East Meets West At Centre Pompidou

 

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Paris-Dehli-Bombay at Center Pompidou
Until September 19, 11h-21h, 11h-23h Thurs.
Metro: Rambuteau















Paris-Dehli-Bombay is an exhibition with two ambitious aims. One is to provide an insight into the cultural landscape of this immensely diverse country to a French audience that know little about it.

If Paris-Dehli-Bombay succeeds in transmitting the wealth of creativity in modern day India's contemporary artists and presenting a tableau of the country in the early hours of the 21st century, I wonder if it effectively tackles a cultural dialogue between France and India. Could there have been more documentation on the history of cultural exchange between the two countries? Should there have been space for Amrita Sher Gil, the Indian painter who worked and trained in 1930s Paris, for example? Or for Le Corbusier’s project at Chandigarh?

The official YouTube channel for RENT

-- the groundbreaking musical phenomenon that changed Broadway forever.
RENT RETURNS JULY 14, 2011.
New World Stages.
New York City.

http://siteforrent.com/

Alexander McQueen at the Met in NYC

The exhibition, organized by The Costume Institute, will celebrate the late Alexander McQueen’s extraordinary contributions to fashion.

/http://blog.metmuseum.org/alexandermcqueen/

Met special exhibition: groundbreaking work of, and interactions between, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Paul Strand.

This exhibition features three giants of photography—Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946), Edward Steichen (American, b. Luxembourg, 1879–1973), and Paul Strand (American, 1890–1976)—whose works are among the Metropolitan's greatest photographic treasures.


http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={EC47F3BF-9FEB-444B-BBF6-E81E4748C49F}

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Timeline is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Museum's collection.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/

Source: About the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles California

MOCA's mission is to be the defining museum of contemporary art. MOCA engages artists and audiences through an ambitious program of exhibitions, collection, education, and publication. MOCA identifies and supports the most significant and challenging art of its time, places it in historical context, and links the range of the visual arts to contemporary culture. MOCA provides leadership by actively fostering and presenting new work, emerging media, and original scholarship:

http://www.moca.org/audio/blog/

Today the museum is housed in three unique facilities: MOCA Grand Avenue, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, and MOCA Pacific Design Center.  

Fashion & Style Madame Grès as Sculptor By SUZY MENKES

A retrospective of the legendary creator of the draped dress opens in Paris:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/fashion/19iht-fgres19.html