La mécanique des dessous – (history of underwear exhibition!)

Every woman has that evil bra (normally the best looking one) that digs-in and is always a relief to get off…but BOY did women have it bad before us. La mécanique des dessous : une histoire indiscrète de la silhouette is an exhibition that akes us through the history of female (and some male) undergarments, documenting … Continue reading →

You haven’t seen weird until you’ve seen Cocou Bazar by Jean Debuffet

What is Cocou Bazar? A performance of weirdly shaped and somewhat creepy 3-D fantasy objects/people which move around to clangy annoying music. Sound weird? It’s super weird. (Check out this YouTube video) It was originally shown in 1973 but Musée des Arts Decoratifs is putting on an exhibition to re-live its weirdness. But this is … Continue reading →

York Illuminations 2013

*Not a Parisian event!* (but great nonetheless) …Last week I went to visit some friends and family in Yorkshire, and was fortunate enough to catch my 3rd York Illuminations Festival whilst I was there. It is a great event which sees artists with cutting-edge technology creating colourful pieces which light up the city – drawing … Continue reading →