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IRVING PENN: A WORK OF LOVE

IRVING PENN: A WORK OF LOVE

Jean Sebastien Stehli
Irving Penn (1917 - 2009), one of the giants of contemporary photography, became world famous for his portraits of great models and celebrities which would grace the pages - and...
THEODORE ROUSSEAU: GIVING VOICE TO TREES

THEODORE ROUSSEAU: GIVING VOICE TO TREES

Jean Sebastien Stehli
Théodore Rousseau, L’allée de châtaigniers   Théodore Rousseau (1812 - 1867) was both a pariah and a hero. He was one of the greatest nature painters of the late 19th...
A NEW VISION OF MAPPLETHORPE

A NEW VISION OF MAPPLETHORPE

Jean Sebastien Stehli
We usually think we have seen everything Robert Mapplethorpe ever photographed. It’s been shown in every way possible, even the dark prints of his nighttime descent into the Anvil or...
MARTIN PARR’S STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD OF FASHION

MARTIN PARR’S STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD OF FASHION

Jean Sebastien Stehli
  It’s hard to believe, but Fashion Faux Parr is Martin Parr’s first book of photography. It feels that all of Parr’s images are, if not about fashion, about style....
REDISCOVERING VAN EYCK

REDISCOVERING VAN EYCK

Jean Sebastien Stehli
Madonna of Chancellor Rolin     There are very few experiences in life that give us such a powerful shock and deep pleasure as being in the presence of a...
How Hip hop culture became world culture

How Hip hop culture became world culture

Jean Sebastien Stehli
Dapper Dan with models wearing his Gucci collection on the stoop of his atelier, Harlem, New York City, NY, 2018, photographer Janette Beckman.   The title of this fascinating book...
TOM SACHS “PORTRAIT” : CHANNELING PICASSO

TOM SACHS “PORTRAIT” : CHANNELING PICASSO

Jean Sebastien Stehli
  Tom Sachs is the man any sane person would want to be stranded on an island with. With a few pieces of wood, branches and leaves, Sachs would manage...
GOLDFINGERS. AURELIA LEBLANC’S ART OF MAGIC

GOLDFINGERS. AURELIA LEBLANC’S ART OF MAGIC

Jean Sebastien Stehli
To meet Aurélia Leblanc, you have to push a metal door and enter a creative oasis near the Porte Saint-Martin, in the teeming Paris’s 10th arrondissement. It’s a beehive of...
THE DAY JOSEPH BEUYS MET ANDY WARHOL REVISITED

THE DAY JOSEPH BEUYS MET ANDY WARHOL REVISITED

Jean Sebastien Stehli
  One had a silver wig, the other one his felt hat and a fisherman’s vest, but both were stars of the contemporary art scene and, simply, cultural icons, known...
THE MYSTERIOUS WORLDS OF ELIZABETH JAEGER

THE MYSTERIOUS WORLDS OF ELIZABETH JAEGER

Jean Sebastien Stehli
Strange things are afoot in Kamel Mennour’s gallery. Step into the gallery and a silent but very busy world is mysteriously unfolding in small black square boxes pinned to the...
CLÉMENTINE IN WONDERLAND

CLÉMENTINE IN WONDERLAND

Jean Sebastien Stehli
Clémentine de Chabaneix’s atelier is empty this morning in early December, but for the one big headless clay bear in the middle of the room. The large blue kiln behind...
A PLACE OF ONE'S OWN: MARC NEWSON'S TOKYO TOILET

A PLACE OF ONE'S OWN: MARC NEWSON'S TOKYO TOILET

Jean Sebastien Stehli
Marc Newson, the great Australian born designer and artist, must have been inspired by the poetic text of Junichiro Tanizaki about toilets when he was called to design new public...