Arts visuels
Discover “Sous la pluie” — When Art Meets Rain in Nantes
“Sous la pluie. Peindre, vivre et rêver” — When Art Meets Rain in Nantes I really like rain. When I was a child, I always enjoyed sitting in the classroom watching the raindrops fall on the leaves outside the window, often getting distracted during lessons. I loved sharing an umbrella with classmates to walk to Read more
Comu 2025: The Virginian sails into the Graslin Theater
On October 24 and 25, the Graslin Theatre will host, for the very first time, the legendary “Comu”, Audencia’s annual student musical. This is a huge milestone for the school, as students leave the familiar Theatre of Orvault behind to bring their play 1911 ou La tragédie du Ruban bleu (1911 or The Tragedy of Read more
Theatre for Whom? History, Barriers, and Renewal of Audiences in France
Theatre has long been considered a place of culture and refinement — but for whom, exactly? In recent years, concerns have grown about the ageing and social homogeneity of theatre audiences in France. Although demographic changes partly explain the ageing of cultural audiences, theatre seems to be affected in a particularly acute way. This trend, Read more
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art: where art, architecture, and nature meet
Most museums are built as containers for art – imposing structures that protect and display collections but often feel detached from daily life. The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark, took a different path. Since its founding in 1958, it has blurred the boundaries between art, architecture, and nature, creating an experience that Read more
The Unmeasurable Heart of the Museum – Counting More Than Just Visitors
The spreadsheet on my desk declared the previous quarter a success: visitor numbers were up, acquisition targets were met. But late one night, alone in the Jianghai Museum under the soft glow of the exhibition lights, that success felt curiously hollow. I was preparing for a « Museum Night » event, and the silence around me wasn’t Read more
Transitional urban planning in Nantes
Le Lieu Unique is now one of the most striking cultural venues in the city of Nantes. It is one of the faces of the capital of the Pays de la Loire region and clearly demonstrates Nantes’ ability to use its real estate heritage to develop its cultural activity. Le Lieu Unique was formerly the Read more
The Return of the Spiritual: Mysticism and Spiritual Revival in Contemporary Art
In early 2023, as I stood in the Long March Space of Beijing’s 798 Art District viewing Guo Fengyi’s exhibition « Cosmic Meridians, » I felt an overwhelming sense of transcendence wash over me. The intricate drawings—pulsing with energy, depicting cosmic forces and spiritual entities—seemed to vibrate with an otherworldly presence that defied the sterile white walls Read more
A week in London (as a museum nerd)(Part 1)
A week in London museums : National Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum During the art market seminar led by the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London, I enjoyed my time in the city going to (some of) the most famous museums of the world. Here is what I thought about them. Going to museum is Read more
From the Laboratory to the Public Sphere: BioArt’s Multidimensional Landscape
Contemporary BioArt, fueled by gene editing (e.g., CRISPR/Cas9), synthetic biology,microbial manipulation, data science, and AI algorithms, transforms the laboratory into acreative arena (Reichle, 2009; Mitchell, 2010). Liberated from static media constraints, artnow revolves around dynamic, evolving life processes. Artworks emerge not solely fromhuman creators but through an interplay of microbes, algorithms, environments, andaudiences. This shift Read more
Lee Miller, an (almost) forgotten pioneer woman
Elizabeth Miller, better known as Lee Miller, is a photographer and war reporter – among others – who lived through key periods of the 20th century such as the Roaring Twenties and the Surrealist movement, 1930s New York, the Blitz in England and the Liberation in 1944. If you’ve seen (or not) the recently released Read more