Ongoing & Upcoming Exhibitions in Paris [1]
Ongoing Exhibitions
MUSÉE DU LOUVRE
VERMEER AND THE MASTERS OF GENRE PAINTING - Until May 22, 2017
www.louvre.fr [3]
Bringing twelve paintings by Vermeer together in Paris for the first time since 1966, the exhibition explores the fascinating web of relationships between the artist and his illustrious contemporaries of the Dutch Golden Age. By examining the parallels with the work of other leading artists of the Dutch Golden Age, this exhibition seeks to demonstrate how Vermeer fits into a network of painters whose speciality was the representation of elegance and sophistication.
MARMOTTAN MONET MUSEUM
CAMILLE PISSARO - Until July 2, 2017
marmottan.fr [5]
Around seventy-five masterpieces by Camille Pissaro in paint and tempera from some of the world's greatest museums and prestigious private collections retrace the full body of his work, from his youth in the Danish West Indies to the great urban series of Paris, Rouen and Le Havre painted at the end of his life. Described by Cézanne as "the first of the Impressionists", Pissarro was certainly one of the founders of this movement.
MUSÉE DU QUAI BRANLY - JACQUES CHIRAC
PICASSO PRIMITIF - Until July 23, 2017
quaibranly.fr [6]
Designed by Yves Le Fur, Director of the Heritage and Collections Department at the Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac in collaboration with the Musée National Picasso-Paris, this exhibition offers a totally new perspective on the close relationship between Picasso and the art forms of Africa, Oceania, the Americas and Asia.
GRAND PALAIS
RODIN: THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION - Until July 31, 2017
grand-palais.fr [8]
2017 marks the centenary of Auguste Rodin's death. The exhibition at the Grand Palais provides a fresh perspective on this elemental artist and his relationships with his collectors and his artist contemporaries - Claudel, Brancusi, Picasso and Richier - to reveal and understand the power of his genius in a new light.
POMPIDOU CENTER
WALKER EVANS - Until August 14, 2017
centrepompidou.fr [10]
Walker Evans (1903-1975) is one of the most important American photographers of the 20th century. The Centre Pompidou celebrates his life's work with the first major museum retrospective in France. His fascination with everyday details and the commonplace urban scene did much to define the visibility of 20th century American culture.
PICASSO NATIONAL MUSEUM -PARIS
OLGA PICASSO - Until September 3, 2017
museepicassoparis.fr [12]
This exhibition looks back on the early years of the mariage between Pablo Picasso and his first wife Olga Khokhlova, a dancer with the Russian Ballet company. It gives perspective to the creation of several major works in the period from 1917 to 1935 by putting this output in the context of this personal history as a filter for the wider political and social history of the interwar period through a rich selection of paintings and drawings, together with written and photographic archive material.
Click here for details [13].
Upcoming Exhibitions
CARTIER FONDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
AUTOPHOTO - April 20 to September 24, 2017
fondationcartier.com [14]
Through nearly 400 works by 80 historical and contemporary photographers from around the world such as Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander, Rosângela Renno and Yasuhiro Ishimoto, the exhibition reveals how, from the time of its invention to date, cars have become a subject of study for photographers.
Click here for details [15].
LOUIS VUITTON FONDATION
ART/AFRIQUE, LE NOUVEL ATELIER - Avril 26 to August 28, 2017
fondationlouisvuitton.fr [16]
This exhibition provides an overview of contemporary creativity from Sub-Saharan Africa to South Africa in three sections: The Insiders , a selection of work from the African art collection of Jean Pigozzi (1989-2009); Being there, South Africa, a contemporary art scene; and Africa in the Fondation Louis Vuitton Collection.
JEU DE PAUME
ED VAN DER ELSKEN - June 13 to September 24, 2017
jeudepaume.org [18]
This exhibition presents a large selection of iconic images from the body of photography created by Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990), a unique figure in Dutch 20th century documentary cinema and photography: his images of Paris in the 1950s, figures photographed on his many travels and in his native Amsterdam over the following decades, as well as his books and excepts from his films and slideshows, particularly Eye Love You and Tokyo Symphony.
POMPIDOU CENTER
DAVID HOCKNEY - June 21 to October 23, 2017
centrepompidou.fr [10]
Between June 21 and October 23 , the Centre Pompidou celebrates David Hockney at 80 with an unprecedentedly extensive exhibition of the English artist's work. The catalogue includes more than 160 works by the artist, including the Swimming Pools and Grand Canyon series, as well as many other paintings, photographs, videos and iPhone/iPad drawings.
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