Streaming

French Group Mediawan Buys Brad Pitt

By acquiring Plan B Entertainment, Brad Pitt’s production company behind The Departed and Twelve Years a Slave, France’s leading independent audiovisual conglomerate (whose biggest […]

By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
| May 24, 2023

International

Gérard Araud, Diplomatic Sharpshooter

The former French ambassador in Washington D.C. is a realpolitik supporter, world history connoisseur, admirer of Kissinger, and avid Twitter user, and sees the […]

By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
| May 3, 2023

Portrait

Jean-Michel Wilmotte, an Architect and Understated Star

Have you ever seen the Grand Palais Ephémère at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, Station F, the Orthodox Cathedral, or the new Hôtel […]

By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
| April 5, 2023

Art

The New Parisian Golden Triangle of Contemporary Art

The artistic heart of the French capital is shifting once again. Having inhabited Montmartre and Montparnasse, Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Marais, galleries are now moving […]

By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
| February 22, 2023

Philanthropy

Frédéric Jousset, the Businessman Bringing Culture to the People

Entrepreneur, businessman, adventurer, philanthropist. At 52, the administrator of the Louvre and owner of Beaux Arts magazine has taken on yet another challenge: to […]

By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
| January 18, 2023

Art

Druet v. Cattelan: The Paternity Dilemma

This is the equivalent of the chicken-and-egg question in the cut-throat world of contemporary art. Who, between the person who had the idea and […]

By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
| December 15, 2022

Heritage

Camargue, the French Wild West

Far from the bustle of modern life, this oasis formed by the delta of the Rhône River has retained a charmingly untamed ecosystem. An […]

By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
| October 27, 2022

Heritage

The Dream of Albert Kahn

A full century before the rise of globalization, the Musée Départemental Albert-Kahn – which reopened just outside of Paris after five years of renovation […]