César Baldaccini: Master of Compression
César Baldaccini, better known simply as César, was a prominent French sculptor of the 1960s. He created large sculptures formed by compressing...
Caroline Galambosova 11 January 2021
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What Does the Return of Algeria’s Skulls Tell Us About France?
On July 3rd, 2020, French president Emmanuel Macron made the decision to return twenty-four Algerian Skulls back to Algeria. The skulls were greeted...
Guest Profile 10 December 2020
Bastille Day in Paintings
Fête nationale or 14 Juillet are the official names of Bastille Day in France. This national French holiday commemorates the beginning of the French...
Magda Michalska 14 July 2020
10 Highlights from the Van Gogh Museum
In a museum dedicated to a painter like Vincent van Gogh, you are bound to find more than ten highlights. But since we all like lists, and as lists...
Joanna Kaszubowska 3 May 2020
Notre-Dame de Paris – One Year Later
On April 15, 2019, the world watched in horror as fire swept through the famous cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. For several heartbreaking hours, it...
Alexandra Kiely 15 April 2020
Virtual Art Repositories – Explore Endless Artworks from Quarantine
If you’ve in quarantine and have begun to feel the unpleasant effects of art withdrawal, virtual art repositories are here to help you. These...
Alexandra Kiely 30 March 2020
Lockdown Artsy Entertainment Toolkit
Initially the idea of a lock-down and extended opportunity to work from home may look a tiny bit appealing. No more commuting, no more dressing up...
Joanna Kaszubowska 21 March 2020
Notre-Dame de Paris – Its Present and Future
After Monday’s fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, I have been looking continuously for news about the building’s status. I sorted through all...
Alexandra Kiely 22 April 2019
Notre-Dame Is Burning Down
The world has received the very sad news that Paris’s famous Notre-Dame cathedral is burning down. Sometime on April 15, 2019, during renovations...
Alexandra Kiely 15 April 2019
Intersection of Coffee and Creating: Coffee Shops and Their Purpose
The actual art of coffee making has steadily been growing for years. We have surpassed and moved past instant coffee, onto specialty coffee shops and...
Rachel Witte 5 February 2019
Masterpiece Story: The Bathers by Paul Cézanne
When little Paul was born on 19th January 1839 nobody could expect that he will revolutionize painting with developing a unique style and influence a...
Kate Wojtczak 20 January 2019
