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Philippe Geluck has set up on the Champs-Elysées since March 26 with his open-air exhibition "Le Chat strolls". 20 monumental bronze cultures two meters high are visible between the Place de la Concorde and the Théâtre Marigny. The starting point of a tour that will take him to ten cities. A rare opportunity to see art during this time of confinement. Before becoming a painter and sculptor, Geluck was a trained actor, he began his career on the boards and at the same time exhibited his drawings in Brussels, London, Paris or Milan. He is also a radio and TV columnist and host. Humor is the common point of all his professions. Today, he is mostly known from the success of the comic strip "Le Chat". Through his sculptures, Geluck seeks to question us by approaching the subjects of society with lightness. A humorous, poetic and committed staging. It parodies famous works and characters such as Botero's dancer, the Greco-Roman sculpture Atlas or the martyr Saint-Sébastien. "I like the absurd, the surrealism. I sometimes like the stupidity too", explains Philippe Geluck. From the sketch to the giant artwork, it took the artist about twenty steps to arrive at the final result. 100% local production, made in Belgium with the help of Belgian artists and craftsmen. "Le Chat strolls" remains in Paris until June 9, come and enjoy the exhibition which turns the classics of sculpture away for a real breath of fresh air. Not to miss!

40 years after his death, Andy Warhol is still one of the most famous artists to this day. Despite his high profile, not much is known about the man behind the myth. On the occasion of the release of the book "Andy Warhol - the white fox" by biographer Jean-Noël Liaut, we wanted to know more about the artist. The fruit of 25 years of work, research and testimonies, Jean-Noel Liaut has collected unpublished confidences from many close to the artist; famous art critics John Richardson and Stuart Preston, Pierre Bergé, Lee Radziwill and even Ultra Violet muse to paint a controversial portrait of the artist. The author solves the mystery and accesses his privacy. To understand Warhol you have to know his childhood, the book devotes a long chapter to it. His real name Andrew Warhola, son of Czech immigrants, was born in Pittsburgh in 1928 in a working class environment during the Great Depression. Finding himself ugly as a child, he will be obsessed with beauty all his life. A graduate of Commercial Art from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh in 1949, he began his career as an illustrator for many magazines such as Glamor, Vogue, The New York Times and exhibited for the first time in his personal capacity at the Hugo Gallery. in New York in 1952. An emblematic figure of Pop art, he revolutionized art and influence even today. Her artistic work explores the relationships between the cult of celebrity, artistic expression and advertising. A revolutionary style that found its place during the 60s, the beginning of the consumer society in the United States. Warhol uses screen printing to reproduce endlessly famous photos of stars of his time such as Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, as well as political figures such as Mao Zedong. In moving towards this technique, he sought to render artistic mass-produced products by popularizing the mass production of the art itself. His work quickly became popular but also controversial, as some refer to Warhol as a business artist. His works were criticized as superficial, easy, commercial, and shallow. In 1964, Warhol opened his artist studio "The Factory" in New York, bringing together many famous artists, serving both as a creation workshop, as a recording studio for his cinematographic works and in particular for the group's rehearsals. underground rock The Velvet he was producing. Andy Warhol has marked contemporary art throughout its existence. In the book "Andy Warhol - the white fox", Jean-Noël Liaut tells us his story by gradually retracing the artist's path. The result is a sober, nuanced and fair biography, perhaps the best way to (re) discover the extraordinary career of this revolutionary artist.

Like many other places in Paris, monuments, museums and other cultural places have been forced to close their doors. It was therefore necessary to find alternatives to allow lovers of the fine arts to continue to benefit from artistic works in this period of crisis. Thanks to new technologies, we have seen an improvement in the quality of virtual exhibitions allowing complete immersion from home. With his smartphone or his computer, the most beautiful sites of the city are revealed thanks to digital. Paris has never been so accessible! Something to take care of for quite a while at this particular time. Here is a selection of some free online virtual exhibitions to do right now! Faces of Frida, a virtual exhibition dedicated to Frida Kahlo: Google Arts & Culture introduces us to the virtual exhibition Faces of Frida, a retrospective of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. We discover his works with his figurative, self-taught and colorful style. She uses her image to express her emotions, beliefs and pain. 800 paintings including the self-portraits that made him famous, letters, extracts from diaries, and his personal items. The life, work, love and legacy of Frida Kahlo through the eyes of experts and individuals influenced by her artistic talent. lien : https://artsandculture.google.com/project/frida-kahlo 2. Virtual tour of Claude Monet's house in Giverny An unprecedented virtual visit to discover the artist's universe, this is what the Maison de Claude Monet offers, the former home of the famous painter, now the museum of the author of the Water Lilies. The opportunity to discover the place where Claude Monet lived, in Giverny in Normandy, with its famous gardens, immortalized in many works. The virtual tour invites us to enter the artist's home and then move around the different rooms of the house. An unprecedented dive into the intimacy of the artist to better understand his history. link: https://fondation-monet.com/visite-virtuelle/#/chambre-alice/ 3. Christian Dior's virtual exhibition at the Museums of Decorative Arts The incredible virtual exhibition "Christian Dior, couturier du rêve" offers us a dreamlike escape into the world of haute couture. More than 70 years of creation unrolling 300 haute couture dresses by this alchemist of fashion and undisputed master of form, well accompanied by his prestigious successors (Galliano, Saint Laurent, Ferré, Bohan…). archive photographs and sketches by Christian Dior which are revealed through the testimonies of historians and seamstresses for a retrospective. A 57-minute video is available on the famous Maison's Youtube channel. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLWDWzMrkBE 4. A virtual exhibition offered by the Grand Palais on the place of cats in the history of art Organized by UMA and the Grand Palais, this virtual exhibition introduces us to the representation of cats in the history of art through 75 feline works ranging from ancient Egypt to the 20th century. In an 18th century mansion, you walk among the works with the possibility of clicking on each work to learn more about the history of painting. Cats have always had a prominent place in art, whether they are the centerpiece of the work, or whether they are simply part of the background. Through this exhibition, we observe the success of felines through the centuries. link: https://uma-expo-legacy.s3.amazonaws.com/cats_in_art_history/index.html#/cats_in_art_history/ 5. Virtual exhibition on fashion in Versailles The Palace of Versailles has set up two virtual exhibitions devoted to Versailles fashion for women and men. Fashion that still inspires great designers today. The exhibitions attempt to decipher the codes that have emerged around the iconic figure of Marie-Antoinette and the feminine and masculine trends that have resulted from it. A succession of commented portraits on which you just have to zoom in to admire the outfits. You can also go and discover the actors of fashion at that time: seamstresses, corsetières and fashion merchants. Appearing at court was not that easy! link: https://www.chateauversailles.fr/decouvert/ressources/expositions-virtuelles#la-mode-a-versailles To keep in touch with culture, don't hesitate to take advantage of the increasingly popular virtual exhibitions. An experience not to be missed!

30 years after the death of Serge Gainsbourg, after many years of efforts, Charlotte will open her father's house to the public. Currently under construction, the opening of the museum is scheduled for the end of 2021. She wants the place to be "anchored in Parisian heritage. " The 5 bis rue de Verneuil in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, a mythical address where the mansion of Serge Gainsbourg is hidden, who lived there from 1969 until his death in 1991. One of the most famous facades of Paris, covered in graffiti, drawings and fan messages. Become a place of meditation for all admirers of Serge Gainsbourg. Her daughter has become the owner though, she says, “The house is mine, but it will never be mine. This is his home. She wanted to preserve the place by leaving it untouched. She didn't touch anything, respecting this place like a temple. There is still a vinyl on the turntable, butts in the ashtray and on the floor, inscriptions on the walls ... The soul of Gainsbourg still lives there. The artist wanted to create a very dark atmosphere with black painted walls. Pieces overflowing with memories, we can discover the portrait of Brigitte Bardot and that of Marilyn Monroe, the bust of Jane Birkin, a Persian style in the bedroom with black fabrics or a small room dedicated to the doll collection of Jane Birkin . Tony Frank, his friend since the 1960s, had the privilege of immortalizing the artist in his privacy. Photos in which the artist is lying on the oriental rug in his bedroom or surrounded by puppets bearing his likeness. In 2018, during an exhibition, we were able to discover these photos at the Galerie de l'Instant. His friend declares "It is a family place where Serge looked very happy and at the same time a place conducive to creation, yes! He composed his music and he wrote all his lyrics in the living room, where there was his piano. " To be patient until the opening of the museum, we can discover some images of the house in Rue de Verneuil through the clip of his daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg "Lying with you", where we see her as a child, discovering all the pieces of the House. But also in the book of the photographer, Tony Frank, which looks like a family photo album with portraits of the unusual artist and those close to him. “Serge Gainsbourg by Tony Frank”.