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Jean Dubuffet is a theoretician of Art brut and the most contested and known French artist of the post-war period. In 1969 he decided to build a place for his Cabinet Logologique and at his own expense. This assembly, called La Closerie Falbala, is a pure creation of the mind. This construction site will be considerable, it’s a real artistic and technical challenge. This monumental work is today one of the "youngest" historical monuments in France.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the exhibition " Split air – Bamboo art in Japan " at the Quai Branly Jacques Chirac Museum. Bamboo art in Japan appeared quite late but continues today thanks to contemporary artists. Throughout this exhibition we will be able to observe works from different periods of this movement.

In this episode, we will meet the artist Richard Orlinski. In 2004, this artist decided to devote himself entirely to art. Imbued with pop-culture, the artist created a colorful universe, inspired by the wildest animals and iconic objects that marked their generation.

Nicolas Poussin is quite a paradox! He personified the typical classical French painter, but spent most of his life in Rome… That is where he made his name, gradually progressing from public commissions to private commissions, to finally painting only for a clientele of enthusiastic European art collectors. For them he painted masterpieces which you are about to discover: Et in Arcadia Ego, The Judgement of Solomon, and the Four Seasons. Enjoy your visit! 2013, France.

Secret treasures makes you discover the Bibliotheque Thiers in Paris. It is a place that houses many treasures that we do not suspect the existence. Today, we will visit this exceptional place which is the property of the Institute of France in search of the treasures it contains. Experts, historians, librarians, will guide us through the corridors and floors of this magical place.

In this episode, we'll talk with Emmanuel Bastien, photographer and videographer. For the past 20 years, he has shot documentaries, commercials, fashion and news for major networks. During his lifetime, he has witnessed political instability and poverty in India, Cambodia and Mali, which has led him to focus on social issues and personal struggles.

In this episode, we will meet the artist Richard Texier. He is now considered one of the best living artists of his generation. His work is based on the Pantheo Vortex, an artistic exploration of the mystery and beauty of the world. His works can be found in numerous public and private collections, both in France and abroad.

In 2019, the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci was celebrated. To mark the occasion, the Louvre organised a major exhibition on the work of the most famous Renaissance painter. Echoing this event and based on the latest historiographical research, this documentary offers a new deciphering of the Tuscan master's paintings, revealing through them what painting represented for Leonardo: a philosophy, a total art in the service of understanding the world.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the exhibition "Cubism" at the Centre Pompidou. This exhibition gathers more than 300 works and focuses on the history of this founding movement of the 20th century. We will start from the sources of cubism, by presenting what the artists saw and looked at to free themselves from all the academic conventions of this time. We will also see that music had a very important place in the works of this movement as in the work "Musical Instruments" by Georges Braque.

Stoul is a painter who lives and works in Montrouge. Born in 1981 in Bordeaux, she was trained in the arts at the School Boulle. She realized her first works in 2001 in artist squats. She is very inspired by underground cultures, Asia and fashion, and it is over time that she creates her own mythical female characters by varying techniques and media.

In this episode, we will meet Martin Schoeller, German photographer. His style is characterized by a similar treatment of all subjects photographed, whether they are famous or anonymous. His portraits of Brad Pitt, Steve Carrel, Bradley Cooper and many others, are published in renowned magazines.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

From “simple” tags to gigantic, colorful murals and collages, street art that was once suppressed is now officially open to the eye of the beholder. When did this shift take place? How do artists themselves experience this change in status and perception? Has their approach evolved along with their art? To tell these stories, we've come up with a fabulous playground: Laon's International Urban Arts festival.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the drawing and paper cut exhibition at the Rodin Museum. This exhibition brings together a hundred paper cut-outs and drawings of the artist. These artistic practices have accompanied him throughout his life. Among the works exhibited you will find drawings such as "The Mask of Minos" and many paper cut-outs representing bodies. But it should not be forgotten that Rodin was also a sculptor and you will be able to observe sculptures with Japanese influences such as the "face expressing fury".

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In this episode, we will focus on the artist Robert Combas. His painting is made of liberties : it speaks about society, violence, sexuality, people's suffering, their small happiness, their smallness, their greatness... He is inspired by rock music, of which he is a great fan, popular images from childhood books, schoolbooks, and everything that makes a popular culture accessible to all.

From the first Buddhas found in Afghanistan to the mysterious treasures of Angkor, from the most beautiful Japanese prints to the fine arts of Chinese ceramics, the National Museum of Asian Arts - Guimet offers as many possibilities as possible of course meditative, aesthetic, or exploratory at the heart of Asian history. True to wish of its founder Emile Guimet, the museum brings together today the largest collection of Asian art in Europe.

The Thyssen Bornemisza Museum is one of the three major museums in Madrid, along with the Prado and the Reina Sofia. It displays a collection of works of art that covers eight centuries of European creation. It is a museum of ancient, modern and contemporary art. It houses the collection of the Thyssen Bornemisza family and in particular Hans Heinrich Thyssen, heir to one of the largest German fortunes. The modern part of this collection covers the impressionist and modern period up to pop art, presented in chronological order. You will discover works of Delacroix, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Berthe Morisot, Van Gogh, Gauguin, but also works by Dali, Kandinsky and Picasso.

In 1897, Sir Henry Tate, an industrialist and art collector, offered his private art collection to the British nation and financed the construction of the Tate Gallery to house it. Renamed Tate Britain in 2000, the gallery is dedicated to British art. There are masterpieces by the most prestigious of British artists, such as William Blake’s Newton, John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shallot and Henry Wallace’s Chatterton. Enjoy your visit!

In this episode, we meet the famous German celebrity photographer, Martin Schoeller. He will discuss his characteristic style in photography: a similar treatment of all subjects photographed, whether they are famous or anonymous.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the retrospective "Tutto Ponti" which retraces 60 years of the career of the architect-designer Gio Ponti at the decorative arts museum. This is the first retrospective devoted to this Italian artist. You will discover his ceramic works from the beginning of his career, but also the furniture designs anchored in his poetic and subtle universe.

Rembrandt is widely considered to be the greatest Dutch painter of the 17th century. A master in the use of light, particularly the chiaroscuro technique, as well as an exceptionally talented draftsman, Rembrandt’s work was considerably influenced by the dramatic events of his life (the death of his wife, financial bankruptcy, etc.). You will discover in this exhibition some of his most famous paintings exposed at the Louvre, such as “Bathsheba at her Bath”, also exposed at Mauritshuis with “The Anatomy Lecture” or his famous self-portraits. Enjoy your visit!

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In this episode, we will go to the Rodin Museum. This museum, built in 1930, displays many plaster casts, including those of Rodin's monumental works in their successive states : The Gate of Hell, The Burghers of Calais, the many studies and figures of Balzac, the monuments to Victor Hugo...

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Rare are the urban art artists who specialize in the technique of optical illusion. This is the case of Zag who since 2013 delights our eyes with great achievements whose medium of choice is the staircase. Sia has been painting with Zag for a few years. She is a former model who has chosen to reconvert to street art.

Born in 1866 in Moscow, Wassily Kandinsky is considered as one of the most important 20th century artists. He was notably the founder of abstract art. Having left Russia for Germany where he started teaching at the Bauhaus in 1922, he then settled in France in 1933 and left behind him a particularly abundant work. You will rediscover here his most emblematic creations, essentially drawn from the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Enjoy your visit!

The City of Architecture and Heritage is a place dedicated to the art of building, its challenges, its eras, its styles, and its great masters. How are the major buildings of our time and of the past designed? Why and for whom were they built? The museum brings together a collection that allows you to navigate through centuries of architecture, to admire masterpieces usually out of sight, and to understand the great evolutions over the ages, from the 12th century to the present day.

In this episode, we will meet Ricky Powell, photographer. He has photographed some of the biggest legends in New York and in the world. He likes that you can get around New York fairly easily because it makes street photography easier. According to him, street photography is a subject that offers infinite possibilities.

Private tour takes you to discover the exhibition "Japan-japanism, inspired objects, 1867-2018" at the decorative arts museum. Japan began to be known around the 1850s and its art was quickly recognized. In this exhibition you will be able to observe Japanese objects, but also objects of Japanese influence which testify to the relations between France and Japan.

From the birth of a unique voice in the artworld of the sixties, to worldwide consecration in the 90’s and 2000’s… From the “Ecole des Beaux Arts” in Paris to the Grand Prize of Rome, going all the way through Italy’s Villa Medicis and the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg… André Brasilier is a self-defined “transfigurative” French painter, seeking harmony between plastic construction and emotion, and drawing his inspiration from life itself. As he is nearing his 100th birthday, this exclusive documentary invites you to step through a retrospective celebrating 70 years of a unique career, which is held at the Hangaram Design Museum of Seoul, South Korea.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Today, Photo contest takes you to the Rodin Museum. The director of the photographers’ collective Lengos photo prod presents us two of its members who will compete to take the best photograph on the imposed theme: Rodin and his museum.

Photographer Bruno Dewaele asks Antoine Agoudjian for several large silver prints as he prepares an exhibition. They have been working closely together for 20 years, developing a strong alchemy. Let’s witness the journey from negative film to print photography.

Römer and Römer, a couple of painters, have decided to settle in Berlin. They share their passion for the world around them and for the perpetual staging of social life. Römer and Römer, enchanters of reality, transmit the singularity of their view on the moments of encounters and celebrations of our lives.

Reputed to be the inventor of oil painting, the Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (1390-1441) is a major 15th century artist. He is considered to be the founder of western portraiture and practised this art meticulously. Look closely at the famous “Arnolfini Portrait” exposed at the National Gallery, where the circular mirror at the back of the room shows the artist’s reflection, or the beautiful “Virgin of Chancellor Rolin” exposed at the Louvre, a picture in which three arches open onto a river landscape. Enjoy your visit!

Kees van Dongen was a Dutch painter, follower of fauvism, his early work was influenced by symbolism and the rise of pointillism. He began his studies at the age of 16 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam. It was the vivid colours of their paintings that earned them the name "Fauves". His portraits are very known among the French bourgeoisie. Then, he became a social painter. He liked to paint the circus and the music hall with its dancers and acrobats. Very quickly, women became his favourite subject, and he liked to distort features of his models. He painted the portrait of cinema personalities with a lot of satyrs: outrageous pose, theatrical costume and accessories. He tried to show all the fakeness of this world and of these people living only through characters.

Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the Marmottan Museum was a center of First Empire art. We go there to admire the magnificent collection of Paul Marmottan, and to relive the nostalgia of the great Napoleonic era, its imperial splendor, its past glories. But little by little, the Marmottan Museum is becoming a showcase for another style of art, less classic, more avant-garde: impressionism. In 1993, the museum changed its name: it became the Musée Marmottan-Monet.

A fashion photographer, Anthony Barboza's ambition is also to fight against the discrimination suffered by black American professionals in this still very segregated environment. His works are now in many private collections or museums as "Nigila, NYC, 1973" acquired by the MoMa.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the exhibition "Giacometti, between tradition and avant-garde" at the Musée Maillol. This exhibition shows how Giacometti evolved from style to style. It tells his story from the first busts he sculpted at the age of 13, to the realization of large-scale sculptures towards the end of his life.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In this episode, we will meet the artist Simeon Colin. This artist disappears behind the image. He only thinks about the object or the subject. This is a habit perhaps developed during his years as a designer. He believes that trees have the ability to appear for something other than what they are.

Dulwich Picture Gallery has a collection with extraordinary origins! In 1790, the King of Poland commissioned two London art dealers. They bought paintings all over Europe, which remained in their possession after the fall of Poland. They left the collection to Dulwich College and, following their request, the first public art gallery in England opened its doors in 1817. Here you will find masterpieces by artists such as Poussin, Rembrandt and Murillo. Enjoy your visit!

From the first wooden fortresses of the 9th century, to Philippe Auguste’s construction of castles with standardized plans in the 12th and 13th centuries, this episode explores three centuries of architectural challenges and innovation. The structures that were built during this period shaped the vast territory that would eventually become France.

In this episode, we meet the fashion photographer Anthony Barboza. His ambition is to fight against the discriminations of which the black American professionals are victims in this still very segregated environment. He tells us about his experiences and his career.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Nizhny Novgorod is the birthplace of Natalia Pankova. It is a closed city of the Soviet Union. The young Natalia knew very early that she wanted to become an artist, but not a Soviet artist, a free artist. In this episode, we will meet her in her studio.

In this episode, the two candidates Sylvain Paulet and Martial Hadmar will have one hour to confront each other on an imposed theme. Today the theme is complicated because they will have to photograph the Astria waste recycling plant in Bordeaux and make it look good.

Since the beginning of its history, the Petit Palais has been imagined to highlight masterpieces of art. It is a true setting that magnifies creation in all its forms. Its extraordinary collection allows it to offer visitors a journey through the ages, confronting the great artists and the creative genius of all time, and thus breaking down the ages barrier.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the exhibition "Dancing Gross" at LaM in Villeneuve d'Ascq, the museum of modern, contemporary and raw art. This exhibition presents works made by artists, dancers or not, and questions the themes of gesture and movement. It can be a simple photograph immortalizing a movement, a dance, or even reproductions of merry-go-rounds which will remind you the period of childhood.

A native of the southern French town of Grasse, Jean-Honoré Fragonard is one of the most important 18th century French painters. He studied at the French Academy in Rome but chose to be free in his work, preferring to carry out private commissions, some of which were licentious, such as “The Shirt Withdrawn” exposed at the Louvre. The “Fanciful Figure” exposed at the Louvre-Lens demonstrates an original and very modern style. One of his masterpieces is without doubt the painting “The Bolt”, in the collection of the Louvre in Paris. Enjoy your visit!

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In this episode, we will meet Bernard Matussière, fashion and art photographer. He has photographed the biggest stars and made memorable advertising campaigns that have marked a generation. He started photography at a very young age, and today he will tell us what made him become a photographer, his life, his career.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Madrid enchants you with not only with the dynamism of its modern infrastructure- but also the charm of its heritage, rich with several centuries of exceptional culture and art. After discovering the Puerta del sol or the Palacio Real, the official residence of the King of Spain, located near the Plaza Mayor, we will discover The Thyssen-Bornemisza museum. The Museum displays the formidable private collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family, a line of German industrialists specializing in steel production. Acquired by the Spanish state in 1993, the Thyssen-Bornemisza family's collection is primarily focused on European painting. The Museum displays masterpieces from the early Italians, Flemish and Germans, as well as the great masters of the Renaissance and the Baroque like Giovanini Bellini, Caravaggio, Jean Brueghel, Jean-Antoine Watteau & Antoine Van Dyck.

In this episode we will meet the artist Norman Dilworth. His working method is through play and experimentation. He assembles elements in a sequential order, or elements that already have a sequential relationship. Using primitive means and simple systems, he creates structures that express growth in a principle of natural development.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Of Spanish origin, Francis Picabia was an active member of the Dada group. However, being both provocative and iconoclastic, he soon began to scorn the serious nature of the avant-garde movements. His painting was at times realistic, at times abstract, and he sought above all to explore potential in art. This collection opens the doors of the Centre Pompidou (Paris) which presents some of Picabia’s major works, such as his famous “Cacodylic Eye” and “Adoration of the Calf”, recently acquired by the museum. Enjoy your visit!

At the end of the 13th century, the use of destructive jets forced the fortresses to adapt their architecture. This episode details the evolution of the defensive systems that the castles acquired in the 14th century. With the invention of powder and cannons, how were these majestic buildings able to maintain themselves in the French landscape?

In this second episode, we meet Bernard Matussière, fashion and art photographer. He will tell us about his career, his youth, his life. He has worked for many famous brands around the world and has photographed the biggest stars.

Private Tour takes you to discover the second exhibition of "Japanese art brut " at the Halle Saint Pierre. With this exhibition, we try to question and understand what makes the success and originality of art brut. Among the works on display you will be able to discover works by the iconic Japanese artist Sawada who participated in the Venice Biennale in 2013.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In this episode, we will focus on the artist Ossip Zakdine. He is considered one of the masters of Cubist sculpture. His artistic output spans half a century and includes over 400 sculptures, thousands of drawings, watercolors and gouaches, engravings, book illustrations and tapestry cartoons.

In this episode, the two candidates of the day, Thibaud Poirier and Antoine Guillou, will have one hour to realize their photo session. They will have to take the best possible photos on the imposed theme of architecture in the 12th district of Paris, and then they will have 30 minutes to edit their photos.

Francis Meslet travels the world in his spare time in search of abandoned places, shrines on which the time has stopped after the man has voluntarily closed doors or not. It brings back vivid images, time capsules indicating a parallel universe for escape of the mind and questioning ....

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Follow the artists that adorn the streets soil walls. Raphael Federici is a visual artist also known under the nickname ParisSketchCulture (SGP). Born in 1986, Raphael Federici lives and works in Paris. But he devoted himself almost exclusively to travel or he will in search of walls to paint.

In this episode, we will meet Pierre Terdjman, documentary photographer, and co-founder of Dysturb, a media dedicated to information and education. He has been working in various fields around the world for the international press gang, which includes many well-known media.

The Musée d’Orsay, originally a railway station built in Paris for the 1900 World’s Fair, houses European artworks dating from 1848 to 1914. Numerous artistic styles are on display: academism, realism, symbolism, Art Nouveau and of course, impressionism with world famous works such as Manet’s “Olympia”, Renoir’s “Ball at the Moulin de la Galette”, Degas’ “The Star on Stage” and Seurat’s “Circus”. Enjoy your visit!

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Private Tour takes you to discover the exhibition "Jean-Jacques Lequeu - Builder of fantasies" at the Petit Palais. This exhibition is dedicated to the work of the late 18th century architect Jean-Jacques Lequeu. Despite his profession, he was not known for his constructions, but for his drawings. He made many portraits or drawings of everyday objects, architectural diagrams.

For nearly 2 centuries, architects and military engineers had to show incredible ingenuity in order to build naval forts capable of withstanding enemy guns and challenging the elements in the open sea. How did they do it? What technical feats did they accomplish? Accompanied by specialists, engineers and historians, and thanks to completely new 3D models, we will discover the secrets of these maritime citadels, true gems of the architectural heritage of France.

In this episode, we will meet the artist Philippe Favier. Appearing on the art scene in the early 1980s, the artist is a painter, engraver, sculptor, illustrator and set designer. Emancipating himself from the dominant pictorial movements, he fashions a fundamentally personal, introspective and singular universe, tinged with great finesse and humor.

This documentary travels to France to question the contours of Raw Art. Savine Faupin, curator of the department Art Brut at LAM, Matthew Morin, connoisseur and collector Christian Berst, owner of the eponymous gallery: each character tries to put his own definition of an art difficult to grasp. Indeed, Raw Art is constantly renewing itself, it is not limited by time or by the style and remains foremost vector emotional message.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In this episode, we'll talk with Drew Carolan, photographer. He has been making photographic work since 1973. His attraction to art began when he discovered graffiti in the early 1970s. He has worked as a photographer for MTV Networks, photographed more than a dozen independent feature films and done numerous record and DVD covers. As a director and producer, he has created numerous public service announcements as well as music videos, commercials and documentaries.

Private Tour takes you to discover the exhibition "Fernand Khnopff - The master of the enigma" at the Petit Palais in Paris. The work that introduces the visit of the exhibition dedicated to this amazing artist is called "silence". The artist represented landscapes of his childhood in the Ardennes in France. But he also painted portraits, paintings representing his mother as his painting entitled "Listening to Schumann".

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the official art museum of Los Angeles. It presents more than 250,000 works, notably on European sculpture and painting. In the modern part, we will see works from Impressionism to Modern Art, the Impressionists have their reserved section with works by Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh and Degas. You can find there “La Trahison des images” by Magritte, a portrait of the poet Guillaume Apollinaire by Maurice de Vlaminck, and works by Degas, Mondrian, Modigliani etc. The American Art exhibition covers the period from the 19th century to World War II. This is the museum's oldest collection, and you can see the "Bust of Abraham Lincoln" by George E. Bissell and the painting "Mother about to wash her sleepy child" by Mary Cassatt.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In the 16th century, Cardinal Scipione Borghese, the Pope’s nephew, built a villa specifically to house his private art collection, one of the greatest of its time. Bought by the Italian government in 1902, this wonderfully rich collection brings together masterpieces signed by the greatest of artists. You will find one of the copies of Leda and the Swan by da Vinci as well as Caravaggio’s David. Enjoy your visit!

In this episode, the two candidates, Anouar Hendrixx and Gwenaëlle David, will compete on the imposed theme of the fairground. They will have one hour to make the best possible photograph, then they will have to edit their photos for 30 minutes.

Jean Dubuffet is a theoretician of Art brut and the most contested and known French artist of the post-war period. In 1969 he decided to build a place for his Cabinet Logologique and at his own expense. This assembly, called La Closerie Falbala, is a pure creation of the mind. This construction site will be considerable, it’s a real artistic and technical challenge. This monumental work is today one of the "youngest" historical monuments in France.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the exhibition " Split air – Bamboo art in Japan " at the Quai Branly Jacques Chirac Museum. Bamboo art in Japan appeared quite late but continues today thanks to contemporary artists. Throughout this exhibition we will be able to observe works from different periods of this movement.

In this episode, we will meet the artist Richard Orlinski. In 2004, this artist decided to devote himself entirely to art. Imbued with pop-culture, the artist created a colorful universe, inspired by the wildest animals and iconic objects that marked their generation.

Nicolas Poussin is quite a paradox! He personified the typical classical French painter, but spent most of his life in Rome… That is where he made his name, gradually progressing from public commissions to private commissions, to finally painting only for a clientele of enthusiastic European art collectors. For them he painted masterpieces which you are about to discover: Et in Arcadia Ego, The Judgement of Solomon, and the Four Seasons. Enjoy your visit! 2013, France.

Secret treasures makes you discover the Bibliotheque Thiers in Paris. It is a place that houses many treasures that we do not suspect the existence. Today, we will visit this exceptional place which is the property of the Institute of France in search of the treasures it contains. Experts, historians, librarians, will guide us through the corridors and floors of this magical place.

In this episode, we'll talk with Emmanuel Bastien, photographer and videographer. For the past 20 years, he has shot documentaries, commercials, fashion and news for major networks. During his lifetime, he has witnessed political instability and poverty in India, Cambodia and Mali, which has led him to focus on social issues and personal struggles.

In this episode, we will meet the artist Richard Texier. He is now considered one of the best living artists of his generation. His work is based on the Pantheo Vortex, an artistic exploration of the mystery and beauty of the world. His works can be found in numerous public and private collections, both in France and abroad.

In 2019, the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci was celebrated. To mark the occasion, the Louvre organised a major exhibition on the work of the most famous Renaissance painter. Echoing this event and based on the latest historiographical research, this documentary offers a new deciphering of the Tuscan master's paintings, revealing through them what painting represented for Leonardo: a philosophy, a total art in the service of understanding the world.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the exhibition "Cubism" at the Centre Pompidou. This exhibition gathers more than 300 works and focuses on the history of this founding movement of the 20th century. We will start from the sources of cubism, by presenting what the artists saw and looked at to free themselves from all the academic conventions of this time. We will also see that music had a very important place in the works of this movement as in the work "Musical Instruments" by Georges Braque.

Stoul is a painter who lives and works in Montrouge. Born in 1981 in Bordeaux, she was trained in the arts at the School Boulle. She realized her first works in 2001 in artist squats. She is very inspired by underground cultures, Asia and fashion, and it is over time that she creates her own mythical female characters by varying techniques and media.

In this episode, we will meet Martin Schoeller, German photographer. His style is characterized by a similar treatment of all subjects photographed, whether they are famous or anonymous. His portraits of Brad Pitt, Steve Carrel, Bradley Cooper and many others, are published in renowned magazines.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

From “simple” tags to gigantic, colorful murals and collages, street art that was once suppressed is now officially open to the eye of the beholder. When did this shift take place? How do artists themselves experience this change in status and perception? Has their approach evolved along with their art? To tell these stories, we've come up with a fabulous playground: Laon's International Urban Arts festival.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the drawing and paper cut exhibition at the Rodin Museum. This exhibition brings together a hundred paper cut-outs and drawings of the artist. These artistic practices have accompanied him throughout his life. Among the works exhibited you will find drawings such as "The Mask of Minos" and many paper cut-outs representing bodies. But it should not be forgotten that Rodin was also a sculptor and you will be able to observe sculptures with Japanese influences such as the "face expressing fury".

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In this episode, we will focus on the artist Robert Combas. His painting is made of liberties : it speaks about society, violence, sexuality, people's suffering, their small happiness, their smallness, their greatness... He is inspired by rock music, of which he is a great fan, popular images from childhood books, schoolbooks, and everything that makes a popular culture accessible to all.

From the first Buddhas found in Afghanistan to the mysterious treasures of Angkor, from the most beautiful Japanese prints to the fine arts of Chinese ceramics, the National Museum of Asian Arts - Guimet offers as many possibilities as possible of course meditative, aesthetic, or exploratory at the heart of Asian history. True to wish of its founder Emile Guimet, the museum brings together today the largest collection of Asian art in Europe.

The Thyssen Bornemisza Museum is one of the three major museums in Madrid, along with the Prado and the Reina Sofia. It displays a collection of works of art that covers eight centuries of European creation. It is a museum of ancient, modern and contemporary art. It houses the collection of the Thyssen Bornemisza family and in particular Hans Heinrich Thyssen, heir to one of the largest German fortunes. The modern part of this collection covers the impressionist and modern period up to pop art, presented in chronological order. You will discover works of Delacroix, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Berthe Morisot, Van Gogh, Gauguin, but also works by Dali, Kandinsky and Picasso.

In 1897, Sir Henry Tate, an industrialist and art collector, offered his private art collection to the British nation and financed the construction of the Tate Gallery to house it. Renamed Tate Britain in 2000, the gallery is dedicated to British art. There are masterpieces by the most prestigious of British artists, such as William Blake’s Newton, John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shallot and Henry Wallace’s Chatterton. Enjoy your visit!

In this episode, we meet the famous German celebrity photographer, Martin Schoeller. He will discuss his characteristic style in photography: a similar treatment of all subjects photographed, whether they are famous or anonymous.

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the retrospective "Tutto Ponti" which retraces 60 years of the career of the architect-designer Gio Ponti at the decorative arts museum. This is the first retrospective devoted to this Italian artist. You will discover his ceramic works from the beginning of his career, but also the furniture designs anchored in his poetic and subtle universe.

Rembrandt is widely considered to be the greatest Dutch painter of the 17th century. A master in the use of light, particularly the chiaroscuro technique, as well as an exceptionally talented draftsman, Rembrandt’s work was considerably influenced by the dramatic events of his life (the death of his wife, financial bankruptcy, etc.). You will discover in this exhibition some of his most famous paintings exposed at the Louvre, such as “Bathsheba at her Bath”, also exposed at Mauritshuis with “The Anatomy Lecture” or his famous self-portraits. Enjoy your visit!

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In this episode, we will go to the Rodin Museum. This museum, built in 1930, displays many plaster casts, including those of Rodin's monumental works in their successive states : The Gate of Hell, The Burghers of Calais, the many studies and figures of Balzac, the monuments to Victor Hugo...

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Rare are the urban art artists who specialize in the technique of optical illusion. This is the case of Zag who since 2013 delights our eyes with great achievements whose medium of choice is the staircase. Sia has been painting with Zag for a few years. She is a former model who has chosen to reconvert to street art.