Creative

Monte Laster – President of FACE Association in La Courneuve

Posted on September 15, 2010 by VINGT Editorial

Text: Brendan Seibel La Courneuve is a northern Parisian suburb, which, already tarnished by the legacy of 60’s immigrant exile and post-industrial depression, became even more notorious after photos of police dragging pregnant women from the condemned housing project “Balzac” were widely circulated, bringing simmering racial tensions and segregation to a public boiling point. The… Read more

Maison Rouge

Posted on August 11, 2010 by VINGT Editorial

Text: Aran Cravey With over a hundred museums, Paris is the undisputed capital of artistic institutions. And while it can boast more than it’s fair share of publicly funded, pillars of art history, it’s contemporary art funding lags far behind it’s foreign competitors. Which is why entrepreneur and contemporary art enthusiast, Antoine de Galbert took… Read more

L’Epicerie de Bruno

Posted on August 8, 2010 by VINGT Editorial

Words and images: Omid Tavallai Walking past the trendy boutiques of Rue Tiquetonne, you’re likely to see some storefronts that will grab your attention: Freakish mannequins dressed up in cleverly arranged runway hand-me-downs, hipster vintage wear that walks the fine line between “ironic cool” and “grandma,” or perhaps a water scene of octopi floating up… Read more

Centre Pompidou Metz

Posted on June 10, 2010 by VINGT Editorial

Text: Aran Cravey Spreading the artistic wealth has been a part of France’s cultural history for centuries. Since the early 19th century, the Louvre has been loaning out its masterful treasures to regional museums within the country in the spirit of bringing art to the people. So the outpost of the Pompidou Centre in Metz… Read more

Louxor – Palais Du Cinema

Posted on May 16, 2010 by VINGT Editorial

Text: Aidan Mac Guill Image: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra On the corner of Boulevard de la Chapelle and Boulevard de Magenta, at the heart of noisy, relentless Barbès, stands a building. Amidst the clatter of the overground metro and the chatter of the traders lining the market below, and the unnatural din that emanates from the bazaars,… Read more