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Paris Heritage Days – 25th edition 19 septembre 2008

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20 and 21 September 2008
What a splendid initiative! When the Ministry of Culture in 1984, had the idea of allowing the public to pay tribute to its heritage sites…it could hardly have imagined what a tremendous success it was to be! Each year, several million visitors flock to the Heritage Days event.

The Journées du patrimoine are one of the major happenings of the new cultural season and its success shows the French people’s interest in their history, their heritage sites and their art.
The European Heritage Days are the opportunity for many people to discover public buildings like the Elysée Palace, the Senate, ministries, embassies, town halls… and also private buildings such as villas, chateaux, factories etc. that open — often exceptionally.

Taking place every third weekend in September, the event offers visits of literary, fluvial and military heritage, parks and gardens as well as major architectural sites (old and new). For this 25th edition, the theme will be « Heritage and Creation» — an opportunity to discover architectural works and cultural projects that flourish in the midst of heritage sites.

And to show just what an important event this is, note that since 1991, Heritage Days have taken on a European dimension with 47 countries organising a similar event this year!

Artist Astrid de Lussac will exhibit at the Artus Hotel from September 19th, 2008 15 septembre 2008

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Since Malevitch’s revolution, which was the first step towards non-figurative art in using exclusively elementary, geometric forms and pure colours, abstract art has imposed this law of simplicity and a bare aesthetic.
 
Astrid de Lussac has resumed this legacy of the pioneers of the 20th century: “the division of the surface of the table and the principle of systematic repetition of bands of juxtaposed colour could evoke a rigorous mechanism of construction, but the choice of colours, their mélange, the blending of bands from one to another, leaves space for the imagination,” explains the young artist. 
 
The artist’s work is coded, abstract, and especially refined. She conceives of speech, lines and forms as mixing in subtle variations of colour. If meaning escapes the viewer at first glance, each painting, once deciphered, opens the doors to peaceful universe where one can discover landscapes, almost encrypted. The doors open while the senses are awakened by soothing earth tones.
 
Astrid de Lussac paints on wood panels that are then sanded, blending and revealing layers of paint. Thus, one perceives a certain depth that further invites room for imagination; they appear as landscapes…
“More important,” says the artist, “is the imaginary. To open itself, to discover, to imagine a story, a place, to go beyond the surface.”

Our guests will be welcomed at the vernissage on the 2nd of October, 2008 at the Artus Hotel from 18:30 pm.

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Participation des Hôtels à la course La Parisienne, 7 septembre 2008 9 septembre 2008

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Félicitations à toutes les collaboratrices des Hôtels Maurice Hurand qui ont participé à la course LA PARISIENNE le 7 septembre!

Voici les résultats!

 

CHRISTINE BINET

40MIN10SEC

ARABYAN EMILIE

46MIN02SEC

SOFIE VENOT

39MIN36SEC

PETYA

35MIN41SEC

BARCHIL KHADIJA

48MIN22SEC

BERTHELOT VERONIQUE

52MIN09SEC

CASTAGNE MORILLON MARIE

56MIN13SEC

NICOLAY SARITA

PAS DE PUCE

PILARD CAROLINE

47MIN53SEC

GRENDA MARIA

42MIN25SEC

JOYEROT SOPHIE

36MIN35SEC

OUENZI MALIKA

43MIN50SEC

SALTIEL MARION

39MIN16SEC

XUEREF VIRGINIE

39MIN44SEC

HAOUET ROXANNE

1H08MIN07SEC

TSHIMPAKAKWEKWE ISABELLE

57MIN53SEC

EUGENE MARTINE

46MIN52SEC

NIUNI MBWE

57MIN54SEC

MILENKOVIC SVETLANA

57MIN54SEC

DOS SANTOS GRACE

57MIN54SEC

NZUZI BULEMBI TYTY

57MIN55SEC

NGANG GERTRUDE

52MIN11SEC

LAROCHE MARION

46MIN03SEC