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Paris Update Hollande Rain

France's new president, François Hollande, bravely withstood the pouring rain on the day of his investiture, a few hours before his plane was hit by lightning on the way to Germany. Photo: Eric Tenin of Paris Daily Photo.

 

Paris Update Art Notes

BUREN'S GRAND PALAIS

Paris Update Monumenta Daniel Buren

Mirrored discs on the floor give visitors a new perspective on the roof of the Grand Palais.

For this year's Monumenta, French artist Daniel Buren, famed for his obsession with stripes, has been given the challenge of filling the vast empty space of Paris's Grand Palais exhibition hall with an installation. Surprisingly, stripes play only a small role here, on the forest of black-and-white posts holding up discs of transparent plastic in four colors: blue, orange, yellow, green. With the changing light of day and the projectors at night, the effect is pretty, colorful and decorative, but rather underwhelming, especially when compared with some of the more powerful earlier Monumentas, notably those of Anselm Kiefer, Richard Serra and Anish Kapoor. Heidi Ellison

 

Paris Update This Week's Events

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play Chartre en Lumières

> The town of Chartres illuminates its monuments and the cathedral with colorful light installations. Through Sept. 15.

play Festival de l'Imaginaire

> Performances by troupes from around the world, Maison des Cultures du Monde, Paris, through June 17.

play Festival de Saint Denis

> Music festival featuring both stars like Sir Colin Davis and young talents; ends with a dawn performance by horse whisperer Bartabas and oud player Mehdi Haddab, Cathedral and Legion of Honor, Saint Denis, through June 30.

play Festival Extensions

> Concerts, dance, films and more, various locations, Paris and Val de Marne, through May 31.

play Festival International des Jardins de Chaumont-sur-Loire

>"Gardens of delights, gardens of delirium" is the theme of this year's garden festival, Chaumont-sur-Loire, through Oct. 21.

play Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés

>Jazz acts ranging from amateur to big names like Ahmad Jamal and Yusef Lateef (together). Various locations, Paris, May 20-June 3.

play Nuit des Musées

>Museums stay open into the night, hold special events and are free, various locations, Paris, May 19

play Salon d'Art Contemporain de Montrouge

>57th annual festival of contemporary art featuring 80 up-and-coming artists, La Villette, Montrouge, through May 30.

 

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