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My Wishlist of June 2012

Posted on May 27, 2012 | Leave a comment

Only 3 days yet before June, I hope the weather will be much more better! Here my – non exhautive – wishlist! Nothing crazy, I get wiser. Picture 1 : I want to chill out in a colourful stylish lawn chair, thanks to Marni. What about the logo? I really like it, it is very inspiring, congrats Hunting and Collecting!

Picture 2 : 1. A triangle Bikini top, Milly @ www.net-a-porter.com. 2. Exceptionally I agree to barter my heels or flip flops for a pair of KJacques … only on my way back from the beach! On sale @ Cachemire, Coton et Soie. 3. My favorite: the “soft” to perfection trousers, slightly transparent and punchy printed Hawaiian, Mathew Williamson @ www.net-a-porter.com.

Picture 3 : Yes I want a sKateboard. Honestely more for the “pretend to be cool” attitude than for the fun: I’ve no longer practiced since I was 11-12 years old! LOL! Board are signed by contemporary art or fashion celebs! For the older hipesters (sorry guys), I recommend the “I carry my board cause I’m exhausted” way! BOZAR shop.

Nude Trend: A Selection of Shoes Spring-Summer 2012

A selection of accessories for a Swimsuit

TRENDS & LOOK BOOKS

Source photos : Milly and Matthew Williamson, www.net-a-porter.com and Marni, Hunting and Collecting and KJacques @ Cachemire Coton et Soie, D.R. Lay out : Mademoiselle Le K.

Médoc, France: Château d’Arsac, A Mix of Contemporary Art and Wines

Posted on January 23, 2012 | Leave a comment

After visiting the CAPC in Bordeaux, I am very surprised to discover in one of the older Médoc properties, le Pouce ( The Tthumb, 1965) of César (picture above). Welcome to Château d’Arsac, purchased in 1986 by Philippe Raoux ; this Bordeaux wine merchant is also a contemporary art collector. The story of Château d’Arsac starts in the 12th century, then the property was owned by the brother of the famous French philosopher Montaigne. Today the Arsac estate consists of 112 hectares dont 54 in the Margaux appellation and 50 in the Haut-Médoc appellation. And if you’re interested to see the twenty sculptures of Château d’Arsac, the Bordeaux Tourism Office and the Winery, organize visits to discover the artwoks and the wines. Picture 4 : the blue pigment of the painter Klein on the warehouse’s walls.

Infos: www.chateau-arsac.com, www.bordeaux-tourisme.com & www.bordeaux.com

Bordeaux, France: The Bordeaux Wine School

Bordeaux, France: The CAPC, Contemporary Art Museum of Bordeaux

DESTINATIONS

Bordeaux, France: The CAPC, Contemporary Art Museum of Bordeaux

Posted on January 6, 2012 | Leave a comment

Second stage of my Bordeaux trip : the CAPC. The contemporary museum of Bordeaux is located in the Entrepôt Lainé building (1824), in the Chartrons area (on the wharves). I really wanted to see the exhibition of Shimabuku (picture 2), “On the water” (till May 6, 2012). There is a lot of humour in the work of this Japanese artist (so rare in the contemporary art… more often supa boring!). Then I discovered some pearls of the master Christian Boltanski (picture below). And the icing on the cake : a mural painting of Keith Harring from 1985 (pictures 3 and 4) hidden by an industrial lift! I stop by the Café Andrée Putman, a cosy roof-top terrace. The famous interior designer, Andrée Putman contributed to the layout of the interior of the museum. So if you enjoy history (this massive building used to be the colonial foods warehouse), architecture (redevelopment by Denis Valode and Jean Pistre, between 1979 and 1990), interor design and of course, contemporary art : you must go to the CAPC! Defenitely ! Getting outside, I went to the Hôtel Seeko’o (that means in inuit “igloo”), famous for its facade in cioran (last picture), designed in 2007 by the French King Kong architecture studio. But I did not like the interior. Ready for the next stop?