Happy Birthday Madiba!

Today in Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday and South African's celebrate Mandela Day by making at least 67 minutes of their day count by dedicating them to acts of charity.
I cannot write anything else about Madiba that has not already been written. Given his current frail state of health, South Africans and the world at large are happy to see him celebrating another year.

Some pictures from the Mandela: From Prisoner to President exhibition that was at Hotel de Ville last month below.
It was a beautifully curated exhibition for a man who is a hero to many.

Keith Haring: The Political Line

I finally went to the Keith Haring Political Line exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art a few days ago. It is impressive. Enormous tarpaulins are hung in the huge space, covering his work from the early days as a burgeoning pop artist to his death in 1990.
Anti-establishment and anti conformist; political and social activist; pop and graffiti artist - it's all in his work. Then there is the merchandise store where you can buy key holders, books, magnets, badges, posters...the legacy of a capitalist strategy from an outspoken anti-capitalist artist. Along with opening of his pop shops, Haring was also a a firm believer in making art accessible to all. Many of his paintings are untitled, something that was deliberate on his part as he believed that the interpretation of his work should be left entirely to the viewer.

Le quatorze juillet 2013.

The annual military parade. July 14, 2013.