Villa Kérylos: A Journey to Ancient Greece on the Côte d’Azur
Between Nice and Monaco, perched directly above the sparkling Mediterranean Sea in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, stands a house that seems somewhat out of step with its time. Villa Kérylos is not a classic Belle Époque villa—it is a vision.
Saint-Paul-de-Vence and the legendary Colombe d’Or: Art That Has Remained Simple
Anyone who steps into the Colombe d’Or immediately realizes that different rules apply here. Amid tables where people are eating, talking, and laughing, you come across works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Marc Chagall—without any distance between them, without glass, and without explanatory texts.
The Intellectual Art Police—When Opinion Trumps Experience
Even gallery owners who once presented bold exhibitions are beginning to hesitate. Suddenly, questions are being raised that used to be answered without a second thought: Is it still okay to show this? Is it too provocative? Could it offend anyone?
The Garden: Species Conservation and a Work of Art
More and more artists are designing their living and working spaces not only as places of creativity, but also as living ecosystems. Their gardens are far more than just decorative backdrops—they become experimental landscapes where aesthetics, biodiversity, and nature conservation merge.