The first exhibition in the United States at the Art Institute of Chicago devoted to French artist Cahun’s work, Entre Nous: The Art of Claude Cahun brings together over 80 photographs and published material by Cahun and her partner Moore.
Born Lucy Schwob to a family of French Jewish intellectuals and writers, Claude Cahun (who adopted the pseudonym at age 22) is best known for the staged self-portraiture, photomontages, and prose texts she made principally between 1920 and 1940. Rediscovered in the late 1980s, her work has not only expanded our understanding of the Surrealist era but also serves as a towering precursor to feminist explorations of gender and identity politics. In her self-portraits, which she began creating around 1913, Cahun dismantled and questioned preexisting notions ... Go to event
Contemporary Artists from France in Florida’s private collections!
French Artist Marlene Mocquet will exhibit a Project Room at Haunch of Venison in New York City from May 17th through June 16th with an opening reception May 17th from 6 to 8pm.
The exhibition will feature new work by the artist, including four paintings and two ceramic works. Mocquet’s paintings depict fantastical menacing creatures composed of paint that gushes off of the canvas and other mixed media. The creatures inhabit a whimsical universe with hallucinogens splashes of color.
Marlene Mocquet (b. 1979) was born in Maison Alfort, France, and currently lives and works in Paris. Mocquet graduated from Paris’ Ecole Normale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in 2006. She has had recent solo exhibitions at the Musee d’Art Contempora ... 
The Immediate Family’s adaptation of Perceval will run three nights in May at Foster Hall, Cephas Center for the Arts.
The play resurrects the classic Arthurian legend of an unassuming boy who undertakes the noblest adventure of all: the Quest for the Holy Grail. Spanning centuries of sources from Medieval literature to the modern cinema, a small but resourceful cast will bring to life a world of duels and damsels, curses and spells, despicable fiends, bleeding spears, floating castles, and maybe even the Cup itself. Several scenes will include delightful French dialogue inspired by Eric Rohmer’s cinematic version.
When: May 18, 2012 at 7pm to May 20, 2012 at 3pm
Where: Foster Hall, Cephas Center for the Arts,
2500 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY
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9 monumental sculptures on Park Avenue.
On the occasion of the international and historical visual arts fair in New York, the Armory Show, Miami based French artistic engineer, Olivier Haligon was recently commissioned to build bright geometric monumental sculptures for renowned American Venezuelan artist Rafael Barrios, that line Park Avenue through June 2012..
Great grandchild of Louis Haligon, who participated in the construction of the Statue of Liberty, Olivier Haligon comes from a generation of artisans specialized in the reproduction of works of art.
Based in Miami for over 12 years, Haligon has been working with important American and South American artists such as Arman, Cesar, Diego Giacometti, Manson, Botero, Dubuffet, Miro, Raynaud, and Hervé Di Rosa….
Haligon and his team achi ... 
The Kid from Paris: Jean Brassard Sings Yves Montand
In celebration of the show’s 2012 Bistro Award for Outstanding Tribute. “The Kid From Paris” celebrates the life and music of the legendary star of stage and screen, Yves Montand.
One of France most enduring stars, Yves Montand was both a major pioneer and a pillar of the 20th century tradition French chansons. In Brassard’s 80 minute tribute to the beloved Montand, he presents an eclectic array of French and English selections from Montand’s remarkable 50 year reign, deftly lacing songs, theatrical vignettes and a first-rate narrative of the beloved French icon’s life, loves, passions and politics. Co-written and directed by Brassard’s partner David Krueger, “The Kid from Paris” informs, moves, seduces and celebrates on many levels.
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David Wampach, François Chaignaud, Cecilia Bengolea, back in New York, part of the Queer New York International Arts Festival (QNYI).
Queer New York International Arts Festival (QNYI) is a new festival of contemporary performance and visual art that explores and broadens the concept of “queer (in) art.” Co-curated by Zvonimir Dobrović, artistic director of Queer Zagreb and the Perforations Festival in Croatia, and art historian and curator André von Ah, the festival aims to dispel preconceived and stereotyped notions of “queer” and provide a platform for expanding the discourse about artistic practices. The festival features works by an exciting lineup of artists including David Wampach (France), Ricci/Forte (Italy), Tadasu Takamine (Japan), François Chaignaud & Cecilia Bengolea (Franc ... 
This exhibition explores the evolution of French/American artist Françoise Gilot’s unique abstract, symbolist style from the early 1960s to her more current work.
The exhibition features over 40 works of art including oil paintings, watercolors, gouaches, monotypes and original prints, this exhibition explores the evolution of Gilot’s unique abstract, symbolist style from the early 1960s to her more current work. Interested in mythology, symbolism, and the power of memory, French/American artist Françoise Gilot expresses complex philosophical ideas with lyrical accessibility. Using abstract organic shapes Gilot reflects her dedication to the study of the formal elements: line, planes and tone-color coordination. Relying on structures, rhythms and color, Gilot often challenges the boundarie ... 
We are happy to announce that the Festival will now be in the capable hands of two fine Santa Barbara non-profit organizations: Speaking of Stories and Center Stage Theater. They’ve got show biz in their blood, and have been part of the Festival for many years (vending the beer, wine and Perrier). French Festival founder Steve Hoegerman will continue to play an active role in the Festival as advisor and consultant. And will still be the emcee on the Moulin Rouge Stage and at the Poodle Parade. So if you’ve missed his jokes, you’ll have a chance to hear them again!
The transfer of the Festival to this new group will allow the Festival to grow into the future. Our goal is for the Festival to continue for years and years. We do NOT want to make any major changes: we want the ... 
French Quarter Festivals, Inc. Presents The 12th Annual Satchmo SummerFest!
The premier American jazz festival dedicated to the life, music and legacy of New Orleans’ native son, Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong .
This free community event is produced by French Quarter Festivals, Inc.
Music all weekend on festival stages featuring traditional jazz, contemporary jazz, brass bands & children’s programming. A sampling of performers who play the festival include Leroy Jones, Jeremy Davenport, Connie Jones’ Crescent City Jazz Band, Yoshio Toyama and the Dixie Saints, The Palmetto Bug Stompers, Shamarr Allen, Rebirth Brass Band, Tim Laughlin, Soul Rebels, Treme Brass Band, Leah Chase, James Andrews, Lars Edegran’s New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, New Orleans Jazz ... 
