LA SENTEUR : l’ART INVISIBLE
Unseen and untouchable, fragrance dissolves time. A breath of orange blossom, linen warmed by summer sun, the mineral air after rain. Suddenly, the present opens and the past steps through. Scent drifts and lingers, a memory made visible. Painters can only hint at this invisible force. Fragrance is no mere background but a presence that seduces and intoxicates, able to evoke secrets and fold memory into the present. This is the essence of perfume, a ghost that touches though it has no hands, a lover that lingers long after departure. Join us this spring as three eminent speakers explore the unseen art of scent and its spell on memory and the senses.
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All lectures will be in English.
The Symposium on the Arts of France is a beloved heritage series that gathers distinguished voices each spring to explore themes central to French art, history, and style. For more than two decades, the Symposium has offered audiences rare insight from leading scholars, museum professionals, art historians, and creative innovators.
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