SHARING WITH ME

I was mad with myself. Furious in fact.  I have a subscription to the New Philharmonia which had been organized in August last year. I knew there were concerts in January but for some reason they did not show up on my iPad or iPhone. Well I found them on the computer which for some reason had not synchronized with my other « gadgets ». You can understand why I was furious for having missed two concerts which I had been looking forward to. Instead of January then, I went to my first concert lin February.  Maurice Ravel « L’Enfant et Les Sortileges » and another not so well known piece. 

The new music complex is centred on a 2,400-seat concert hall and includes an educational wing aimed at reaching out to a broad spectrum of the public. The project submitted by Ateliers Jean Nouvel was chosen by an international design competition in 2007. Built in a park that already has a cultural focus, in an up-and-coming district on the northeast edge of Paris, and clearly visible from the outer su

How right Marielle was. This was like traveling into another time zone, another world. A new world next to Paris which had taken 14 years to build. Know what I am talking about? The Louis Vuitton Foundation which was opened in October 2014. Photos taken while we were waiting and when we left.  Of course we could have chosen a better day to go. It was drizzling and cold - very cold - and we had to wait for 30 minutes before going in. Fortunately my ICOM card go us both in at the same time without Marielle having to wait in line. It was warm and cosy inside despite the huge open area and a single rose to welcome us. This new space will be devoted to contemporary art. We all know that the Foundation is private and was made possible by the patronage of LVMH and the group’s companies, notably Louis Vuitton. Bernard Arnault, who is the President of the group and of the Foundation, has a personal passion for artistic creation and this is what fueled his decision