At Quai Branly, “shamanic visions” at the heart of a “hallucinogenic” exhibition

The exhibition Shamanic visions. Ayahuasca arts in the Peruvian Amazon, since Tuesday at the Quai Branly museum, illustrates visions caused by a hallucinogenic plant from the Amazon. The “visions” caused…

Kehinde Wiley, the painter who puts black identity on the pedestal

Portrait of Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria, by Kehinde Wiley. Tanguy Beurdeley/Courtesy the artist and TEMPLON, Paris —Brussels — New York PORTRAIT – The American artist unveils 11 portraits…

“The big challenge is not to age with your visitors”

Emmanuel Kasarhérou. THIBAUT CHAPOTOT/Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac Museum INTERVIEW – While the blockbuster exhibition on Bollywood has just opened at the Musée du quai Branly, Emmanuel Kasarhérou, its president, discusses the…

a man arrested after tearing down seven works of art

By Le Figaro Published 41 minutes ago, Update 41 minutes ago The Quai Branly museum. Clement Guillaume / Bridgeman Images A man was arrested on Wednesday, September 27, after taking…

Ousmane Sow, torchbearer of sculpture

Couple of hand to hand wrestlers (“Nouba” series), by Ousmane Sow (1987). Proceedings/ADAGP PORTRAIT – The great Senegalese sculptor will be in the spotlight at the Musée du Quai Branly…

Exhibition on Léopold Sédar Senghor at the Quai Branly Museum: the oxymoron man

By Yves Threard Posted 2 hours ago, Update 1 minute ago The exhibition, Senghor and the arts. Reinvent the universal sounds like wise advice to follow in the footsteps of…