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Paris & Ile de France What's On: Art & Exhibitions AngloINFO | Paris & Ile de France What's On Guide
Forthcoming Art events and exhibitions in Paris and the Ile de France, from AngloINFO's What's On guide.
Tell Paris & Ile de France about YOUR event! Local Paris & Ile de France What's On: Art & Exhibitions 01 Arrondissement Ceramics in Antiquity: Egypt, Near East, Greece Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Cypriot ceramic from Kition 6th-4th century BC. Continuing the exploration of creative techniques which began with the Ivories exhibition last year, the Louvre turns to the birth and development of pottery and the ceramic arts in Egypt, the Near East and Greece. Musee du Louvre, rue de Rivoli (Arr 1) Metro:Palais Royal Musée du Louvre. Tel: 01 40 20 50 50. More Info... Musée de l'Orangerie Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat After six years of renovation, you can see Monet's late Nympheas or Waterlilies in the two oval rooms. 12.30-19:00, until 21:00 Friday. Jardin des Tuileries (Arr 1) Métro: Concorde. Tel: 01 44 77 80 07. More Info... Jewerally Art deco and avant garde. Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Exibition of 300 special pieces made during the Art deco period. Musee des Arts decoratifs. 107, rue de Rivoli. (Arr 1) Tel: 01 44 55 57 50. More Info... Hommage to Toulouse-Lautrec Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Monday 24 August 2009 To: Sunday 3 January 2010 Exibition of Toulouse-Lautrec's iconic Belle Époque posters. (1864-1901) 100 contemporary graphic artists respond to Toulouse-Lautrec's legacy in a series of posters are also on show alongside the original posters. Musee des Arts Décoratifs, 107 rue de Rivoli, (Arr 1) Metro: Palais Royal. More Info... Madeleine Vionnet, fashion purist From: Friday 4 September 2009 To: Thursday 31 December 2009 A major exhibition devoted to the fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet. In 1952 she donated 122 dresses, 750 patterns, 75 photograph albums chosen from among the most representative ones of her work between 1912 and 1939 to the museum Arts Décoratifs .Musee Les Arts Décoratifs. 107, rue de Rivoli (Arr 1) Metro: Tuileries Titien, Tintoret, Véronèse. Rivalités à Venise, 1540 – 1600 Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Friday 18 September 2009 To: Monday 4 January 2010 Exhibition which takes a look at Venetian painting in the second half of the 16th century; a period marked by three leading Venetian painters: - Titian - Tintoretto - Veronese. Musee du Louvre (Arr 1) Metro: Palais Royal Musée du Louvre More Info... Madeleine Vionnet From: Monday 21 September 2009 To: Sunday 31 January 2010 Les Arts Décoratifs is devoting a major exhibition to Madeleine Vionnet. In 1952, the couturière donated 22 dresses, 750 dress patterns and 75 photo albums to Les Arts Décoratifs. Selected from her major works between 1912 and 1939 and now restored with the aid of Natixis, this exceptional collection of avant-garde designs can at last be shown to the public. Les Arts Décoratifs 107, rue de Rivoli (Arr 1) Tel: 01 44 55 57 50 More Info... Fellini, la Grande Parade Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 20 October 2009 To: Sunday 17 January 2010 The exhibition attempts to describe and explain the context for the creation of his work, giving an insight into the mechanisms that helped to construct it. Film extracts, photos, magazines from the era, drawings etc. Jeu de Paume Concorde. Rue Cambon, (Arr 1) Admission: 6€ / 4€. Free for students and under 26 year-olds More Info... Dessiner le design Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Thursday 22 October 2009 To: Sunday 21 February 2010 What role does drawing still have in the computer age? Via a presentation of recent projects, this exhibition analyses current design practices, comparing them with more traditional techniques, in an attempt to redefine the role of the preparatory drawing in the genesis of a work. Musée des Arts Décoratifs. 107-111 Rue de Rivoli (Arr 1) Metro: Palais-Royal. More Info... Battista Franco at the Louvre Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Thursday 26 November 2009 To: Monday 22 February 2010 Paintings of Battista Franco. A Venetian court painter during the 16th century, Battista Franco admired Michelangelo - and the Italian master's influence is clear in works such as Un homme nu, debout, 1510-1561. Louvre, 99 Rue de Rivoli (Arr 1) Métro Palais-Royal Opening Hours: Wed-Mon 9am-6pm (until 10pm Wed & Fri) 02 Arrondissement Splendour at the Court of Burgundy Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Friday 4 September 2009 To: Monday 30 November 2009 The saga of the 4 dukes of Burgundy, the Valois. 20, rue Etienne Marcel (Arr 2) Metro: Les Halles Etienne Marcel More Info... 03 Arrondissement Exposition d'Art Urbain Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10 Urban Artists on show at the Galerie Anne Vignial. Closed Monday.Tuesday-Friday 14:00-19:30. Saturday and Sunday 11:00-19:30. 53 rue Charlot (Arr 3) Tel: 01 48 87 01 00. Metro: Arts et Métiers. Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Recently renovated the museum of hunting and nature is once again open to the public. Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature Hôtel de Guénégaud 60, rue des Archives (Arr 3) Tel:01 53 01 92 40 More Info... Silvie Defraoui Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Saturday 10 October 2009 To: Sunday 13 December 2009 Exibition by Swiss contemporary artist Silvie Defraoui. Centre culturel suisse/Swiss Cultural Centre 32-38, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, (Arr 3) Tel:01 42 71 44 50 - Métro : St-Paul. Wednesday to Sunday, 13.00 to 20.00 , late evening on Thursday until 22.00 More Info... 04 Arrondissement elles@centrepompidou Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 2 June 2009 To: Monday 24 May 2010 Women artists in the collections of the Centre Pompidou. For the first time in the world, a museum will be displaying the feminine side of its own collections. This new presentation of the Centre Pompidou's collections will be entirely given over to the women artists from the 20th century to the present day.The programming cuts across disciplines to take a deeper look at the place occupied by women in the culture of the last century, from literature to history of thought, from dance to cinema. Centre Pompidou Place Georges Pompidou, ( Arr 4) Tel:01 44 78 12 33. Métro : Rambuteau, Wednesday until Monday, 11.00 am to 21:00, late evening ( exhibitions only) onThursday until 23:00. More Info... Benjamin Fondane From: Thursday 1 October 2009 To: Thursday 31 December 2009 Mémorial de la Shoah. 17, rue Geoffroy l'Asnier (Arr 4) Metro: Pont Marie Saint More Info... Le Prix Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 27 October 2009 To: Monday 11 January 2010 Retrospective exhibition of all past winning works. Each year the foundation awards its prize to a young French artist who epitomises the contemporary art scene. An opportunity to explore a decade of French modern art. Pompidou Centre, Rue Saint-Martin, Place Georges Pompidou (Arr 4) Métro Rambuteau . Cost: €12; concessions €9; under 26s free Opening Hours: Wed-Mon 11am-9pm More Info... Via Design 3.0 Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Thursday 29 October 2009 To: Monday 1 February 2010 VIA (Valorisation of Innovation in Furnishing) is 30 years old in January 2010. Via Design 3.0 display of around 40 design classics, including pieces by Phillippe Starck, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Andrée Putnam. Pompidou Centre, Rue Saint-Martin, Place Georges Pompidou (Arr 4) Métro Rambuteau More Info... Denise Colomb and the West Indies Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 3 November 2009 To: Sunday 27 December 2009 Denise Colomb produced two major reports in Martinique, Guadeloupe and Haiti, in 1948 and 1958 respectively. Her first journey was initiated by Aimé Césaire, who provided her first commission when he invited her to join the celebrations of the centenary of the abolition of slavery in the French Antilles (1848-1948). She went back ten years later, with a commission from the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. During this strip she also took colour photographs. Hôtel de Sully. 62, rue Saint-Antoine (Arr 4) métro: Saint-Paul or Bastille Tuesday - Wednesday - Friday: 12:00 - 19:00 Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 - 19:00 Closed Monday More Info... Soulages at the Pompidou Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 17 November 2009 To: Monday 8 March 2010 Paris's Pompidou Centre presents a major new retrospective of the works of Pierre Soulages. One of France's most pre-eminent contemporary painters, Soulages rose to fame for his abstract black and white canvases of the post-war period.Pompidou Centre, Rue Saint-Martin, Place Georges Pompidou (Arr 4) Métro: Rambuteau Cost: €12; concessions €9; under 26s free Opening Hours: Wed-Mon 11am-9pm More Info... 05 Arrondissement Natural History Museum Every day A voyage of discovery with more then 7,000 different species including extinct and endangered animals as well as sea and land creatures. Natural History Museum - Grande Galerie de l'Evolution. Jardin des Plantes 57, rue Cuvier. (Arr:5) Metro : Jussieu. RER : Gare d'Austerlitz. Tel.: 01 40 79 54 79 / 56 01 More Info... Grande exposition patrimoniale sur la Libye From: Friday 4 September 2009 To: Monday 1 March 2010 Major exhibition on the heritage of Lybia. Institut du Monde Arabe 1, rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard (Arr 5) Metro: Jussieu More Info... Into Irish Drawing From: Friday 6 November 2009 To: Friday 18 December 2009 Into Irish Drawing showcases the work of twenty-two contemporary artists based in Ireland who specialize in drawing. The curator of the exhibition, Arno Kramer, highlights the fact that the discipline of drawing has realised fascinating new developments in the last ten years. His choice of works is not intended to be an objective summary of present-day Irish drawings; it is a qualitative choice. The works presented here have been selected for their visual quality and for the original and recognizable style of the artist. Drawings reveal each mark an artist makes, like unfiltered transmissions from head to paper, via the hand; this exhibition displays the final results of testing and experimenting on both large and small scales in one of the oldest art disciplines. Irish Cultural Centre. 5 rue des Irlandais (Arr 5) Metro: Place Monge. RER:Luxembourg. Vernissage 5 November, 18.30 – 20.00, admission free More Info... 06 Arrondissement The Globes of Louis XIV Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat An original setting was chosen that highlights the splendid paintings adorning the magnificent spheres. Moreover, the exhibition replaces the Globes in their historical context, focusing on the history of progress in the fields of geographical sciences and world representation. A specific space is devoted to the incredible story of the spheres made for King Louis XIV and offers the possibility to admire representations of the universe today thanks to the Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES). François-Mitterrand Library. Quai François-Mauriac (Arr 6)Tel: 01 53 79 59 59 (voice server) 10:00 – 19:00 Sunday 13:00 -19:00 Free access More Info... 07 Arrondissement Africa Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat The musée du quai Branly houses one of the world’s largest collections of African arts, with almost 70,000 items from the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa, and Madagascar. On a surface area of some 1,200 m2, the visitor has access to a thousand works of exceptional richness and variety, brought together for the first time under the same roof, and enabling fertile relationships to be made between styles, cultures and histories. Musée du quai Branly 37 quai Branly. Tel: 01 56 61 70 00 (Arr 7) Metro: Iéna, Pont de l'Alma or Bir Hakeim L’épopée tour Eiffel » (The epic Eiffel Tower) From: Friday 15 May 2009 To: Thursday 31 December 2009 Exhibition « L’épopée tour Eiffel » (The epic Eiffel Tower) which traces the origins and conception of this spectacular and amazing monument through objects, posters, photographs, engravings, boards with interactive animations, film projections, etc. It also invites the public to discover 300 reproductions of the tower and the works of artists inspired by the monument. Eiffel Tower. Champ de Mars (Arr 7) Metro: Bir Hakeim More Info... James Ensor From: Friday 4 September 2009 To: Thursday 31 December 2009 Musée d'Orsay . 1 rue de la Légion d'Honneur (Arr 7) Metro: Solférino More Info... Art Nouveau revival 1900-1933 – 1966-1974 Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 20 October 2009 To: Thursday 4 February 2010 Forgotten, discredited even, for many decades, Art Nouveau was rehabilitated in the 1960s in a way that affected the history of art and the art market as much as contemporary creative work (design and graphics). Musée d’Orsay. 62, rue de Lille, (Arr 7) Tel: 01 40 49 48 14. ‎Admission: 9.50€ / 7€ (1.50€ 18-25 year-olds from the EEC!) Free for under 18s. More Info... Matisse-Rodin, l'histoire d'une rencontre (Matisse-Rodin, the story of an encounter) Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Friday 23 October 2009 To: Sunday 28 February 2010 Musée Rodin. 79, rue de Varenne (Arr 7) Metro: Varenne More Info... James Ensor Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 3 November 2009 To: Thursday 4 February 2010 This exhibition, the first retrospective to be presented in Paris since 1990, aims to show the interplay of fracture and continuity to be found throughout Ensor's work. Musée d’Orsay: 1, rue de la Légion d’Honneur, (Arr 7) Métro: Solferino. . Tel.: 01 40 49 48 14. 9:30am-6pm (until 9:45pm on Thursday). . Admission: €9.50. More Info... Art Nouveau Revival Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 3 November 2009 To: Thursday 4 February 2010 1900 . 1933 . 1966 . 1974. Forgotten, discredited even, for many decades, Art Nouveau was rehabilitated in the 1960s in a way that affected the history of art and the art market as much as contemporary creative work (design and graphics). Musée d’Orsay: 1, rue de la Légion d’Honneur, (Arr 7) Métro: Solferino. . Tel.: 01 40 49 48 14. 9:30am-6pm (until 9:45pm on Thursday). . Admission: €9.50. More Info... Art Nouveau Revival Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 3 November 2009 To: Thursday 4 February 2010 1900 . 1933 . 1966 . 1974. Forgotten, discredited even, for many decades, Art Nouveau was rehabilitated in the 1960s in a way that affected the history of art and the art market as much as contemporary creative work (design and graphics). Musée d’Orsay: 1, rue de la Légion d’Honneur, (Arr 7) Métro: Solferino. . Tel.: 01 40 49 48 14. 9:30am-6pm (until 9:45pm on Thursday). . Admission: €9.50. More Info... 08 Arrondissement Renoir- The last Years Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Wednesday 23 September 2009 To: Monday 4 January 2010 This exhibition presents a period and little-known aspects of the work of Renoir (decorative paintings, drawings, sculpture, etc) while at the same time showing the influence and extent of his art in the first half of the 20th century in France.Galeries nationales du Grand Palais. 3, avenue du Général Eisenhower (Arr 8) Metro: Champs Elysées Golden age Dutch painters, de Rembrandt à Vermeer. From: Wednesday 7 October 2009 To: Monday 18 January 2010 This exhibition presents more than 130 works, paintings, engravings, drawings and objects, spanning all the genres developed to perfection by Dutch artists. It also demonstrates the special role of Vermeer and above all Rembrandt, the most influential artist of the period. Pinacothèque de Paris 28 place de la Madeleine (Arr 8) Métro: Madeleine More Info... Invitation au vernissage // Li Fang - Regardez Moi!! From: Friday 9 October 2009 To: Saturday 28 November 2009 The NM Gallery is pleased to present the solo exhibition of Li Fang, Regardez-Moi !!, featuring a series of recent portraits of the artist. NM Galerie. 34 rue de Penthièvre (Arr 8) Hour: 14:00 to 18:00 More Info... From Byzantine to Istanbul Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Thursday 29 October 2009 To: Monday 25 January 2010 The city of Byzantium, which became Constantinople and then Istanbul, has always been a cultural crossroads. Paris's Galeries Nationales explores the port's rich history in a new exhibition, subtitled Un port pour deux continents and featuring some 300 precious objects. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower (Arr 8) Metro: Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau. Opening Hours: Wed-Mon 10am-10pm More Info... Federico Fellini Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 3 November 2009 To: Sunday 17 January 2010 To attempt to put on a Fellini exhibition means to go back to the sources of Fellini’s art and studying and revealing its processes of transformation, alteration, borrowing and accumulation. The result is a set of strata combining filmic elements, photographic documents, magazine presentations of the event, TV images and works by artists. This exhibition is resolutely multidisciplinary. It sets out to offer a new grid for reading Fellini’s films. Jeu de Paume. 1, place de la Concorde (Arr 8) métro: Concorde Tel: 01 47 03 12 50 Tuesday: 12:00 - 21:00 Wednesday - Friday: 12:00 - 19:00 Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 - 19:00 More Info... Francesco Vezzoli: "À chacun sa vérité" Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 3 November 2009 To: Sunday 17 January 2010 To mark the exhibition devoted to Federico Fellini, Vezzoli has decided to present two new works which address the paradoxical status of illusion and fiction in our perception of reality, together with some of the themes that haunt Fellini’s work: his fascination with celebrities, the shifts in desire and imaginative slants occasioned by the hegemony of the mass media, and the persistence of myth in social and political life. Jeu de Paume . 1, place de la Concorde (Arr 8) métro: Concorde Tel: 01 47 03 12 50 Tuesday: 12:00 - 21:00 Wednesday - Friday: 12:00 - 19:00 Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 - 19:00 More Info... Into Irish Drawing From: Thursday 5 November 2009 To: Friday 18 December 2009 This exhibition presents the work of twenty-two leading artists whose practice is based on drawing, a discipline that has realised fascinating new developments in the last ten years. Friday 6 novembre to Friday 18 December. 5 rue des Irlandais (Arr 5) Metro: Place Monge. RER:Luxembourg Vernissage- Thursday 5 novembre 09, 18h30-20:00h, Free entrance. CONTACT : adoherty@centreculturelirlandais.com ou 01 58 52 10 30 Bruegel, Memling, Van Eyck... The Brukenthal collection From: Thursday 5 November 2009 To: Monday 11 January 2010 Musée Jacquemart-André will be the temporary home of masterpieces from the Brukenthal Collection, one of the most prestigious in Central Europe, which was assembled during the XVIII century by Baron Samuel von Brukenthal. This exhibition brings together the masterpieces by the greatest masters of the Flemish school, including Van Eyck, Bruegel, Memling or Jordaens. Musée Jacquemart-André: 158, boulevard Haussmann, (Arr 8) Métro: Saint-Augustin Tel.: 01 45 62 11 59. Open daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission: €10. More Info... 10 Arrondissement Louis Comfort Tiffany-Colors and Light From: Wednesday 16 September 2009 To: Sunday 17 January 2010 First exibition monographique by the celebrated American designer Louis Comfort Tiffany. (1848-1933). Musée du Luxembourg, 19 rue de Vaugirard (Arr 6). Tel: 01 42 34 25 95. More Info... 12 Arrondissement Generations From: Friday 1 January 2010 To: Monday 31 May 2010 A century of cultural history of North Africans in France. Cité Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration - Palais de la Porte Dorée. 293, avenue Daumesnil (Arr 12) Metro:Porte Dorée More Info... Bercy Modern Art Fair (Grand Marché de l'Art Contemporain) From: Friday 1 January 2010 To: Sunday 31 January 2010 More than 100 artists gather each year for the Bercy Modern Art Fair (Grand Marché de l'Art Contemporain) Canvases, ceramics and installations on display.Bercy Village, Comprising the Cour Saint-Emillion and the Place des Vins de France. 1 Cour Saint-Emillion (Arr 12) Métro: Cour Saint-Emillion 13 Arrondissement Manufacture des Gobelins (1607-2007) Every day The Manufacture des Gobelins reopens after lengthy renovation to mark the 400th anniversary of the original Faubourg Saint-Marcel tapestry. Exhibition of a selection of works from past collections as well as a number of contemporary pieces. 42 avenue des gobelins (Arr 13) Tel: 01 44 08 52 00 Metro: Gobelins. Antiques Fair On Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Thursday 28 January 2010 To: Sunday 31 January 2010 La Halle Freyssinet (Arr 13) Métro: chevaleret or quai de la gare More Info... 14 Arrondissement Born in the Streets - Graffiti Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 7 July 2009 To: Sunday 29 November 2009 Devoted to graffiti and street art, the exhibition Born in the Streets—Graffiti will bring to light the extraordinary expansion of an artistic movement that developed in the streets of New York in the early 1970s to rapidly become a world-wide phenomenon. Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain 261, boulevard Raspail, (Arr 14) Tel: 01 42 18 56 50 – Métro : Raspail, Tuesday to Sunday, 11.00 am to 20:00, late evening on Tuesday until 22.00 pm More Info... Ne dans le rue ( Born in the Streets) Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Monday 24 August 2009 To: Sunday 29 November 2009 Graffiti exhibition which traces this art form's origins from the streets of New York City during the 1970s and 80s, this exhibition places the works in context, using documentary film and video and sketch books. Fondation Cartier, 261 bd Raspail, (Arr 14) Metro: Raspail More Info... 16 Arrondissement L'homme exposé Every day “La Saga de l’homme” is an exhibition in different stages to be held progressively as the construction of a new museum takes place. It offers a perspective on the history of Man and the major questions that interest humans today. “L’Homme exposé” is the first episode of a saga that will continue to be written until the opening of the new museum, which will cover the history of Man, his environment and his future. Musee De L'Homme Palais de Chaillot - 17, place du Trocadéro (Arr 16) Metro: Trocadéro Tel:01 44 05 72 72 Avant-Apres Every day A new kind of cultural institution and the biggest architectural centre in the world. The opening exhibition is called Avant-Apres, the conscience of time. It aims to show modern architecture where it is most positive, where it has transformed its environment, where it has integrated perfectly into its context (whether topographical or historical), where it has made mankind's life easier, more pleasant and more interesting. Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine Palais de Chaillot - 1, place du Trocadéro (Arr 16) Metro:Trocadéro More Info... La Colline des musées From: Tuesday 21 July 2009 To: Thursday 31 December 2009 The Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine , the musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris , the musée du quai Branly and the Palais de Tokyo , located on either side of the Colline de Chaillot (Chaillot hill) between the River Seine and the Trocadéro, are banding together to raise the profile of contemporary creativity. 4 Musées à Paris (Arr 16) Métro: Trocadéro More Info... 1928-2008, 80th anniversary of the Roland-Garros stadium From: Friday 4 September 2009 To: Friday 31 December 2010 New permanent exhibition. 2, avenue Gordon Bennett Porte des Mousquetaires (Arr 16) Metro: Porte d'Auteuil More Info... Habiter écologique ( Live ecologically) Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Friday 4 September 2009 To: Monday 31 May 2010 Exhibition about the challenges to the environment. Palais de Chaillot 1, place du Trocadéro et du 11 novembre (Arr 16) Metro: Trocadéro More Info... Towards new social housing From: Saturday 19 September 2009 To: Thursday 1 July 2010 At the heart of the museum, the modern and contemporary gallery is developing a display on the subject of architecture and the city from 1850 to 2001, in a specially designated 1200m2 area. This includes a 300m2 space reserved for temporary displays on the most pertinent contemporary questions. The space is an in-depth exploration of the way we live, its contemporary development, and a reflection on the modern world. The theme of the show is updated every year. Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine 1, Place du Trocadero et 11 November (Arr 16) Tel:01 58 51 52 00 More Info... Deadline Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 27 October 2009 To: Sunday 10 January 2010 Exhibition dedicated to the recent works of 12 major international artists. Each, conscious of their imminent death, chose to integrate ideas of mortality into their work. The 12 featured artists are Absalon, Gilles Aillaud, James Lee Byars, Willem de Kooning, Felix Gonzalez Torres, Hans Hartung, Jörg Immendorff, Martin Kippenberger, Robert Mapplethorpe, Joan Mitchell, Hannah Villiger and Chen Zhen. Musée d'Art Moderne, 11 Avenue du Président Wilson (Arr 16) Métro: Alma-Marceau Cost: €3.50-€9 depending on exhibition 10:00 to 18:00 (Thu until 10pm) More Info... Chasing Napoleon Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 27 October 2009 To: Sunday 17 January 2010 A hip new exhibition. Exhibiting artists include David Fincher, Dave Allen, Ryan Ganer, Robert Gober and Paul Laffoley. Palais de Tokyo 13 avenue de Président Wilson ( Arr 16) Métro Alma-Marceau or Iéna. Cost: €6; 19-26s €4.50; under 18s free. Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 12pm-12am More Info... Art Paris On Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Thursday 18 March 2010 To: Monday 22 March 2010 ARTPARIS+GUESTS is based on the competence of strong and innovative galleries that play an active role on the international art market, with a strong focus on Paris. Selection of contemporary art. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais,55 Avenue Dleber, (Arr 16) Metro: Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau. More Info... 19 Arrondissement We want Miles From: Friday 16 October 2009 To: Sunday 17 January 2010 Exhibition takes the title of this emblematic come-back album. In 1981, Miles Davis broke many years of retirement and silence with the album The Man with the Horn. Shortly afterwards, he confirmed his come-back with a live album, explicitly titled, We Want Miles.221, avenue Jean-Jaurès (Arr 19) Metro: Porte de Pantin More Info... Masterpieces of pre-Columbian art - Barbier-Mueller collections From: Tuesday 20 October 2009 To: Sunday 10 January 2010 37, quai Branly Portail Debilly (Arr 7) Metro: Alma Marceau More Info... 77 Fontainebleau Design à la cour Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat From: Tuesday 21 July 2009 To: Monday 30 November 2009 Juxtaposing of two collections from the 19th century and the last 30 years. This exhibition considers mass produced objects, their ranges and variations, through the dialogue between two public collections: the collection of the Château de Fontainebleau and the collection of the Centre National des Arts Plastiques. Château de Fontainebleau (77) Fontainebleau. The castle is open every day except tues from 09:30 to 18:00 from april to september, and from 9:30 to 17:00 from october to march. More Info... Exhibition of costumes From: Friday 4 September 2009 To: Thursday 31 December 2009 An exhibition of costumes showing the golden age of Vaux le Vicomte and its happy owner Nicolas Fouquet, in 1661. Domaine de Vaux Le Vicomte (77) Maincy More Info... Xavier Veilhan at Versailles From: Sunday 13 September 2009 To: Sunday 13 December 2009 Versailles hosts a modern-art one-off by Paris-based Xavier Veilhan who weaves his strikingly modernist artworks among the historic château's cobbled courtyards. palais of Versailles (78) More Info... Louis XIV, l’homme et le mythe (Louis XIV, the man and the legend) From: Monday 19 October 2009 To: Sunday 7 February 2010 The exhibition "Louis XIV: l’homme et le roi" is the first major exhibition devoted to the public image and personal taste of Louis XIV.Versailles (Château de). (78) More Info... 94 Vitry sur Seine Tour N° 3 "Je reviendrai" ("I will come back") From: Friday 4 September 2009 To: Thursday 31 December 2009 This new part of the museum's collection is to be discovered with an original approach, which puts the emphasis on stories relating to movement, exile, travel and dreams. Mac/Val/ Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne. Place de la Libération (94) Vitry sue Seine. Metro: Porte de Choisy. Tel:01 43 91 64 20 |
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