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We have a new reason for calling Paris the City of Light—the dazzling Atelier des Lumieres. The spanking new digital art museum located in a historic factory in the 11th arr explodes with light, images and sound giving new meaning to the ages old Paris designation. Talk of the Town...
About a month a go I had a chance to zip in and talk a quick look around the big Quilt show in Grand Rapids. This event draws people from all over the Mid-West. While a lot of the quilts are too folksy for my taste, some strike me as fabulous, interesting and creative. […]
Today my body is in Grand Rapids but in my head I’m in Paris. Why? I’m reading an interesting book by an Australian Journalist who moves to Paris to follow a boyfriend and last week I toured a blockbuster exhibit in Chicago called “Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity.” Guess what? It’s...
Last August a huge quilt show came to Grand Rapids. Apparently making guilts is a big deal because the turn out to attend to see the more than 900 quilts on display was one of the largest in Grand Rapids area. Thousands thronged our streets to enjoy not only the massive show, but also...
I have always wanted to go this Art Extravaganza and this year I got my wish. Expanding over the entire 12th floor of the Merchandise Mart, Art Chicago is worth a trip to the Windy City if you want to see some of what’s current and happening in the art world. It happens every year […]
Normally when I go to Chicago and make my way down the Magnificant Mile of Michigan Avenue I am drawn to the delights in the windows of the the ritzy and fashionable stores, the wild getups of the people on the streets and the always fabulous floral or botanical displays along the...
I am totally in awe of the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In fact, I’m so taken with the this rock star of photojournalism that I went to see his work twice–at two different museums. The first time was in NYC last May at the Museum of Modern Art. It captured my interest to the...
Yesterday I hopped on the Amtrak with a good buddy to go to Chicago. What a great way to travel—chatting and enjoying the scenery as we made our way along the western Michigan coast line to the Windy City for the day. Our mission: tour new Matisse exhibit at the Chicago Institute of Arts. The...
If you live anywhere near Grand Rapids, MI, I suggest you hot foot it down to the Grand Rapids Art Museum to see the Calder Jewelry exhibit that will be on display for a few more weeks. You don’t have to be a fashionista to marvel at this exhibit. For the most part, the jewelry […]