http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/ fr http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article1171 DETROIT—MOCAD is pleased to announce that Spatial City: An Architecture of Idealism, a major touring exhibition of contemporary art drawn from the French Regional Contemporary Art Funds (Frac), will open on Friday, September 10, 2010 and will remain on view through December 30, 2010. Spatial City brings together an international, multi-generational array of artists—with an emphasis on artists living in France—whose work contends with idealism, utopian thinking and, in counterpoint, the (…) http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article523 The SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2010 issue of Liaison is now online. http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article1271 September 23-28: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra presents Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz's personal tale followed by its sequel, Lélio. Riccardo Muti's unique production of Lélio features French actor Gérard Depardieu as narrator. http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article1270 Officially launched on 14 July 2010, the France.fr site is the multilingual reference portal for all the resources and services of the French public Internet. It also aims to promote the image, values and specific characteristics of France around the world. http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article1258 The Art Institute presents "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century", this exhibition of more than 300 images is the first full retrospective devoted to Cartier-Bresson in three decades. http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article1243 The ceremony organized by the Consulate General of France in Chicago will take place on Wednesday, July 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower =By invitation only= On this occasion the Consul General of France will award four WWII veterans with the French Legion of Honor.