03.16.2018 Perfumes of the sixties
Perfumes of the Sixties are characterised by originality, the increased use of synthetic ingredients blended with wonderful natural ingredients, classicism and sensuality.
02.26.2018 Pistoletto
“Muretti di Stracci laid one of the first stones in what art critic Germano Celant would dub Arte povera. ” (Paul Nyzam)
02.16.2018 Perfumed wigs
“Scented powder was all the rage.” (Annick Le Guérer)
02.09.2018 Rrose Sélavy
“This ambiguous effigy wearing a hat and string of pearls already had a name: Rrose Sélavy.” (Marcel Duchamp)
01.26.2018 diptyque questionnaire: Leslie David
Graphic artist Leslie David designed the illustration of Rose Delight.
01.12.2018 Young girl combing her hair
Young girl combing her hair (1894) of Auguste Renoir, by writer and exhibition commissioner Pascal Bonafoux, also a Professor Emeritus of History of Art at University Paris VIII.
01.08.2018 Toiles de Jouy
Jouy fabric created by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf became all the rage because the prints were designed as if they were real paintings. The illustrations of Rose Delight were inspired by the original toiles de Jouy.
12.25.2017 Praises of pliages
“Hantaï’s paintings, where pliage (folding) is utilised as a genuine method, found an echo with Didi-Huberman.” (Soko Phay)
12.22.2017 The antic sky of Cy Twombly
“Cy Twombly’s work feeds on historical references, literature and art.” (Etienne Sallon)
12.18.2017 Space: obscure clarity
“The first blackness is that of night… ” (Annie Mollard-Desfour)
12.11.2017 Thomas Ruff, The Little Prince of Stars
” Thomas Ruff cancelled out any resemblance to reality and broke with the traditionally more emotional representation of the subject.” (Elodie Morel)
12.08.2017 Stars (of visibility)
“Visibility is the key for public recognition on a grand scale.” (Julia Kerninon)
12.01.2017 Usury and the stars
Usury and the Stars by writer and art historian, Pascal Bonafoux, about stars in the fresco of Giotto in the chapel of Santa Maria della Carità all’Arena.
11.24.2017 Constellations of Joan Fontcuberta
Constellations of Joan Fontcuberta, presented by Nathalie Parienté, an art historian and exhibition curator, and notably «Joan Fontcuberta. Ad Litteram».
11.20.2017 LA NONA ORA (THE NINTH HOUR)
La Nona Ora (the ninth hour) was created by Maurizio Cattelan in 1999. This installation is presented by contemporary art expert at Christie’s Paul Nyzam.
11.10.2017 diptyque questionnaire: Philippe Baudelocque
diptyque questionnaire: Philippe Baudelocque. Reknown for his giant stellar fresco, the artist has illustrated ditpyque Collection Hiver 2017.
10.27.2017 The logic of organised sensations of Cezanne
« There is no line, there is no modelling, there are only contrasts » (Lawrence Gowing)
10.20.2017 Florentine and Alexandre Lamarche-Ovize at Private Choice
Interview with artists Florentine and Alexandre Lamarche-Ovize, as guests for the fifth edition of Private Choice, envisioned by Nadia Candet.
10.16.2017 Birds in the Nordic design
Birds in the Nordic design, by Ásdís Ólafsdóttir, an historian of Design and Director of Maison Louis Carré.
09.22.2017 When an accident creates a new identity
“Accident and creation are therefore not in opposition.” (Catherine Malabou)
09.18.2017 The story of a photography
The photography was was blurred and the main subject matter had barely made it into the frame.
09.15.2017 American Paris
“The American of Paris is what America does best.” (Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1925)
08.11.2017 A history of the gestures of perfumery
“From its origins to today, perfume has continued to induce practices and gestures.” (Annick Le Guérer)
08.07.2017 Il Disegno, drawing and design
“Drawing is even more important because it is at the origin of a piece of work.” (Pascal Bonafoux)
07.28.2017 Perfume: the story of a murderer
“This novel by Patrick Süskind is primarily the story of a Nose called Jean-Baptiste Grenouille” (Julia Kerninon)
07.14.2017 Philosophy of Smell
“Smell acquires its pedigree via the art that expresses the beauty and power of fragrances. ” (Chantal Jaquet)
06.30.2017 Morvarid K.: “Preserved for a better day”
With « Preserved for a better day », artist Morvarid K. recalls the daily lives of people living in Tehran.