The Arab World Institute's new exhibition takes a closer look at the representation of feelings in paintings, and particularly the desire and despair leading to murder. This retrospective rests on Eugène Delacroix's painting "Othello and Desdemona", based on William Shakespeare's play, and revisits Desdemona's personality, in turns a loving wife, victim or mistress, through works from the 19th to the 21st centuries, which dialog with one another. At the Green Hotels Paris, we are thrilled to discover paintings by Gustave Moreau as well as Cézanne, by Lili Reynaud-Dewar and Félix Vallotton, or even Sophie Calle and Camille Henrot. A must-see rich and varied exhibition!

"Desdémone, entre désir et désespoir" exhibition, from March 25th to July 26th 2015.
Open Tuesday to Thursday, from 10am to 6pm, and on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10am to 7pm.
Late opening on Friday until 9:30pm.
Closed on Monday.
Full rate: €8 / Concession: from €4 to €6.

Émile Picault
Othello and Desdemona, 1878
Bronze carved medallion, D. 35 cm
Paris, musée d’Orsay
PHOTO © RMN-GP (MUSÉE D’ORSAY)/ STÉPHANE MARÉCHALLE

Institut du Monde Arabe (in French)
1, rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard
Place Mohammed V
75005 Paris
France
Tel: +33 (0)1 40 51 38 38
Metro: Jussieu (line 7).

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