Mar 14 Polluted skies in Paris reach levels comparable to Beijing By Simone Pathe Beijing on the Seine: "@nycjim: Layer of smog envelops Paris and other French cities. http://t.co/AF6Es22UCW pic.twitter.com/dufaJzjRCI”— John Bussey (@johncbussey) March 14, 2014 There’s no excuse for easy-breathing tourists in France not to take in… Continue reading
Jan 13 PHOTO: Potato diplomacy in Paris By Colleen Shalby Secretary of State John Kerry gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov two Idaho potatoes at a meeting in Paris on Monday. Kerry and Lavrov are meeting in preparation for Geneva II peace talks over Syria next week. Continue reading
Aug 13 The Russian Entrepreneur Who Hired Picasso, Stravinsky and Balanchine to Revolutionize the Ballet By Molly Finnegan, Ellen Rolfes Under the direction and mentorship of Serge Diaghilev, the visual artists, composers and choreographers that worked with the Ballets Russes transformed ballet into an avant-garde art form, breaking with tradition and looking for something new, something that reflected the modernity… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century By PBS News Hour When 'Art Danced With Music': Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century… Continue watching
Feb 27 The Daily Frame By Molly Finnegan Visitors pass by "Sphere rouge," a work by Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, 85, a pioneer of Op Art, at the Palais de Tokyo museum in Paris. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 'Crossing the Borders of Time': a Tale of Reclaimed Love Lost Amid WWII 'Crossing the Borders of Time': a Tale of Reclaimed Love Lost Amid WWII… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 8:15 McCullough's 'The Greater Journey' Tracks French Influence on U.S. Author and historian David McCullough has explored the French influence on American life throughout his career. Jeffrey Brown and McCullough discuss the 19th century artists and thinkers who brought lessons home to the U.S. after living in Paris. Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Extended Interview: David McCullough More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with author and historian David McCullough. Continue watching
May 31 Gertrude Stein Collected More Than Roses By PBS News Hour Spencer Michels reports on the art collection of Gertrude Stein and her family, on display now at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Continue reading