Mareshan Musings: March 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Art Paris Art Fair

A MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR HELD FROM 29th MARCH TO 1st APRIL 2012, ART PARIS ART FAIR BRINGS TOGETHER 120 INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES FROM 16 COUNTRIES UNDER THE MAJESTIC GLASS DOME OF THE GRAND PALAIS. IN AN INFORMAL AND RELAXED ATMOSPHERE, ART PARIS ART FAIR IS OPEN TO ALL FORMS OF ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND ATTRACTS 48 000 VISITORS.

(from their website)

Life

the blossoms

Rosy Pink Paris

ladurée.
I was not a huge fan, but I went back and found their macarons
to be every bit as delicious as they are hyped to be.
I liked it, but maybe because I can pass myself off as
a non-tourist and speak french?
And the day was beautiful...

Palais Garnier Part II

intermission

Palais Garnier

time to go to the ballet!!

the spectacle?
robbins/ek

(not the movie, young adult, that you can see on the poster here)

Montmartre Adventure (another one)

a real life meal list for the kids in school!!
tuesday is organic day,
of course...

Picnic on Champ de Mars

the next day

picnic in front of the eiffel tower

FEAST, Part II

sunny skies, wintery sticks,
just by the seine and notre dame

with my friend, Diana

FEAST

spring has sprung!

Spectacle

modern dance.
at first, I hated it.
point blank.
But at the end, I loved it!!
It was funny and oddly, inspiring.
Here is some more info:

AMBRA SENATORE CHOREGRAPHER

PASSO (2010) creation

FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE

(Step/Gait)

LIGHT IRONY

From Italy, Ambra Senatore is the bearer of good news. In a country where culture, yet so rich, is knocked about by a political regime which has no consideration for contemporary creation, and for dance in particular, it is almost miraculous to see that a few stubborn artists can still find their way through sincere commitment. Here comes Ambra Senatore, based in Turin, and welcomed for the first time by the Théâtre de la Ville. From a first duo in 2009 which was awarded a prize by an international jury at the Fondazione Musica per Roma, Ambra Senatore developed, together with her dancers, a material whose simplicity and eloquence are just amazing. With a very subtle writing which seems to fade behind the pristine beauty of spontaneity, Passoflirts with the childish grace of first steps, cultivates the light irony of movement avoiding excessive pathos. The piece delivers all the subtle and profound shades of bodily games, which wittingly lead to the double path of self-quest and social belonging. Elegance and style do what is left to be done and give Passo the charm of a gracefully unexpected piece.

here is the website

First Spring Day

oooh look at the color!!
too bad that is is raining now, as I write this,
in april

Walking Home

hotel de ville

I just love being able to walk home and take in paris!

Ghost Tour

my friend from portland

is also in paris.

quelle coincidence!!

she invited me on a ghost tour

it was really informative and fun!

Public Transportation Home, Paris Style

great juxtapostion!

Aquarium

fishies!

Dinner Party

dinner with some friends

Facades I Frequent

la sorbonne,
the courtyard

Photos Found on Facebook

I recently got back on facebook, and found some photos of me!

check 'em out:

one of my good friends,
Barbie

LOL, the kitty

she is such a love!

very clever, though

too clever you may say

Fashion Week: Chloé Show (4/4)

what you have been waiting for:

SHOES

Fashion Week: Chloé Show (3/4)

back to fashion!

Sempé Exhibit

back to the fashion show after a short art break:

the sempé exhibit!

From Wikipedia:

Jean-Jacques Sempé, usually known as Sempé (born 17 August 1932 in Bordeaux), is a French cartoonist. Some of his cartoons are quite striking, but retain a sentimental and often a somewhat gentle edge to them, even if the topic is a difficult one to approach. He once drew a series called Le petit Nicolas, starting it in the 1950s, but he is best known for his posterlike illustrations, usually drawn from a distant or high viewpoint depicting detailed countrysides or cities.^[1]