The pediment of the Grand Palais, a Beaux-Arts wonder that has become one of Paris’s most iconic structures, makes its ambitions plain: “This Monument was dedicated by the Republic to the Glory of ...
As the 19th century came to a close, prominent figures and institutions offered up their assessments as to how it would best be remembered and predicted what the 20th century held in store. Comparing ...
One hundred years ago, a sprawling international exhibition was staged in Paris. It was intended to dazzle visitors with all that was new in architecture, design, fashion, and jewelry, and to ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joanne Shurvell writes about travel, food, culture and fashion. John Singer Sargent, Dans le jardin du Luxembourg, 1879, ...
Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain expands to central Paris with a striking new location at at 2 Place du Palais-Royal, and reveals inaugural group exhibition Exposition Générale, with ...
As the 19th century came to a close, prominent figures and institutions offered up their assessments as to how it would best be remembered and predicted what the 20th century held in store. Comparing ...