One of this fall’s major exhibitions here in Paris boasts a fine mix of gouache paintings, ink drawings, texts and photos that it took 6 years of travelling to put together. French artist and former professional navigator Titouan Lamazou’s exhibition at the Musée de l’Homme in Paris has drawn huge media and public interest. It includes 200 portraits of women, mostly gouache paintings and ink drawings.

This remarkable guy never stopped drawing and painting during his sailing career. In 1993, after the sinking of his boat, the TAG Heuer, he devoted himself exclusively to art, publishing two volumes of travel diaries, Carnets de voyage (1998 and 2000), and a book with photographer Raymond Depardon, Rêves de desert (Desert Dreams). He has written a novel and is also known for the cover art of French singer Renaud’s album in 2002. He was appointed UNESCO artist for peace in 2003 for his work on portraits of women of the world.

So if you happen to be in France over the holidays, don’t miss it. (And you’ll have a splendid view of the Eiffel Tower from just outside the museum door.)

A huge two volume book box is available. You can see some of the pages on the artist’s website.

Zoé Zoé
Musée de l’Homme, Paris, France.
October 11th 2007 - March 30th 2008.

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written by Atle Hansson \\ tags: Eiffel Tower, Events, France, huge media, Paris, Raymond Depardon, Renaud, travel diaries, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization