As a Vermeer amateur, I’ve patiently collected photos of the Dutch Master over the year… to find most of them gathered n a remarkable and historic retrospective at the venerable Rijksmuseum in February 2023.
Happy Valentines?
Chaos was supposed to emerge….yet we assumed it would take a bit longer. Welcome to the Hatred New World. A scary journey into the unthinkable selfishness and mutual intolerance.
Happy Year of the Rabbit
Happy New Year of the Water Rabbit. May it bring more love, peace and harmony to our incredibly chaotic world
Slave Voyages and Black Indians
I visited this exhibition on Black Indians on its very last night. I had marked it down in my agenda, but almost missed it and yet it’s one of the most memorable and interesting exhibition I’ve ever seen, probably because it corresponds to my research on multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism.
To new beginnings in 2023
I didn’t write all that much this year 2022…. Probably because life was, for me, a little more hectic between my city Geneva and my hometown, Paris which I slowly get back to…I thus decided to explore my agenda and share my highlights month after month. The January fairy tale in Azay-le-Rideau We love visiting … Continue reading To new beginnings in 2023
The Year of the Tiger
A lunar year of the tiger has a certain meaning for the Tiger writing this blog. Strangely enough its occurrence has already had a profound impact on my personal life yet this article is devoted to beauty and Asian art.
Adieu l’Ami
Je découvre par le plus grand des hasards la disparition d’un ami très cher et très proche, dont le temps avait distendu les rapports mais qui n’en demeure pas moins un de mes meilleurs amis. Kaddish pour Ousmane
Back to normality?
It's time for me to give some news. I guess "life goes on but this world is totally mad" may be the right approach. Here are six months of a mix of personal and international events with one conclusion, we should keep smiling yet we all know this is only a polite façade for a deep concern about the future of mankind.
Peut-on rire de tout et avec tout le monde? Sale « Temps » pour le dessin de presse
Je me suis désabonnée du New York Times lorsqu’il a cessé de publier des dessins de presse à la suite du scandale d’un dessin de très mauvais goût. Rien ne justifie pour moi l’abandon des caricatures et dessins de presse.Je me suis donc rendue le 2 février 2022 à une table ronde édifiante
Happy New Year 2022
Wishing everyone more beauty in a troubled world we should help fixing.