{"id":7275,"date":"2021-12-09T13:05:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2021-12-09T13:05:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:05:27","slug":"tribute-to-josephine-baker-with-the-exhibition-baker-over-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/tribute-to-josephine-baker-with-the-exhibition-baker-over-the-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to Josephine Baker, with the exhibition &#8220;Baker over the water&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"initial-letter\"><p>On the occasion of the pantheonization of Josephine Baker on November 30, an exhibition in the Parisian swimming pool of the 13th arrondissement that bears her name, pays tribute to her. The exhibition, which runs from November 25 to December 31, 2021, traces the history and fate of this icon of the Roaring Twenties. Discover the exhibition &#8220;Baker over the water&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h4><!--more--><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through this exhibition, you can discover the life of this famous <strong>French-American singer and dancer<\/strong>. This is not all, the exhibition reveals archival images but also her influence on artists, through a dozen works such as paintings, sculptures, street art and digital creations on this iconic woman.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7279\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7280 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-370x291.jpg 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-800x628.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-20x16.jpg 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-185x145.jpg 185w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-740x581.jpg 740w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-400x314.jpg 400w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-600x471.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/josephine-baker-piscine-paris-13-c215-street-art-exposition-pantheon-61x48.jpg 61w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Built by the architect<strong> Robert de Busni<\/strong>, on the initiative of the Paris City Council, a swimming pool opened its doors in 2006, following the creation of &#8220;Paris Plages&#8221; and honors an icon since it is named the Josephine Baker pool.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Located on the Seine, at the foot of the Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand library in the 13th arrondissement, where Josephine Baker breathed her last. The Josephine Baker pool offers an incredible view of the Parisian capital so loved by the Franco-American artist.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This multimedia exhibition can be seen from the banks of the Seine as well as by swimmers in the Josephine Baker pool.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>November 30th<\/strong>, the dancer and singer Jos\u00e9phine Baker entered the Panth\u00e9on, a rather special date, referring to the anniversary of her French naturalization. It is a day to mark with a white stone, since it is the first black woman and the sixth female figure to enter the <strong>Pantheon<\/strong>, a first step that gives hope for the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony, the <strong>President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron<\/strong> recalled that Josephine Baker enters the Pantheon &#8220;<em>with all those who have chosen France, who have loved it and love it carnally. My France is Josephine. Because born American, deep down, there is no one more French than you<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CW6No3wonud\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Voir cette publication sur Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CW6No3wonud\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Une publication partag\u00e9e par Emmanuel Macron (@emmanuelmacron)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, this woman of a thousand faces arrived in Paris during the<strong> 20s<\/strong> as a <strong>Broadway dancer<\/strong> and soon became the star of <strong>La Revue n\u00e8gre<\/strong> and signed with <strong>Les Folies Berg\u00e8re<\/strong>. It should be remembered that La Revue n\u00e8gre was one of the first jazz shows in France. Josephine Baker was not only an artist but a <strong>resistance<\/strong> fighter on the side of <strong>Free France<\/strong> and an <strong>anti-racist activist<\/strong>, with the aim of fighting against all forms of racism.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the exhibition &#8220;<strong>Baker by the water<\/strong>&#8221; is <strong>free of charge<\/strong>, during the opening hours of the Josephine Baker pool.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read also &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/virgil-abloh-the-co-branding-superstar\/?lang=en\">VIRGIL ABLOH, THE CO-BRANDING SUPERSTAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of the pantheonization of Josephine Baker on November 30, an exhibition in the Parisian swimming pool of the 13th arrondissement that bears her name, pays tribute to her. 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