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Paris Update Art Notes KOREAN ARTISTS IN PARIS “Seongbuk District Seongbuk Resident,” by Heaven Baek. The Choi & Lager Gallery of Cologne is currently holding an exhibition in Paris of works in various media by a group of Korean contemporary artists. The show's title, “82-33-44,” is a reference to the country codes of South Korea, France and England, The three countries the 11 artists live and work in. Click here to make an appointment to see the exhibition. Paris Update Paris Update News STRIKES, ACTORS, THE BAC:WHAT PARISIANS ARE TALKING ABOUT Train strike Today is the eighth day of a strike by some 14 percent of French railway workers, the longest action since 2010. They are protesting a proposal to open the SNCF, the French railway network, to competition. For once, French commuters are fed up. Polls show that some three-quarters of the population is against the strike, not the least because because many students ... Read more... Paris Update Paris Update This Week’s Events For full details about an event, click on its name to visit the official Web site (in English when available). Chantiers d’Europe > Dance, music, films, art and theater by young Spanish, Greek, Italian and Portuguese artists, with some free events. Various locations, Paris, through June 28. Côté Court> Festival of short films. Various locations, Seine-Saint-Denis, through June 21. Festival Chopin à Paris > The summer Chopin festival in the park. Orangerie du Parc de Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, through July 14. Festival de Saint Denis > Music festival featuring both stars and young talents. Various locations, Saint Denis, through June 27. Festival des Cultures Juives > Jewish cultural festival: films, theater, concerts, exhibitions and conferences. Various locations, Paris, through June 26. Festival du Cinéma Chinois en France > Chinese cinema comes to Paris and other French cities. Various locations, through July 1. Festival International des Jardins de Chaumont-sur-Loire > “Seven deadly sins” is the theme of this year's garden festival in the park of the Château de Chaumont. Chaumont-sur-Loire, through Oct. 21. Fête de la Musique > The Summer Solstice festival that brings free music, good and bad, into the streets of Paris and now the world, June 21. Fête de Montmartre > Belle Epoque-style entertainment in the Renoir Garden of the Musée de Montmartre. First weekend of every month through September. Food Trucks Tour > Food trucks gather at four train stations: Gare de l'Est and Gare de Lyon in Paris, May 12-July 12. Gare de Saint-Lazare in Paris, June 2-July 12. Gare Saint-Charles in Marseille, July 15-Aug. 12. Futur en Seine > Contemporary art meets digital design at this festival. Various locations, Paris and Ile-de-France, through June 22. In Situ Art Festival > Forty street artists take over a wasteland in a Paris suburb. 174 avenue Jean Jaurès, Fort d'Aubervilliers, Through July 14. Journées d’Architectures à Vivre > Visits to architect-designed private homes by appointment on the Web site. Paris and throughout France, June 20-22. Kiosques en Musique > Over 400 free concerts in parks and gardens. Various locations, Paris, through October 31. Opéra Côté Cour > Free outdoor performances at various times on Sundays. Bercy Village, Paris, through July 6. Opéra en Plein Air > Outdoor performances of Don Giovanni in gorgeous locations around France, including the Châteaux de Vincennes, Chantilly and Fontainebleau, and the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. Through September 20. Paris Hip-Hop Festival > Hip-hop music, dance and art festival. Various locations, Paris, June 22-July 6. Paris Jazz Festival > Free outdoor weekend jazz concerts. Parc Floral (admission: €5.50), Paris, through July 27. Solidays > Book now for this three-day AIDS benefit with 80 rock concerts. Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris, June 27-29.	This Week   Les Nuits Photographiques/Histoires Published on Wednesday, 18 June 2014 00:00 Written by Heidi Ellison New Photography: The Light and Dark Sides “Soliloquy I,” inspired by Henry Wallis’s “The Death of Chatterton” (1856). © Sam Taylor-Johnson. Courtesy White Cube Gallery Do you ever get strong sense of déjà vu – or even intense boredom – when you go to photo exhibitions these days? Do you mourn the general lack of originality of many of today’s Read more... Les Déserteurs Published on Wednesday, 18 June 2014 00:00 Written by Heidi Ellison No Squabbling With This Chef Its small size belies the culinary ambitions of Les Déserteurs.