When it comes to artistic endeavors, Paris shines bright as a historically welcome place to pursue them. The city that gave us the Louvre and some of the finest galleries in the world is full of creative talent or, at the very least, creative inspiration. But how it feels living and working as an artist in Paris is an altogether different story. Today’s guest trained as an architect but has been working as an illustrator and painter for several years and has a unique viewpoint on the arts. Guillaume Sardin has exhibited his work in Southeast Asia, South Africa, and throughout Europe, created works for French icons like Ruinart and Le Bristol, and talks today about how cultural preservation needs to be a bipartisan ambition. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Guillaume Sardin (website and Instagram)

Nantes School of Architecture

Créolization & Edouard Glissant

French ministry of culture history

Pierre Paulin room at the Elysée Palace

Aya Nakamura and the Olympics

Rachida Dati as Cultural Minister

Stendhal's Syndrome

Château d'Écouen- Renaissance Museum

Château de Maisons

Villa Savoye

Château Rosa Bonheur

Malmaison & Josephine

Palais de la Porte Dorée

History of Immigration Museum

André and Ivana Lemaître

Audio production & editing: Matthew Jordan

Music by Little Glass Men