Giacometti: Guggenheim Museum, N.Y – Staring into our Soul
Artist David Rankin’s review of the Giacometti exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, reveals how his works return our gaze and stare into our soul
Paris
Alliance Francaise and La Fete de la Musique, Melbourne 2018
Organisers at the Alliance Francaise in Melbourne have found the perfect place to hold Le Fete de la Musique festival, June 21 in the Eildon Mansion at St Kilda
Vale Hubert Givenchy – Style Shaping Fashion for All Time
Vale Hubert Givenchy, whose clothes and costumes for his clients, particularly Audrey Hepburn, confirmed he understood what constituted beauty of form and style
See You Up There, The Great Swindle: AF French Film Festival
Albert Dupontel writes directs and acts in the French Film See You Up There, adapted from a 2013 award-winning French novel Au Revoir La Haut by Pierre Lemaitre
Opera: Passion Power and Politics – V & A Museum at London
The V&A at London and the Royal Opera House present a landmark exhibition starting on September 30, 2017 relating the story of Opera, the music of love and life
Give the Gift of Good Cheer, Sweet Words & Love at Christmas
Celebrate the festive season with good cheer, it’s time for sweet words, to be thankful to your host and resolve to give joy to others, to praise and enjoy life
Vale, Sonia Rykiel, 1930-2016 – Fashion’s Queen of Knits
Instantly recognizable with her trademark red locks and blunt fringe style maven and knitwear extraordinaire designer Sonia Rykiel passed away 25th August, 2016
Le Tour de France, Great Adventure in Cycling & Design Style
What time is it; well it’s Le Tour time, that time of year when the boys in lycra are busy battling it out to win, one of twenty one stages and to win the race
Edgar Degas at NGV International – Patterns, Passion & Pain
This winter at NGV International in Melbourne, the exhibition Degas: A New Vision will showcase the ‘voyeuristic glamour’ of his innovative works during his age
Christmas Wrap: 2015 by Fashion Elixir’s Jo Bayley
So here we are in December and it’s the final Fashion Elixir for 2015. This year has seen amazing fashion and trends, concerts and movies, holidays and outings. Here I am in Melbourne recently, enjoying lunch with Carolyn at the Darling Cafe in South Yarra, an old fashion suburb undergoing…
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun – At Paris, New York & Canada
Works by Queen Marie Antoinette’s favourite painter Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun are at Paris till Jan 11, in New York after Feb 15 and in Canada from June 10
Henry IV of France Legacy: Place des Vosges, Marais in Paris
Recently Jo Bayley was in Paris where daily in the Marais district many enjoy the good life especially in the Place des Vosges legacy of King Henry IV the Great
Paris: City of Light and Love – Part 2, Jo Bayley On Tour
Is it possible to fall in love all over again? Can a city bewitch with her charms over and over? And can new joys be discovered after many years away? Well, if we are talking Paris, then the answers are yes, yes and yes! Sometimes we can be surprised by…
PARIS: City of Love and Light – Jo Bayley Touring Stylishly
Ah Paris, you can’t help but love this city. Where to eat? What to see? Where to shop? Wanting to discover new places and sights, we decided first on our “to do” list was the Chateau at Versailles. Having been to France many times it was the one place on…
The Bélier Family – La Famille Bélier, Controversy & Charm
20th century father of psychology Carl Jung said ‘everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves’. This is an appropriate comment for those who attend the 2015 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival at Palace Cinemas in Australia and encounter The Bélier Family. Extraordinary crowds…
Gemma Bovary – Vive La Difference, French Film Festival 2015
Gemma Bovary is a sensuous handsome film with impressive acting and super scenery, a delightful reworking of an iconic French satirical tale with a modern twist