Petit Prince
Paris-based artist Sandra Paris shares the surrealist collages that pulled her out of a major creative rut:
Lunchtime Sketches
A peek inside Parisian painter Sandra Paris' notebook of food sketches and observations.
From Paris with Love
Arinola Lawal returns to a dysfunctional childhood.
a history of pet monkeys with camille alaphilippe
Poetry inspired by Camille Alaphilippe’s La femme au singe on view at the Musée d’Orsay, by Samantha Neugebauer.
Japanese Connections at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
A review of the new Japanese art exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Montrouge
A prose poem on Paris, a “gash in the ground”
It's a Good Time to Be Lonely
“2018 is a good time to be lonely. Constantly consume technology, like a pac-man, instead” – Zoe Jane Patterson reflects on a past relationship and the slow erosion of technological distractions in the face of millennial loneliness. New in arts & culture.
self-ish
“In a TV show, I’d be a supporting character you might feel conflicted about. I have spent too many moments of my life aspiring to be white” - inspired by Lyn Heijinian, Vamika Sinha prods at encapsulating identity in writing in this new prose poem.
Same, but Different—Finding Home in Paris
Tzy Jiun Tan writes about finding sanctuary in a small Chinese restaurant in Paris, while navigating dating, discrimination, homesickeness, and trauma.
Parisian Girl
What does it mean to belong in this city as a girl?
Point Ephémère and the Slum: How Paris Handles Her Refugees
The editors of this magazine stumbled upon a refugee slum next to one of Paris’ hippest clubs. Here’s what happened.
Paris, the City of Lights, Love, and... Rats
“When you first fall in love with Paris, you will experience puppy love. A false and doting, hopeful love” – Zoe Jane Patterson explores the other side of Paris.
Cité Universitaire
A subtle poem couched in natural metaphors, on the fragility of romantic connection.
Taking the RER B
In this new creative nonfiction piece, Vamika Sinha offers a series of vivid vignettes, each set at a different metro station in Paris.
The Eiffel Tower Dangles: Writing a City
Writing about a city, just as writing about any subject, is a way of documenting it within history, for giving it a voice, for making it human almost, letting it breathe and move and speak. It may have dreams, it may have fears, it may have flaws and disease.
Paris
Tzy Jiun Tan observes her temporary city in this new poem.
Porte de Choisy
In this personal memoir, Vamika Sinha reflects on navigating life in Paris as a foreigner, walking through its Chinatown district.
le marais
An outsider walking through the streets of Paris’ trendy Marais district.
Metro People II
More poetic observations from the Paris metro.
Five Roses Thorns: A Review of Sheila Hicks’ Lignes de vie
Chiran Raj Pandey takes an in-depth look at renowned American textile artist Sheila Hicks’ new exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.