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Affichage des articles du janvier 7, 2013

A SHOULD? A COULD? OR A MUST?

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There are quite a few exhibitions that I «umm and ahh» at. Will I or wont I go. «Impressionism and Fashion» and a retrospective of Mary Cassat’s etchings were two such events. Both are ending next week. The first had very mitigated criticism from friends. "Brillant" or "boring". You can’t get too much between the two. Upon arriving, this is what I faced. On the left crowds without tickets and on the right, groups or priority passage. I noticed that the latter was moving so sighed and made the effort. 20 minutes later I was in the exhibition.  The fast line Three lines deep There was no possibility of reading the documents. Heads bowed and bobbing to see them prevented this. So I contented myself with the fashion and what I could see of the impressionist portraits Trends may have changed and a lot but even in the 19th century men and women wishing to keep up with the current fashions could consult a number of fashion magazines that disseminated and co