October 28, 2016
Paris One Forty: Week Fifteen
Victor Hugo once urged the legislative assembly to eliminate, not reduce poverty. And one man’s bicycle is his home. pic.twitter.com/twgsb1zRD2
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) November 25, 2014
There are moments and places in Paris where the visual evocation of time’s inevitable passage is simply meaningless. pic.twitter.com/c62UyB9qC2
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) November 26, 2014
It is inconceivable to imagine a store that’s been around since 1761, let alone one founded by a woman. And a mother. pic.twitter.com/BbKAg566WQ
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) November 27, 2014
Yes, Haussmann must have missed this one, no cut stone or soaring windows, but perfect in its own bilateral symmetry. pic.twitter.com/sPuAGzKwbY
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) November 28, 2014
Montmartre 1847: Verdeau is one of three virtually connecting arcades designed for pedestrians and aspiring flâneurs. pic.twitter.com/MWHuyUjsjZ
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) November 29, 2014
Inside the Passage Verdure, the glass ceiling is believed to have been inspired by the visual language of fishbones. pic.twitter.com/UqtsfE1UI0
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) November 30, 2014
A New Yorker cartoon waiting to happen? Rodin’s “Thinker” framed by Aldo Rossi-esque trees. Fantastic. Also: phallic! pic.twitter.com/5n9YMywXJ7
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) December 1, 2014
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By Jessica Helfand
Jessica Helfand is an artist and writer based in New England. A former critic at Yale School of Art and one of the founding editors of Design Observer, she is the author of several books on visual culture including Self Reliance, Design: The Invention of Desire, and Face: A Visual Odyssey. jessicahelfand.com
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