The last several months have witnessed something rare in art — the birth and consolidation of a new art myth. A longstanding belief has been toppled, replaced by a brand-new conviction. The fable: ...
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WHO WAS THE GREATEST FRENCH POET of the nineteenth century? André Gide’s immortal comment—”Victor Hugo, alas!”—is as true today as it was when Gide wrote it in a letter to Paul Valéry almost a century ...
A view of the 'Hugo the decorator' exhibition at the Maison de Victor Hugo in Paris. GAUTIER DEBLONDE While Victor Hugo (1802-1885) is remembered chiefly as a poet, writer and committed political ...
The people of Guernsey forgave Hugo's bohemian lifestyle because he was French, his biographer said Les Misérables novelist Victor Hugo was treated very differently by the two Channel Islands he lived ...
Actress Lesley Nicol narrates a heartwarming story about Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables. Actress Lesley Nicol narrates the true story of Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables, and his wife ...
Halston only had one great love in his life, and it was with Victor Hugo (no, not the French novelist). The pair’s relationship is revisited in Netflix’s Halston, a sweeping portrait of the mononymous ...
On a bitterly cold day in February 1846, the French writer Victor Hugo was on his way to work when he saw something that affected him profoundly. A thin young man with a loaf of bread under his arm ...
With its Third Resonance, GAM Torino continues its exploration of the languages of art, presenting a new thematic chapter that investigates the intersection of enchantment, dream, and disquiet. The ...