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Wall Street Journal
16-05-2025
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- Wall Street Journal
‘Wild Thing' Review: The Sorcery of Paul Gauguin
Sue Prideaux's gruesomely fascinating 'Wild Thing' begins with four teeth in a well. Local inhabitants of Hiva Oa, in French Polynesia, found them in 2000 while restoring the nearby hut in which Paul Gauguin lived. Scientific analysis proved the teeth were indeed the famed painter's. When Gauguin died in 1903, he had been on Hiva Oa for two years. All his life he had been in pursuit of wild things. Born in Paris in 1848, he had spent several childhood years with his maternal family in Lima, Peru. For the rest of his life, he would belligerently call himself 'a savage from Peru.' Gauguin always considered himself an outsider. Even while thriving as a young Parisian stockbroker, his amateur painting defied rules. In early works such as 'The Market Gardens of Vaugirard' (1879), he rejected the tight, smooth realism of Academic art and caught up with the variegated brushwork and unblended colors of his mentor, the Impressionist Camille Pissarro. Several of the core Impressionists incubated the generation after theirs, even though the post-Impressionists were moving rapidly toward distinct and remarkably individual styles. The last of the Impressionist exhibitions, held in 1886 and financed in large part by Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas and Berthe Morisot, launched not only the career of Gauguin but also Georges Seurat, with the latter's monumental 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte' (1886). Degas would be one of Gauguin's most stalwart collectors for the rest of his life. Post-Impressionism quickly delivered more than its fair share of images that have stayed in our collective imagination. By 1889, Vincent van Gogh, who had attended the 1886 exhibition and tried to become Gauguin's friend, had painted 'The Starry Night.'
Time Out
14-05-2025
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- Time Out
Le Bal
As part of the French May Arts Festival, Tai Kwun is bringing a touch of European splendour to the heart of Hong Kong. Over the course of several evenings, head to the main Parade Ground inside the heritage compound of Tai Kwun to see dreamy performances and sumptuous costumes inspired by the Impressionist artworks of Renoir and Degas. Featuring lampshade-like costumes that light up, horse-drawn carriages, stilt-walkers, mysterious dancers, and circus performers, Le Bal transports visitors back to the late 1800s' elegance of La Belle Époque. This era in French and European history was characterised by enlightenment, romanticism, and cultural innovation when the arts, literature, music, and theatre all flourished – and this special performance is a surreal and sublime tribute to French beauty. Entrance to Le Bal is free, so make your way to Tai Kwun from now to 18, where the street performance will take over the main courtyard between 6pm to 6.30pm, followed by 7.30pm to 8pm.
Yomiuri Shimbun
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Upcoming Impressionist Exhibition in Tokyo to Focus on Paintings with Interior Settings; Masters of Art Form to be on Display
The Yomiuri Shimbun Mone Kamishiraishi stands beside a poster of the upcoming exhibition 'Impressionist Interiors: Intimacy, Decoration, Modernity' during a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. An upcoming exhibition at the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno, Tokyo, will offer a fresh look at Impressionist paintings by focusing on works with indoor settings, according to a press conference held in Tokyo on Tuesday. The exhibition, titled 'Impressionist Interiors: Intimacy, Decoration, Modernity,' will be held at the Tokyo museum from Oct. 25 to Feb. 15 next year. About 100 Impressionist paintings from Japan and abroad will go on display, including about 70 works from the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, which is often referred to as a paragon of Impressionism. 'I hope that visitors will feel people's breaths and the sensation of their lives [in the paintings],' said actress-singer Mone Kamishiraishi, the ambassador of the exhibition organized by The Yomiuri Shimbun and others. The exhibition aims to show that Impressionist painters were not only looking at the light in the open air but also at interior settings. Among the works to be exhibited is 'Portrait de familie' by Degas. The portrait of the Belelli family is regarded as one of the most important works by Degas in his 20s and will be shown in Japan for the first time at the exhibition. Masterpieces by Renoir, Monet and other Impressionist masters will also be on display.
Time Out
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
French Impressionism inspired this surreal, dream-like parade in Tai Kwun
As part of the French May Arts Festival, Tai Kwun is bringing a touch of European splendour to the heart of Hong Kong. Over the course of several evenings, head to the main Parade Ground inside the heritage compound of Tai Kwun to see dreamy performances and sumptuous costumes inspired by the Impressionist artworks of Renoir and Degas. The street parade-like Le Bal is produced by Remue Ménage, a company specialising in visual arts, circus, dance, and puppetry, under the command of founder and artistic director Loic Delacroix, who has worked as a professional circus artist himself – so if there's a group that knows about putting on a transportative performance, it is this one. Featuring lampshade-like costumes that light up, horse-drawn carriages, stilt-walkers, mysterious dancers, and circus performers, Le Bal transports visitors back to the late 1800s' elegance of La Belle Époque. This era in French and European history was characterised by enlightenment, romanticism, and cultural innovation when the arts, literature, music, and theatre all flourished – and this special performance is a surreal and sublime tribute to French beauty. Entrance to Le Bal is free, so make your way to Tai Kwun from now to 18, where the street performance will take over the main courtyard between 6pm to 6.30pm, followed by 7.30pm to 8pm.
The Sun
03-05-2025
- The Sun
I tried the extreme-daytripping trend with a 12-hour trip to Paris – here's what they don't tell you on TikTok
EXTREME daytripping – where you go to another country, explore for a day and return home before bedtime – has exploded on social media. But to make the most of those precious few hours in a foreign city, pre-booking your experiences with an expert is a savvy decision. 2 2 And many offer time-saving extras like skipping queues or going into attractions after dark. I've never been to Paris, so this seemed the ideal first extreme trip for me – the chance to take in the city's amazing sites and fabulous food in just a day. My morning started with a 5am alarm, and by 6.30am I was in my seat on one of the first Eurostar services out of London. Just two and a half hours later, I was pulling into Gare du Nord in Paris. A must-see was the Impressionist art at the Musee d'Orsay. But there was no queueing for tickets – my guide met me at the entrance and we were straight in. The museum is regularly voted one of the best in the world and inside are over 15,000 pieces of art, from paintings to sculptures. The most notable artists are Monet, Degas and Renoir. Up in the attic I saw works by Vincent Van Gogh. It was the busiest room of the museum, but it was worth manoeuvring through the crowds to get a glimpse of the magnificent Starry Night Over the Rhône. The museum is beautiful, with a huge gold clock and a vaulted ceiling – features from its former life as a train station. The clock has been ticking there since 1900. I wrapped up at the Orsay at 1pm – and I was already halfway through the day. With an afternoon food tour booked, I was on a mission to see Notre Dame first, and set off along the banks of the Seine. Coffee carts on the Left Bank were handy for a caffeine boost after the early start, and I picked up a little souvenir at the stalls along the way. I wandered from winding streets to broad avenues lined with trees in full blossom. I stopped outside the famous bookshop, Shakespeare And Company, which opened in 1951 and counted Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce and Gertrude Stein among its visitors. Across the road was Notre Dame which, after the devastating fire in 2019, has just begun to allow visitors. However, guided tours are not available until June. Half an hour after marvelling at the cathedral, I was tucking into a buttery, layered croissant on the City Experience's Ultimate Food Tour. Across the Marais neighbourhood, I was taken on a gastronomic journey sampling award-winning chocolate, macarons, classic French cheeses and onion soup, all while learning interesting tidbits along the way. In the Jewish Quarter I stopped for a pastrami sandwich, then a French-Syrian bakery for sweet treats and to top it off, I sampled two French wines, including delicious Chablis. I had an hour left before my 8pm Eurostar, which had me back in London by 10pm. As a homebody, extreme daytripping is a trend I can definitely get on board with.
