The Pencils of Matsutani 2
The project for the performance of boxing and numbering all the pencil shavings of Takaseda Matsutani continues to have its problems. We are still waiting for the boxes to arrive … Continue reading
Porte de Versailles
rolled and bound carpet fragment used to baffle water-flow whilst cleaning the streets The direct way from the Porte de Versailles back into the centre of Paris is one of … Continue reading
Birdsong
The Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, just round the corner from here, has a wonderful collection of apparatus for the mechanical imitation of bird-song, the Cabinet des … Continue reading
The Pencil Shavings
The assembly of the parts of the edition of the shavings continues at a slow pace, not aided by the box-maker who didn’t order the boxes, the post office who … Continue reading
From the Porte de Vanves
The route from the Porte de Vanves down in the south west corner of the city begins by following the tracks out of Montparnasse station, as they go first south, … Continue reading
Avant-Folk
Ross Hair sent me the cover of his book due from Liverpool University Press later this year. Of course I love it, not least for the picture of the model … Continue reading
Another Boulette
Once again, one of my favourite cheeses, the Boulette d’Avensne, made in the small town near Belgian border. It now comes packed in its own plastic condom, and sculptural jewel-case … Continue reading
Tzara’s House
What have they done to the house of Tristan Tzara in Avenue Junot, just behind Sacre Coeur, built for him in 1926 by Adolf Loos? It looks like a … Continue reading
Pure Utrillo
On the route back from the Porte de St.Ouen, number 23 on the circuit, we called in to see a recreation of the apartment and studio of Suzanne Valadon … Continue reading
Porte-Walk No.22
Just to remind ourselves of one of the inventions of this Hibernation : to walk from the identified 39 Portes on the outskirts of Paris back into the very middle … Continue reading
notes from an urban hibernation 