Back From Paris

Just came back from Paris, a week packed with events and encounters.

Day One

First stop leaving Charles De Gaulle Airport was lunch at the new Opera Garnier restaurant. Perfect start: I specially enjoyed in this bright new decor the privacy that each table has and each dish was excellent.

From there I went to le Petit Palais to see the exhibit L’oeil en Eventail, the photographs of Charlotte Perriand. That was another success. First it was my first time back at the Petit Palais in years and it is a wonderful place with a beautiful quiet garden. The Exhibition was very well conceived: I was transported into her world and could understand it like one can suddenly read a music score: The connection between what she saw, photographed, collected  and created became obvious, her relationships with Le Corbusier, Janneret and Fernand Leger gave the context to understanding  her strength.  Her pieces of furniture exhibited through out the museum in a hybrid way, among the 18th Century collection as well as in  a dedicated room became incredibly beautiful and important.