Cycles, life, death & renewal … A Week in Paris
Celebrating life in Paris, Paris Makers, and the strange, new, true and beautiful – forever !
🍦 Opening Fri at the Jeu de Paume: Martin Parr – Global Warning. One of the world’s most acclaimed documentary photographers, Parr died on 6 Dec, only weeks before this major retrospective opened. Developed in close collaboration with the artist, Global Warning spans fifty years of his work, from beaches and tourist crowds to consumer rituals and tech addictions, all captured in his signature saturated, ironic style. Beneath the humor and bright colors, Parr quietly charted the environmental and social consequences of mass tourism and overconsumption – a visual record of the climate crisis hiding in plain sight ?
🍕The team behind the deliciously militant bakery and grocery Fermentation Générale has opened Acid Lactic just down the street at 15 rue de la Folie Méricourt. Valentin and Christopher bring the same fermentation expertise and attention to quality, crafting natural sourdough pizzas from organic heritage wheat by Cyrille Renault. Highlights include tomato with smoked ricotta, ‘nduja with fior di latte, rocket pesto with gorgonzola, and classic margherita, all paired with natural wines. Open Mon to Sat for dinner.
⁉️ A new edition of Le Point d’Ironie is out now. The longrunning free art newspaper, developed in 1997 by Agnès b. with Christian Boltanski and Hans-Ulrich Obrist, gives artists carte blanche to transform each issue into a unique object. For #70, William Eggleston presents photographs from The Outlands (1969–1974), capturing the mythic American South in his pioneering color palette. The release coincides with a new exhibition of Eggleston’s final dye‑transfer prints at David Zwirner, New York. Copies available of course at La Fab, and elsewhere.
🌱 Mayor Anne Hidalgo just shared a striking series of before-and-after shots on her Instagram, highlighting a decade of making Paris greener – more trees, fewer cars and a lot more bikes. The mayor is coming to the end of her second term and has announced she will not run for a third, expressing hope that Senator Rémi Féraud will succeed her. PS: The next municipal elections are scheduled for 15 March, with a potential runoff on 22 March.
🍋 Bookings are now open for Occasion, an ambitious and thoughtful new restaurant by Breton-born chefs Candice Brée (ex-Pages) and Margaux Baju (ex-Pouliche), opening 3 Feb in the Goncourt neighbourhood. Trained in top schools and kitchens, the chefs offer an omnivorous yet vegetable-forward cuisine, blending French traditions with Breton and international influences, with each ingredient shining in a four-course seasonal tasting menu (€49).
🖤 And finally, RIP Marian Goodman – the pioneering New York gallerist, who opened her Paris gallery in 1995, passed away last week at 97. Renowned for her exceptional eye and support of artists, Goodman introduced major European voices to American audiences and championed conceptually ambitious, socially engaged work. Don’t miss the IN FOCUS Presentation of selected Christian Boltanski works on view in Paris through Wed, highlighting historical and iconic pieces, some rarely seen. www.mariangoodman.com
Thanks for reading :)
Kate x
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