The Galerie Matignon is hosting the works of French street artist Cyril Phan, also known as Kongo. This autodidact artist was first famous as a tagger and graffiti artist in Paris, but also throughout Europe and the United States. He also joined the MAC CREW collective, and is the co-founder of the Kosmopolite festival, dedicated […]
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- February 27, 2014
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“Sacred Wood”, the new exhibition of the Quai Branly Museum, aims at explaining the initiation ceremony, a mandatory rite for each individual. The Poro initiation finds its origins in several western African communities, in particular in the secret societies of the Guinean forests located in Liberia, Guinea and Ivory Coast. Exhibition: “Sacred Wood, Initiation in […]
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- February 26, 2014
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After “Raining Cats and Frogs”, Jacques-Rémy Girerd comes back with a new animated movie: “Aunt Hilda”. A forty-something environmentalist with red hair pulled back in a big bun, she struggles against GMOs with strength and humor. The French actress Sabine Azéma is the voice of Hilda. Aunt Hilda is living in a modern greenhouse with her […]
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- February 25, 2014
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The 10th arrondissement town hall, in association with the Galerie Le Pari(s) urbain (meaning “the urban Paris/bet”), holds a free exhibition on street art. The main hall of the building is hosting the works of eleven talented street artists and photographers (Balyc, Shaz’Art, Karine Paoli, etc.). Until March 14th. Exhibition: “L’art de rue se rue” […]
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- February 25, 2014
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The Rauchfeld Gallery presents the work of two young photographers who came to fame in 2012 thanks to the positive critics they received at the Circulation(s) festival: Amélie Chassary and Lucie Belarbi. “Resonance” exhibition highlights the link between individuals and nature, and questions the interactions that may exist between the different areas of the visible […]
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- February 24, 2014
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This exhibition presents pictures of Kate Moss, taken by English photographer Kate Garner. Back then, the 16-year-old girl was at the dawn of her model career, which started in the 1990s, and would later be nicknamed “la Brindille” (the twig) by the French. This retrospective also shows photographs of Vanessa Paradis, Milla Jovovitch and Tilda […]
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- February 21, 2014
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The foundation “La Maison Rouge” holds a new exhibition on two Belgian artists from different generations: a sculptor, Berlinde de Bruyckere (born in 1964), and a painter, Philippe Vandenberg (1952-2009). “Il me faut tout oublier” (I must forget everything) draws a parallel between Berlinde de Bruyckere’s and the painter's creations, creating a dialog between the […]
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- February 20, 2014
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L’Atelier Renault, located on the Champs-Elysées, together with the 5.5 designstudio, presents an exhibition all in red, white and blue. All the brand’s vehicles have been designed in the French national colors. Iconic French items such as the beret, petanque balls, striped jersey and rooster have also been reinvented. Exhibition: “So French, by 5.5”, from […]
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- February 19, 2014
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After Doisneau and Izis, Paris City Hall continues to present exhibitions on great photographers who loved Paris. Among them, Brassaï was undoubtedly one of the most passionate. At age four, he spent a sabbatical year with his father in the French capital, and fell in love with the city. After studying art in Berlin, he […]
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- February 18, 2014
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The Centre Pompidou presents an exhibition dedicated to the French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), a pioneer of photojournalism, who passed away ten years ago. More than 500 photographs are exhibited to the public, divided into three periods. You can see the artist’s press work, his great travels, as well as his debut as a photographer […]
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- February 17, 2014
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