Paris exhibitions

Design / 14 Aug 2018

Unmissable design exhibitions in August 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... ‘SST®...

Design / 11 Jul 2018

The rustic allure of midcentury modern designs from Brazil get a 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 genre – Nina Yashar’s Nilufar Gallery, R & Company and...

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...

Design / 1 Feb 2018

Highlights from Paris Design Week Winter 2018

The winter edition of Paris Design Week kicked off with a busy Maison et Objet programme at Parc d’Exposition, alongside its textiles’ sister show in town - Deco Off - and various previews at galleries in town. Patterns and textured surfaces were popular this season...

Design / 15 Jan 2018

Brilliant by design: our top 5 picks to look out for at Paris Design Week

The French capital geared up for its bi-annual fiesta of design last week. Textiles were celebrated at Deco Off, new product at the halls of the Maison et Objet fair; while galleries and showrooms across the city were getting in...

Design / 8 Dec 2017

Constance Guisset offers a personal, theatrical glimpse into her decade-long career

Wearing two professional hats as a designer and scenographer, Constance Guisset had, to some degree, an advantage in preparing her solo show at Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs; knowing the subject as well as anyone, she could present her objects...

Art / 31 Oct 2017

Choreographer William Forsythe on melding man, machine and dance

Newly presented – and programmed – at Gagosian Le Bourget, the pair of robotic arms conducting giant black flags through a 28-minute sequence on constant loop are the main attraction of ‘Choreographic Objects’, Forsythe’s first exhibition with the gallery. Those...

Art / 25 Oct 2017

Francesco Vezzoli sings a new song for one night only at the Centre Pompidou

A night at the museum collided with a night at the opera last week in Paris thanks to Francesco Vezzoli and the Amis du Centre Pompidou. As a continuation of the festivities marking the Centre Pompidou’s 40th anniversary, the Friends...

Design / 24 Oct 2017

Joseph Dirand’s weighty 20-year oeuvre fuses minimalism, movies and milestones

Not far from the madding crowd attending the FIAC contemporary art fair, Joseph Dirand was in the midst of marking his 20-year career with a first monograph, simply titled Interior and published by Rizzoli. To coincide with the launch, a selection of...

Art / 19 Oct 2017

Prouvé, poetry, and park life collide at the Tuileries Garden

Each year, when FIAC kicks off in Paris, so much attention is focused on the activity that happens under the gleaming glass roof of the Grand Palais that it’s easy to gloss over the public programming en plein air a short...