Vuitton transforms Paris with a playful spectacle of color, stars and history

PARIS – It was more than just another fashion show in the City of Lights. Louis Vuitton’s latest extravaganza on Paris’ most famous street, the avenue des Champs-Elysées, transformed an iconic 19th-century Art Nouveau space into an evolving artwork. As guests entered, they encountered an ephemeral installation — a vast, expanding balloon structure that melded … Read more

New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist’s extraordinarily productive and tragic final months

PARIS – Planted in a field, Vincent van Gogh painted furiously, bending the thick oils, riotous yellows and sumptuous blues to his will. The resulting masterpiece, “Wheatfield with Crows,” bursts off the canvas like technicolor champagne. Art historians believe the Dutch master painted it on July 8, 1890. As far as they can tell, Van … Read more