An artful winter
From Mucha to Michael Jackson, Caravagio to Impressionist painters… it’s art in the plural! Discover the must-see exhibitions of the season and indulge in a feast for the eyes!
A summit meeting
Egon Schiele (1890-1918) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988): Two giants in painting and two destinies broken at the age of 28. Through a selection of some 250 works and two distinct paths, the Louis Vuitton Foundation traces the fleeting yet formidably intense careers of two major figures of the 20th century art scene.
A Swiss artist in Paris
The Musée Maillol brings us an exhibition on Giacometti. From tradition to avant-garde that takes a new look at the work of the Surrealist artist by juxtaposing them with works of major classical and modern sculptors of his time. Just over 50 sculptures by Giacometti rub shoulders with 25 pieces by Auguste Rodin, Antoine Bourdelle, Aristide Maillol, Constantin Brancusi, Germaine Richier and others. A pleasing conversation to look forward to!
Viva la Serenissima!
Let yourself be dazzled by the charms of 18th century Venice, mother of all pleasures, that spread her modernity across Europe. The paintings, sculptures and drawings brought together by the Grand Palais for the exhibition *Magnificent Venice!* bear witness to the city’s artistic vitality before a certain Napoleon Bonaparte showed too keen an interest, bringing about its fall in 1797.
Art Nouveau enters the stage
His works are inseparable from the image of Paris at the start of the 20th century. Alphonse Mucha’s talents as a poster artist – his flower-women, the elegant swirls that made him famous – almost make us forget that he was also a painter, sculptor, draftsman … An accomplished artist and master of Art Nouveau, who remained profoundly attached to his Slavic roots, and a career worth (re)discovering at the Musée du Luxembourg.
What a glorious feeling!
The grace of a Cyd Charisse, the gliding steps of a Fred Astaire, Mary Poppins and her magic umbrella, John Travolta’s swinging hips, the lala of… Lalaland – there’s no doubt about it, musicals put a song in our hearts. The Philharmonie de Paris invites you for a look behind the scenes at the exhibition Film musicals, a glorious feeling. A playfully immersive exhibition.
Striking photography
The Jeu de Paume pays tribute to the work of Dorothea Lange, an emblematic figure of American photography at the beginning of the 20th century. A mix of period photographs and large format prints, in the exhibition Dorothea Lange. Politiques du visible depicts her humanism in a Depression-stricken America. Heart-rending pictures and a manifesto in photography!
Spotlight on chiaroscuro
Caravagio (1571 – 1610), master of 18th century painting, only produced some 50 works throughout his career. The exhibition Caravagio’s Roman period. His friends and enemies at the Jacquemart-André museum accomplishes the feat of uniting 9 of his masterpieces borrowed from the greatest Italian museums. The focus falls on this Roman period and the artistic milieu in which he lived at the time.
Don’t miss it…
What do Monet, Degas, Renoir, Rodin, Camille Claudel, Seurat, Signac, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Matisse have in common? No idea? Some of their works have been dispersed in the four corners of the earth and have rarely if ever been shown in public. Until now …! Some 60 works brought together by the Marmottan Monet museum and an exceptional exhibition of Private collections, a voyage from the Impressionists to the Fauves.
Vanity, identity, sexuality and English fashion
The Monnaie de Paris celebrates the talent of British artist Grayson Perry by organising his first major monograph exhibition in France. Discover his ceramics, metal work and tapestries and his very peculiar fantasy world. What is identity, gender, social class, religion or sexuality? He tells you… in his own way!
Miró in dreamland
After nearly 40 years, the Grand Palais pays tribute to the Spanish artist Joan Miró who transports us to his poetic world. Close to 250 major works have been brought together to give Miró’s unique and distinctive work the place it deserves in modern art. The exhibition also highlights his engagement in important issues of the 20th century.
Back to the past
The Arab World Institute meets technology to preserve and rebuild heritage and offer a veritable journey in time. With the exhibition Age old cities. A virtual journey from Palmyra to Modul, the Arab world’s most beautiful sites that have been threatened with destruction or are under threat today, find back their former glory. A striking exhibition!
King of pop
Michael Jackson would have been 60 years old in 2018. With the exhibition Michael Jackson: on the wall, the Grand Palais celebrates the larger-than-life performer who was also the cultural figure most often depicted by contemporary artists, from Andy Warhol in 1982 to David LaChapelle and Jeff Koons. His heritage and the questions he raised on race, gender and fame are as powerful today.
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