SARKOZY and his obsession with pens
1 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 10/30/2008 07:39:00 PM.
We all remember when Sarko took that shiny pen after signing Romanian official documents some time ago. Well now it seems his pen collection got even bigger, as he keeps sneaking away more of them wherever he goes.
Now he even asks his wife to explain to Shimon Peres in Israel that he wants to have his pen too.
German chancellor Merkel was wise enough to offer him a shiny box with a shiny pen inside.
German chancellor Merkel was wise enough to offer him a shiny box with a shiny pen inside.
Why does he need all those pens of foreign heads of state? Is there some sick voodoo scheme behind all this?
Labels: SARKONOMICS, Sarkozyland
the party
1 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 10/25/2008 09:44:00 PM.
Labels: ART NIGHT, celebrations, drunk politicians, party, people, photography
the fiac report will be up soon, I promise!
Labels: Art, Art Galleries, urban art
Yes, it's official now. Paris has been added to the street viewable cities on Googlemaps on October 14th and became the first European city to join the club.
Now you can finally enjoy a stroll through the city of lights or plan your next holiday excursion.
Even I can't get enough of this new feature and can discover new exciting spaces I've never set foot into before.
Retro-Expo: François Morellet
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Friday, October 17, 2008 at 10/17/2008 07:11:00 PM.
François Morellet
Blow-up 1952-2007
Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris
June/September 2007
Blow-up 1952-2007
Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris
June/September 2007
Labels: Art, exhibitions, MUSEUMS
Halloween in the Metro?
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 10/16/2008 09:14:00 PM.
Disneyland Paris organized a little happening in the St-Augustin metro station, with graphic designs by Troy Henriksen. Unfortunately I missed the ballet of the pumpkins...
"It's delicious to be evil"
"It's delicious to be evil"
Labels: celebrations, Underground transportation, urban art
Palais de Tokyo, way too early in the morning
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 10/15/2008 09:27:00 PM.
Why did I get that smart idea to go to Palais de Tokyo before noon?
It only opens at noon... Smart me!
"closed"
"closed 2"
"closed toooo"
at least I could steal cables! Yay, cables!
The leaves have started their annual ritual of tumbling down on me.
It only opens at noon... Smart me!
"closed"
"closed 2"
"closed toooo"
at least I could steal cables! Yay, cables!
The leaves have started their annual ritual of tumbling down on me.
Labels: MUSEUMS, Paris street stuff (NOT a TOILET), photography
Obama in Paris: it's about CHANGE
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 10/13/2008 06:21:00 PM.
From serving Cinema History to serving Tourists
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 10/12/2008 01:58:00 PM.
The building standing on No. 14 Boulevard des Capucines is one of the most unknown historic places in Paris.
Nowadays it is the Hotel Scribe, but long time ago, it was a thriving meeting place: the 'Grand Café', birthplace of cinema history. On December 28th 1895, in the 'Salon Indien', the brothers Lumière hosted the very first public movie screening. The first movie shown was 'Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory' ('La Sortie des usines Lumière')produced by Louis Lumière. It is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made:
The fate of the 'Grand Café' was unfortunately to be replaced by the Hotel Scribe, and the ties this place had to the Hisotry of Cinema were almost forgotten. Passers by would never guess what event took place here, if it weren't for the fact that the hotel now opened its new restaurant, called 'Café Lumière', in memory of its history.
The 'Café Lumière', a quite standardized hotel restaurant. Unfortunately the designers didn't manage to fully focus on the history of the place. A photo of the Lumière brothers hanging above the fake fireplace and some B&W pictures scattered through the rooms are somewhat cheaply done...
Nevertheless, if you pass this corner near Opera Garnier, oh Parisian traveler, remember 'ye olde tymes', and think about how far the movie industry has come since those early days!
The ad campaign for the Lumière projections
The projection room, 'Salon Indien'
The 'Café Lumière', a quite standardized hotel restaurant. Unfortunately the designers didn't manage to fully focus on the history of the place. A photo of the Lumière brothers hanging above the fake fireplace and some B&W pictures scattered through the rooms are somewhat cheaply done...
Nevertheless, if you pass this corner near Opera Garnier, oh Parisian traveler, remember 'ye olde tymes', and think about how far the movie industry has come since those early days!
Labels: Movies and worse, paris history
watch the traffic at place de l'Opera, sit at café de la Paix, celebrate Bastille day...all things the perfect Parisian does in everyday Paris!
climb on top of the Arc de Triomphe, spit on tourists, walk around the Tuileries...even more things to do to become a perfect Parisian!
Labels: Paris street stuff (NOT a TOILET), VINTAGE
great vintage footage of the streets of Paris
Labels: Paris street stuff (NOT a TOILET), VINTAGE
Tour New York City in the 1950s
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on at 10/12/2008 03:11:00 AM.
Last Days of Summer in Paris
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 10/11/2008 02:48:00 AM.
Let's hope for some snow this winter!
Labels: Paris street stuff (NOT a TOILET), people, photography
Paris Street Art
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 10/10/2008 09:45:00 PM.
Another downtown Paris walk always provides you with some fresh street art.
Keep an eye out when you walk around. Sometimes a familiar spot changes its wheatpasting paperposters numerous times a week.
Some street artists see urban space as a format for personal artwork, others appreciate the challenges and risks are associated with installing illicit artwork in public places. However the universal theme is adapting visual artwork into a format which utilizes public space, allows artists who may otherwise feel disenfranchised, to reach a much broader audience than traditional artwork and galleries normally allow.
Labels: Art, Paris street stuff (NOT a TOILET), street art
