.
They were scarce but I found a couple of photos online to give you an idea of the space, since I don’t like to take pictures during visits :
Next, we went to check out the Annie Leibovitz exhibit at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, a collection of 200 pictures from the past 50 years, from intimate black and white portraits, commissions for Rolling Stone Magazine, touring with the Stones, all the way to her bigger and more well-known fashion photos. It’s always such a treat to see her work. The whole crowd was also discreetly playing “guess the celebrity” throughout the visit which was fun to eavesdrop on !
Here’s a few of my faves :
I also desperately want to use this one in a home as a huge impactful piece somewhere …. soooo DM me if you have a giant house and a lot of money please !
To round out the weekend, I was super excited to get back to AKAA (Also Known As Africa), the yearly Art & Design Fair dedicated to showcasing African artists. It was cancelled last year due to Covid and I couldn’t wait to go back after being blown away by it the past few years. There was a little less photo this year – which is still my main obsession – and also big competition from a large photography fair on the same dates but it’s still always such a beautiful experience and amazing inspiration in all its art forms.
A few standouts from the last years made an appearance though :
and Prince Gyasi
And then it was all new, beautiful discoveries :
This piece was part of a series of new works that unfortunately I couldn’t find online yet – they were absolutely gorgeous up close though !
I hope these amazing piece will inspire you as much as they did me, and will infuse beauty and color throughout your week !
I added links to each of the artists’ websites or socials so make sure to go check them out and give them some love !
— Marie
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