Published in Show Your City·16 hours agoMember-onlyTop 8 Free Things to Do in ParisParis is an expensive city, but fortunately for you, I have some good plans to share with you — As a guide, the tourists and visitors, French or foreigners, that I guide ask me what to do in Paris, apart from the (too) famous Louvre and Montmartre district. …10 min read10 min read
Published in The Collector·Dec 15, 2022Member-onlyWho Was the First Female Artist in the History of Western Art?Let’s discover together the story of Sofonisba Anguissola — By now you know my passion for women artists. The history of art has made them so invisible that in my small way I try to bring them back to light thanks to the work of researchers for whom they have never been forgotten. Today, let me introduce you to…Women4 min readWomen4 min read
Published in The Collector·Dec 8, 2022Member-onlyLet’s Talk About the Wrapped Arc de Triomphe by Christo and Jeanne-ClaudeWhat it was, how Jeanne-Claude’s work was invisibilized and why their work was problematic in 2021 — Note before I start I wrote this article a year ago after the project was uninstalled. I was quite virulent in the way I wrote and told things. And since it took me a long time to write it, and everyone had already forgotten about the Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped!, I never published it…Art11 min readArt11 min read
Published in The Collector·Nov 14, 2022Member-onlyHow Did the French Like to Scare Themselves at the End of the 18th Century?A short history of phantasmagorias — If you type the word phantasmagoria in Google, the first thing that will appear is this: “Fantastic, supernatural vision”. But you can be sure that I’m not going to knit an article just around this. Today, I’m going to talk to you about phantasmagoria shows. A phantasmagoria is a show…History6 min readHistory6 min read
Published in The Collector·Oct 31, 2022Member-onlyWho Was Paula Modersohn-Becker?Another talented woman artist that the history of art has made us forget — If you have been reading me for some time, you know my penchant for women. Artists, queens, courtesans, spies, dancers. All the women who made History with a capital H, and this same History has passed under silence. I try today, in my small way, to bring these women back…Women5 min readWomen5 min read
Published in The Collector·Oct 24, 2022Member-onlyWhy I Decided to Stop Talking About Picasso and Gauguin in My ToursAnd if you don’t agree with that, you can always hire another tour guide — While browsing on Medium, I came across an extremely interesting article explaining why the author hated Gauguin. I smiled when I read the title, thinking that someone, on the other side of the world, shared my dislike and contempt for this French artist who has been put on a pedestal…Art8 min readArt8 min read
Published in The Collector·Oct 13, 2022Member-onlyThe Cursed Lovers of ParisHow a medieval love story made Paris the capital of romance — Paris has the reputation of being the city of love and romance, but do you know that you have to go back to the Middle Ages to find the source of this romantic reputation? Are you ready to discover a love story as incredible as tragic, as romantic as impossible? …History4 min readHistory4 min read
Published in Counter Arts·Oct 10, 2022Member-onlyPoppy Field in Argenteuil by Claude MonetHow to read a classic impressionist painting in three minutes — Impressionism is an artistic movement that appeared during the second half of the 19th century, in the 1860s. This movement is only the beginning of the great artistic revolution that followed. This artistic movement is now considered the most popular in the history of painting, and this is due to…Painting3 min readPainting3 min read
Published in History of Women·Sep 23, 2022Member-onlyFrom Exile to Becoming Queen of FranceWho was Maria Leszczynska, the most discreet French queen? — For the past six months, I have been giving guided tours of the Château de Versailles. This new job was a real challenge for me at first. I do not support the monarchy, I have an aversion to this part of French history and I do not like the Louis…Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Published in The Collector·Sep 23, 2022Member-onlyWhat’s Behind Berthe Morisot’s Window?Five minutes to understand the painting In England (Eugene Manet on the Isle of Wight) by Berthe Morisot — For this new brève d’art, I wanted to take you on a little journey. I’m sitting at my desk and as often, I’m looking out the window, as if I didn’t already know by heart this view that has been offered to me daily for the last five years. I…Art5 min readArt5 min read
