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June 2020
The Art Issue
This month, visit the Marquis de Lafayette’s “manor of both worlds” in the Auvergne and read our profile of Jean-Paul Goude, the French-American Pygmalion of fashion, who is still going strong at almost 80 years old, combining painting, drawing, and photography – a technique he baptized the “French Correction” in the 1970s. Finally, marvel at the talent of our readers who took part in our “French Art Challenge” while confined at home, recreating paintings by French masters using what they had to hand. The results surpassed our expectations!
Featured Articles
CULTURE
MARIE CUTTOLI
Weaving Modernity
Marie Cuttoli was a visionary woman forgotten by art history books, despite making tapestry weaving a medium for modernity. This friend of American collectors was determined to reboot the Algerian and French weaving industries. She commissioned works by the greatest artists of her time, from Pablo Picasso and Man Ray to Henri Matisse, paving their way to American museum collections.
CULTURE
JEAN-PAUL GOUDE
The Man Who Sculpted Women
What do Grace Jones, Laetitia Casta, and Rihanna have in common? They were all photographed by Jean-Paul Goude, the French-American Pygmalion of fashion, who is still busy cutting up photographs of his models to elongate their silhouettes – just like he did 50 years ago for Esquire when he was the magazine’s art director.
CULTURE
SURRENDER MONKEYS
The French, History’s All-Time Losers?
The French excel when it comes to patisserie and haute couture, but are supposedly terrible in warfare with lily-livered soldiers going from one defeat to the next. This cliché has been peddled in the United States since the Wehrmacht entered Paris on June 14, 1940, and the French army surrendered eight days later.
Par Clément Thiery
CULTURE
FRENCH ART CHALLENGE
Homemade Masterpieces
To stave off boredom during lockdown, the Dutch Instagram account Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles have challenged internet users to recreate masterpieces using objects around their homes and to share their pictures online. France-Amérique decided to join in by asking its readers to recreate paintings by French masters.
Table of contents
NEWS
Lifting the Lockdown: The Deconfinement Plan in France. By Anthony Bulger
STAY IN
Playing by Ear: The Best Podcasts for Francophiles. By Tracy Kendrick
IDEAS
Editorial: We Have a Dream. By Guy Sorman
Dominique Moïsi: “The World’s Leading Military Power Appears Helpless Against the Coronavirus.” By Guy Sorman
ECONOMY
Daniel Templon: The Champion of New World Art. By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
FASHION
The Gentleman’s Style: Master Tailors on Both Sides of the Atlantic. By Julien Scavini
BON APPETIT
Recipe of the Month: Shellfish Stuffed with Herbs and Ginger. By Gérald Passedat
Wine Pairing. By Nicolas Blanc
CULTURE
Marie Cuttoli: Weaving Modernity. By Prune Perromat
Jean-Paul Goude: The Man Who Sculpted Women. By Clément Thiery
The French, History’s All-Time Losers? By Clément Thiery
French Art Challenge: Homemade Masterpieces. By France-Amérique
Jean Baudrillard in America: The Reluctant Prophet. By Sophie Joubert
Three Questions for Nicole Karam. By Guénola Pellen
Pauline Delabroy-Allard: Life and Literature. By Sophie Joubert
LANGUAGE
The Observer: As Time Goes By, a Kiss is Not a Kiss… By Anthony Bulger
The Wordsmith: Paronymes et faux amis. By Dominique Mataillet
UNKNOWN FRANCE
The Marquis de Lafayette’s “Manor of Both Worlds.” By Gabriel Bertrand
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