Paris exhibitions

Tomás Saraceno collaboration with Alvin Lucier

Wallpaper* guest editor Tomás Saraceno talks science, spiders, and bouncing sounds off the moon

Sitting patiently on its massive web, a golden spider about the size of a man’s hand holds court in Tomás Saraceno’s studio. The web is attached to a frame, but – arachnophobes be warned – there is no glass case...

Art / 22 Nov 2018

Martine Franck comes under the spotlight at Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson

Agnès Sire, the artist director of Fondation Henri-Cartier Bresson, worked with Martine Franck before the photographer’s death in 2012 to select the images for a retrospective at the Paris foundation’s new home in Le Marais. ‘I don’t think she ever...

Art / 9 Nov 2018

Paris Photo 2018: female pioneers, unseen Bourdin, and the male gaze reframed

It has taken 22 years, but the current edition of Paris Photo shines the spotlight on to female photographers. ‘Around 60 per cent of students in art schools are female, yet in our museums only 20 per cent of work...

Design / 8 Nov 2018

From Hong Kong to Rome, the unmissable design exhibitions in November from around the globe

We’ve scoured the globe to find the most captivating, uncanny and memorable design exhibitions to see in 2018; from retrospectives and major blockbusters to thematic exhibitions and solo shows. So here’s our list of must-see design events this month... ‘Notturno...

Art / 16 Oct 2018

This Paris exhibition of hanging abstract sculpture has just the right element of suspense

Look up. Inside the exceptional interiors of Palais d’Iéna, designed by Auguste Perret in the 1930s, a unique collection of abstract sculptures stands the test of time, elegantly hanging from the art deco ceiling. Handpicked by brilliant, young curator Matthieu...

Art / 15 Oct 2018

Jean-Michel Basquiat meets Egon Schiele in parallel Paris retrospectives

Since opening three years ago, the Fondation Louis Vuitton has become a destination for blockbuster exhibitions. The museum’s latest programming is once again a tour de force, in part because it consists of two comprehensive retrospectives: one dedicated to Egon...

Architecture / 5 Oct 2018

Tadao Ando retrospective to open at the Centre Pompidou in Paris

The Centre Pompidou opens a major retrospective of Japanese architect Tadao Ando on 10 October, unpacking and celebrating the core elements of his practice from his use of concrete and geometric volumes to the integration of nature, light and water...

Design / 7 Sep 2018

The rustic allure of Brazil modern design gets a new French audience

Post-war Brazil’s fertile hub of modernist design has long been an interest of Parisian gallerist Aline Chastel. Her patronage joins a plethora of European galleries that are promoting the design movement – Nilufar Gallery, R & Company and Giustini /...

Design / 4 Sep 2018

What to see at Paris Design Week 2018 from highlights to hidden gems

As summer draws to a close, the design calendar starts filling up and Paris Design Week’s autumn edition is always a highlight. This year, the week’s cornerstone event Maison et Objet fair is restructuring its layout to align with its...

Art / 3 Jul 2018

Giacometti’s studio brought to life in art deco Paris mansion

It is a vision come true. Alberto Giacometti’s studio, an extension of the artist himself, has been meticulously reconstructed inside the newly opened Giacometti Institute in Paris. Here, one discovers fragile artworks in plaster and clay (some of which have...

Art / 7 Jun 2018

French nightclubs by day, suburban housing and a replica Paris in China

Paris syndrome is a genuine mental disorder experienced by some tourists on arrival in the French capital. The first documented case of the culture shock sickness was recorded by professor Hiroaki Ota in 1986, when it manifested itself in a...

Architecture / 30 Mar 2018

Junya Ishigami’s architecture aims high and digs deep at Fondation Cartier in Paris

The Tokyo studio of Japanese architect Junya Ishigami is in a state of controlled chaos. A number of large project models are scattered across the white workspace, with even more packed in cardboard boxes and stacked on one side. A corner...