30 July 2016

Last days Paul Klee



Magnificent exhibition of work by the Swiss-German artist.
 
 Ends Monday

Centre Georges Pompidou
Place Georges-Pompidou 75004 

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25 July 2016

Corner bell


Small architectural touches remain on many older buildings in Paris.

23 July 2016

21 July 2016

19 July 2016

Now and then


A modern ad on a kiosk against the side of a 17th century church as backdrop.

18 July 2016

16 July 2016

15 July 2016

Blue gorilla


A full-sized papier-mâché gorilla looks out the window in a shop of curiosities.

13 July 2016

Leap into eternity


Tomb of Vaslav Nijinsky, legendary Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in the Montmartre Cemetery.
 
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"Nijinsky’s story ends with him going crazy and thinking that he’s a horse." - Billy Wilder pitching a film idea to Sam Goldwyn from "Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The Inside Story Behind the Making of Animal House" by Matty Simmons
 

12 July 2016

Stripped


An old door on the Île Saint-Louis is readied for a new coat of paint.

11 July 2016

9 July 2016

Montmartre unchanged


A Montmartre street, barely changed from the days of the great artists, curves towards the Basilica.

8 July 2016

Jealous


A magazine filled with fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle tips for women.

7 July 2016

6 July 2016

Summer evenings


Picnics on the grass, tango classes, live music and late sunsets... and the Eiffel Tower.

5 July 2016

Contre jour


A glimpse of I. M. Pei's great glass pyramid from inside the Louvre.

1 July 2016