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Paris Kiki Smith Exhibition, Encore. . .

Paris Kiki Smith Exhibition, Encore. . .

Shall we visit Paris again today? It’s a few weeks now since our second visit to that exhibition of America artist Kiki Smith’s work in the beautiful 18th-century Monnaie de Paris — which houses a…

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Visiting an Exhibition in Paris. . . via Responsible Social Distancing. . .

Visiting an Exhibition in Paris. . . via Responsible Social Distancing. . .

Back at that Kiki Smith exhibition in Paris’s La Monnaie last December. . . as with another exhibition of feminist art I visited in the same institution the December before last, the impressive courtyard hosted…

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Catching up. . . with Six Titles for the Price of One Post . . .

Catching up. . . with Six Titles for the Price of One Post . . .

Wow! Not sure how those five weeks got away from me, but I’m back, with a sextet of titles to share. 1. Lee Child’s Blue Moon, the latest Jack Reacher. Not sure why I enjoy…

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Time, Travel. . . Back to Paris While Sheltering in Place. . . Art for the Spirit

Time, Travel. . . Back to Paris While Sheltering in Place. . . Art for the Spirit

This photo of American artist Kiki Smith’s stunning tapestries displayed in a sumptuous room in Paris’s La Monnaie has garnered more “likes” on my Instagram feedthan anything else I’ve ever posted, by far. and it…

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Presenting: A Meeting in Paris. . . Art, Serendipity, Social Media, and Friendship

Presenting: A Meeting in Paris. . . Art, Serendipity, Social Media, and Friendship

Several posts ago, I mentioned preparing a presentation for my French class and, because the topic was something I’d wanted to share with you anyway, I promised to translate the presentation and post it here. …

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