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The Wyeths: The only family who didn’t fight at Christmas
Such a family imbued by fame and public praise could only have lively and refined discussions at the table during Christmas, right? That’s how I imagine them at least. Holding glasses of wine while lifting their little fingers, fondling the mustaches they probably didn't have, and taking turns to offer their aesthetically cultured opinions. Or, they could just be like the rest of us: tipsy at holiday parties and slightly aggressive with each other at family gatherings.
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Arte de café
El Denver Art Museum le está dedicando una exhaustiva muestra al arte francés. Aunque su reclamo no sea un alarde de originalidad (los impresionistas), trata de reunir arte anterior al siglo XIX para tratar de establecer una especie de hilo que una la riquísima tradición del arte francés. Ha titulado la exposición Pasaporte a París. La exposición son el realidad tres. Este repaso al arte francés está conformado por sendas muestras más pequeñas: De la corte al café, La naturaleza como musa y Sala de dibujo. Me da por comparar la mirada que los museos americanos proyectan sobre el arte francés y la visión que se tiene del arte español.…
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Baguette, Paris, Vin rouge, Fromage
Fan inconditionnelle de Woody Allen, je deviens très virulente cependant lorsque que l’on évoque Minuit à Paris. Le film est en réalité un melting pot de tous les clichés possibles et imaginables de la vie parisienne, mis bout à bout. D’ailleurs, on pourrait juste s’arrêter à l’affiche, qui à elle seule, indique la qualité du film. Reprendre la Nuit étoilée de Van Gogh pour montrer un homme déambulant le long d’un quai, n’évoque rien d’autre qu’une tentative vaine de combiner les images que chacun se fait de Paris, la vie parisienne, de la France et des français. Woody Allen aurait pu coller Owen Wilson sur un fond de café parisien…
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Paris, je t’aime
Many people are acquainted with Stockholm syndrome, in which hostages develop feelings of sympathy or even defend their captors, but how many know of Paris syndrome? Typical to French style, Paris syndrome is much more romantic and far less violent than Stockholm syndrome. The intense idealization of France has deluded people into thinking that Paris lies at the top of Mount Olympus, that croissants are the baked version of ambrosia, and that the language is lovelier than a siren’s song. Some people, when they finally land at Charles de Gaulle airport and step into their Eden, suffer psychiatric symptoms – Paris syndrome. A handful of tourists a year suffer hallucinations,…
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