06.26.2017 Philosophical thought of cinema
“The moment is not overcome. It turns into a drama and a sequence that confronts action with time.” (Jean-Clet Martin)
06.23.2017 The concept of time of Norbert Elias
“time is a phenomenon that is constructed by the very tools that measure it.” (Nathalie Heinich)
06.16.2017 On Kawara
“These dates, that follow each other in succession, paint a picture of a mysterious artist .” (Paul Nyzam)
06.12.2017 The theater time
“Does the same thing happen during every repetition?” (Eve Mascarau)
06.09.2017 Aby Warburg’s concept of artistic survival
“Warburg invented a new way of thinking about images and their paradoxical nature via the notion of survival.” (Soko Phay)
05.26.2017 What is contemporaneity?
“The issue of modern art and contemporaneity is the same” (Olivier Zahm)
04.24.2017 Edo art forms
During an era marked by a repressive political regime, the capital Edo – future Tokyo (1868) – was a place of forbidden art that celebrated idleness and pleasure.
04.21.2017 Cy Twombly
Art that is both painting and literature, Twombly’s work would remain hush-hush for a long time.
04.07.2017 Mirrors of water
The water lilies appear secondary to the shimmering water…
03.27.2017 David Hockney’s perspective
“Painters have always known there is something wrong with perspective…” – David Hockney
03.24.2017 Writing Degree Zero
« Is there any poetic writing? » asks Roland Barthes in his first essay Writing degree zero.
03.17.2017 Murder in an English garden
However framed the image may be, it is neither a reflection of reality nor does it reveal the truth. It masks it.
02.24.2017 An essay about the aesthetic of perfume
In NEZ magazine (olfactory and perfume orientated review) art historian and critic, contemporary art theorist Nicolas Bourriaud discusses about the elusive theme of perfume with Denyse Beaulieu.
02.17.2017 Portrait of the XVIIIe century
The Crazy Day or the Marriage of Figaro, was first performed on the 27th April 1784 in the presence of Marie-Antoinette herself in a brand new theatre, since named the Odeon Theatre.
02.13.2017 Valentine’s day
The history of Valentine’s Day is not very well known.
02.10.2017 Mirror on Narcissus
Condemned to never being able to embrace his beloved, he desperately tries to maintain the magic of illusion.
01.30.2017 Defining the pink
Pink is full of ambiguity. This is an elusive colour.
01.20.2017 diptyque questionnaire: A Paris chez Antoinette Poisson
A Paris chez Antoinette Poisson is a company run by three young friends who are experts in the craft of traditional ‘Domino’ painted paper making techniques. They composed an exclusive illustrative domino for the collection Rosa Mundi.
01.13.2017 The ‘dominoterie’
‘Domino’ printed paper is decorated paper, the patterns having been printed using a woodblock with colour applied using a paintbrush or stencil.
12.23.2016 The Japanese gift package according to Roland Barthes
« … it is precisely a speciality of the Japanese package that the triviality of the thing be disproportionate to the luxury of the envelope. » (Roland Barthes)
12.16.2016 diptyque questionnaire: Cécile Matton
Cécile Matton has created for diptyque the eaux de parfum Do Son and Tam Dao, and the scented candle Épices et Délices for the 2016 Winter Collection.
12.12.2016 Harlequin
Although originating from Italy, the charachter of Harlequin was born at the French the royal court.
12.05.2016 A time-sound dream
Now aged 80, La Monte Young stands firmly on the fringes of the commercial world and continues to create music.
12.02.2016 Art Basel
Art Basel – the top venue for key movers and shakers in the world of art – has become more global by becoming more local in nature.
11.28.2016 Berlin
Berlin, a very large city, a leading metropolis, surprises people by being so serene and for the civility of its inhabitants.
11.21.2016 diptyque questionnaire: Pierre Marie
With « At Night at diptyque », illustrator Pierre Marie has drawn the magic world of a collection inspired by the Pollock Theatres.
11.14.2016 Theatre set design
The role of decor in theatre production emerged slowly in successive stages.