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Louvre Bids To Store A Chardin Purchased By The U.S. Museum In France

[ad_1] On a computer screen, the still life “Basket of Wild Strawberries” by 18th-century French painter Jean Siméon Chardin is quiet and modest. The ability to capture the reflection of light from the rim of a water glass is quiet in this environment. In person, though, it casts a spell. “Deceptively simple, absolutely captivating and …

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There Are Women Sharing Abortion Stories In The Movie ‘Happening’ In France

[ad_1] PARIS – Audrey Diwan’s film “Happening,” about a back-street abortion in France in the 1960s, is not for cowards. In fact, the audience fainted at many screenings, including the movie screening. Venice Film Festival won the Golden Lion last September. In a recent interview, Diwan said, “It is often men who say that experience …

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House Hunting in France: An Updated 19th Century Farm in a French

[ad_1] “The activity has been insanely strong throughout the entire period from the beginning of the year,” said Mr. Kraft. Foreign buyers, mostly from the US, have begun to reenter the market after a wave of domestic pandemic buyers. And he noted a second trend: younger buyers, whom he described as dual-income couples in their …

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A ‘Product of Colonialism’ Represents France at the Venice Biennale

[ad_1] LONDON – When the Venice Art Biennale opens its doors to the public this weekend, France will be represented for the first time by an artist of Algerian origin. Zineb Sedira is this artist and her appointment is historic in several ways. Only a handful of female artists have been exhibited by the French …

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Green Party Failed to Connect Before Election in France

[ad_1] MONTPELLIER, France – Yannick Jadot, the French Green Party candidate in the April presidential election, walked through a small cheering crowd to a podium filled with banners with his face, speakers blasted a version of “What a Wonderful World” by punk rock singer Joey Ramone. The candidate nodded to the beat. The event, which …

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France Announces Huge Increase of Nuclear Energy Program

[ad_1] President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced a massive increase in France’s massive nuclear power program, promising to build a fleet of 14 next-generation reactors and smaller nuclear power plants as the country seeks to cut planet-warming emissions and reliance on foreign energy. . The announcement represented a face-to-face for Mr Macron, who had previously …

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House Hunting in France: A Diamond in the Rough Near the Basque Coast

[ad_1] Nine-Bedroom Villa in Southwest France $5.6 MILLION (4.95 MILLION EURO) This nine-bedroom, Neo-Basque style villa On the Basque coast of France, close to the Spanish border, the resort town sits on 1.85 acres of grass in Winter Park, a quiet residential neighborhood outside of downtown Biarritz. Built in 1920, the 6,458-square-foot home was last …

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