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Platypus Press (two books) – THIS WEEK IN ARTS VOL.5

20 April 20203 May 2020Literature, This Week in Arts Marc Louis-Boyard

Platypus Press is an independent publisher that has been on the back of our heads for a moment now. This This Week in Arts follows another volume highlighting The Emma Press, and let us assure you that the coup de cœur is made of the same intensity.

We picked two books to justify and report this excitement: a poetry anthology entitled Islands Are But Mountains and a collection of thirteen short stories by Sam Reese entitled Come the Tide.

NB: all the pictures used for this article are courtesy of the publisher. Considering the current health situation, we wouldn’t have risked the life of a postman for the sake of literature, as precious as literature is right now. As for reading and not taking fancy pictures, Kindle saved the say once again.

Punk Graphics exhibition at the ADAM Design Museum of Brussels – THIS WEEK IN ARTS VOL.4

16 February 20203 May 2020This Week in Arts, Visual arts Marc Louis-Boyard

Want to hide from the current meteorological nonsense? In need of releasing (or getting back to) your Raw Power? Search no more: Punk Graphics is the exhibition you must visit at the ADAM Design Musuem of Brussels, located next to the famous Atomium.

This exhibition soothes the eternal “what is punk and what is not” debate by showcasing what epitomizes this era best. Let’s take a walk on the art side.

Note: a comprehensive review of our visit at the ADAM Design Museum of Brussels is available on the travel blog 3 raisons pour, so check it out!

The Emma Press (3 books + interview) – THIS WEEK IN ARTS VOL.3

12 January 20203 May 2020Book Reviews, Interviews, Literature, This Week in Arts Marc Louis-Boyard

Awarded with a grant from Arts Council England only one year after being founded by Emma Wright, The Emma Press has been publishing books for eight years.

Eight years of meticulous combination of quantity and quality, eight years of uncompromising expression, eight years of unwavering determination.

We couldn’t be happier to immerse ourselves into the colorful world of The Emma Press, and couldn’t be more admirative of all the work accomplished so far.

Basquiat’s ‘Defacement’ / Guggenheim Museum, NYC – THIS WEEK IN ARTS VOL.2

21 September 20193 May 2020This Week in Arts, Travel Tales, Visual arts Marc Louis-Boyard

The museum and the exhibition: comfort minus the déjà vu.

For our first trip to New York City, we automatically planned a visit to one of the many jewels the city has to offer: the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Permanent home for contemporary art, ephimeral exhibitions are also notorious there, and the building’s architecture doesn’t disappoint. At our time of visit and alongside Basquiat’s Defacement: The Untold Story, we also enjoyed portraits taken by Robert Mappletorpe and sculptures by Constantin Brancusi.

To be completely honest, we weren’t familiar with Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work, which we only heard of while watching documentaries and reading Keith Haring’s Journals. Once reconciled with our humility, we fully immersed in this proposed portion of his art. That is the magic of primitive art: simple never precludes impact and meaning.

We would have loved to review our full experience, but we’re limiting this article to the main reason of our visit. Of course, 3 raisons pour will be your best ally when the time comes for a comprehensive walkthrough of the premises. EDIT: it has just been published here!

For now, let’s take a blogable tour!

THIS WEEK IN ARTS VOL.1

31 August 201921 September 2019This Week in Arts Marc Louis-Boyard

Rich week for this first edition, don’t miss out! From Paris to LA to Toronto, here is what mattered to us these last days.