Text: Jon Handelman Images: Céline Cruz Upon entering the Russian Team Room Gallery, the visitor is first confronted by the Russian Tea Room mind map. Sinewy lines combine to form what could be the branches of a tree or the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text: Philip Tonda Images: Tine Kildal What makes Paris so very special? Isn’t it the delightful meeting between history and contemporary life? The combination of things that never change and things that do? The old hôtel particulier at 10, rue … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text: Susie Kahlich Images: Céline Cruz Shoes. There is a preponderance of shoes and shoe-related objets in Atelier FB. There are a pair of lamps made from shoe lasts, a painting that is in fact an X-ray of a shoe, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text: Susie Kahlich Images: Céline Cruz «Don’t freak out when you see the shabby staircase. The flat is nicer than the exterior suggests,» insists Melissa Unger. But her warning is unnecessary. Like most things in Paris, you can’t judge a … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Collection Paul Morris et Sam Grubman, New York © Robert CrumbText: Elliot Elam I once asked Robert Crumb how he felt about his fame. 'I guess that I've left my mark on this earth' he eventually replied. 'But the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text: Elliot Elam Image: Art Spiegelman © D.R. ‘If comics are going to exist for another century’, wrote Art Spiegelman, ’they’ve got to redefine themselves as art or die’. He meant ‘art’ in the typical sense, rather than anything more … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
I.C. Rapoport responding to questions about his show “Paris est une fête” on display at Galerie Le Simoun, with the help of I V Y paris’ Melissa Unger. IC RAPOPORT gal SIMOUN Uploaded by cemeli … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Michael Usyk is a New York-based artist. Check out his website. Read part one here. “Holly and I went over, went in, and sat down writes Michael Usyk. It seemed the place was open to all. It was a sweet … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
I met artist Michael Usyk on my last trip to NYC and after hearing about his adventures persuaded him to write about them for other readers who aspire to touch down in Paris and see what they can make happen……. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Last week I met Susan Shup, an American born artist living in Paris for many years and working out of a great atelier (The Shup Shop) in the heart of the Marais. We spoke about her work which is focused … [CLICK TO READ MORE]