Featured Events in Paris in December, 2024 (July Updated)

Repeating patterns, bright colors, cultural symbols, codes from comic books or video games: for more than 60 years, the Pop Art movement has been known, admired and imitated around the world. The Fondation Louis Vuitton takes us back to the origins of Pop Art with a sensational new exhibition. From October 16, 2024 to March 3, 2025, the Fondation Louis Vuitton will present "Forever Pop, Tom Wesselmann and...", an exhibition that presents one of the most important art movements since the 1960s. The Fondation Louis Vuitton brings together 150 paintings, installations and other works, including many works by Tom Wesselmann, the artist regarded as one of the founders of Pop Art. He is joined by the unforgettable Andy Warhol, as well as Jeff Koons, Marcel Duchamp, Derek Adams, Jasper Johns, Yayoi Kusama, Roy Lichtenstein, Lauren Halsey, Marjorie Strider, Marisol, Kurt Schwitters... All the richness of Pop Art is represented. The exhibition even expands its scope, presenting 70 works by international artists from different decades and movements. From Dadaism to today's art world, the Louis Vuitton Foundation has chosen Pop Art to explore it from its earliest artistic roots to its lasting influence today. The exhibition also pays tribute to the famous American painter Tom Wesselmann. Tom Wesselmann, heir to a line of abstract artists, was drawn to the visual modernity of the 1950s and created a world of his own by combining classical practices with new genres. The exhibition includes his most famous installations and series, as well as works by artists inspired by him.

The MEP presents Science/Fiction - A Non-History of Plants. In development since 2020, this exhibition retraces the visual history of plants through art, technology, and science from the nineteenth century to the present day. Bringing together over 40 artists from different periods and nationalities, this exhibition juxtaposes historic photographic works such as Anna Atkins’ cyanotypes, Karl Blossfeldt’s inventory of plant forms and Laure Albin Guillot’s microscope experiments with creations by contemporary artists such as Jochen Lempert, Pierre Joseph, Angelica Mesiti, Agnieszka Polska, and Sam Falls.

As part of its restoration project, the Louvre Museum wants to shed light on Watteau's painting "Le Pierrot, dit le Gilles". An emblematic work of the painter, this painting was not discovered until it was too late. Discover all the secrets of this figure and the influence he had on different fields of art from the 18th century to the present day. For this reason, the Louvre Museum will be organizing an exhibition around this painting of Pierrot, entitled "The Renaissance of Watteau", from October 16, 2024 to February 3, 2025. Watteau's painting is of course the centre of the exhibition, but it is not the only masterpiece in the collection. The exhibition also features several works by Watteau and his contemporaries, as well as paintings, photographs and drawings from more recent times. The Louvre Museum exhibits a total of 65 works, including seven paintings by Watteau. Piero was born on the comedy stage. Like Harlequin, Piero is a recurring character in comedy. Watteau was fascinated by this world of theater from an early age and drew inspiration from live performances to paint several scenes and portraits. However, it is unknown when the painter created Piero. The origin of this painting remains a mystery to this day, adding to the legendary nature of this fascinating work.

This exhibition will bring together more than 70 works of trompe l'oeil from public institutions and private collections, spanning the 16th to the 21st century, and reviewing the development of the European trompe l'oeil art tradition. The exhibition will discuss some lesser-known aspects of trompe l'oeil art, such as its decorative use, its political influence in revolutionary history, and the interpretation of trompe l'oeil by modern and contemporary artists.

Jacques Prevert was known for his humor and imagination, but he also applied his imagination to the visual arts. More than 150 paintings, drawings, photographs, lithographs, manuscripts, film clips, objects and archives take us into the artist’s astonishingly surreal world. Texture, collage, color, eccentric characters in real scenes: Jacques Prevert uses contrast to createnew The originalreality. These works are poetic and dreamy, reflecting a worldview full of magic and wonder, almost childlike. The exhibition at the Montmartre Museum is divided into four chapters and traces the artist's life, the diversity of his works, his intimacy relationship and creative space, and the way he transforms everyday life into art.

Bonne Espérance Gallery presents large-scale embroidered works created by the Keiskamma Art Project from South Africa in collaboration with five South African artists – Pippa Hetherington, Asanda Kupa, Boyce Magandela, Lionel Mbayiwa and Henk Serfontein.

Belgian artist Antoine Roegiers is presenting his work for the first time at Galerie Templon’s Paris location this autumn.

After Caravaggio, the Spanish artist Jusepe de Ribera, who lived in Italy, established himself as one of the most fascinating interpreters of natural painting. An exceptional artist able to transcribe the almost tactile reality of individuals, flesh and objects, he interprets the dignity of everyday life and human tragedy with overwhelming acuity. Extremely radical, he favored raw realism, the violence of chiaroscuro and dramatic compositions. Unlike others, he used pictorial materials to reveal unprecedented roughness. His paintings, both brutal and poetic, offer an extremely personal interpretation of Caravaggio's revolution. The exhibition will also be an opportunity to present the artist's graphic work, including a large number of drawings and prints, which is rare among Caravaggio's major exponents. Recent discoveries have also added to his Roman corpus, including a group of paintings previously attributed to the Master of the Judgement of Solomon, shedding new light on the beginnings of his career. Ribera now establishes himself as one of the leading interpreters of Caravaggio's painting, one of the earliest and most radical.

A deep dive into mythical and mysterious landscapes to explore five masterpieces and a five-millenium history.

Art : Concept presents Geert Goiris’ solo exhibition.

This exhibition, co-organized by the Clark Art Institute of Williamstown and the Louvre Museum, is the first major monograph devoted to an artist who is now largely forgotten, but who was nevertheless "one of the great authorities of his time" (Charles Blanc). Born in Guadeloupe to a freed slave mother of African origin and a royal officer father, he was trained in Rouen and then in Paris under the Ancien Régime and had a brilliant official career; director of the Académie de France in Rome (1807-1816), elected member of the Institute in 1818, he was a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1819. He was also a major collector and advisor to Lucien Bonaparte. His production illustrates the journey of an artist confronted with the upheavals of his time and the succession of regimes from the Revolution to the July Monarchy. Most of his painted and drawn work has ancient history as its subject. He began in the triumph of Davidian neo-classicism and his perseverance in this path would cause his discredit at the end of the 1820s, while the young generation of romantic artists gradually established themselves. Ancient heroism inspired two immense canvases of nearly eight meters long preserved at the Louvre, Brutus condemning his sons to death, completed in Rome in 1811, and The Death of Virginia (1828). Lethière's most famous painting, singular in his work The Oath of the Ancestors (Port-au-Prince, Haitian National Pantheon Museum) manifesto against slavery and for the freedom of peoples, is honored in the itinerary. Most of the works will be presented in Paris for the first time since the 19th century and the new research, carried out both for the exhibition and the catalog, will allow a true rediscovery of this artist.

David Zwirner is pleased to announce two exhibitions of paintings by On Kawara (1932–2014), which will be on view concurrently at the gallery’s Paris and London locations. The presentations are organized in collaboration with the One Million Years Foundation, established by the artist during his lifetime to ensure the legacy of his work and fluid approach to his practice. These exhibitions are the gallery’s first presentations of Kawara’s work since his death in 2014 and offer a rare opportunity to view two significant bodies of paintings by the artist. The presentation in Paris will feature four rarely seen early paintings made by Kawara in Tokyo in 1955 and 1956. For the young artist, an active and vocal participant in the city’s avant-garde art community, painting provided an avenue for thinking through the palpable collective trauma that loomed over his native country in the postwar years. Kawara quickly distinguished himself from his peers; rather than depicting atrocities that remained fresh in the minds of Japanese citizens, the artist chose to evoke their psychological resonances, marshaling form and content in service of one another to channel the elusive feelings of unease, anger, and disillusionment. These enigmatic and highly accomplished works, which count among the earliest known instances of an artist working on shaped canvases, simultaneously seem to collapse and expand space, drastically unmooring the viewer’s understanding of perspective and testifying to the experience of a particular time and place. Kawara’s first exhibition with David Zwirner took place in 1999. During his lifetime, the gallery mounted five solo presentations of the artist’s work, with subsequent shows taking place in 2001, 2004, 2009, and 2012. Learn more about the upcoming presentation in London.

Galerie Mitterrand | Temple presents a new exhibition by artist couple Anne and Patrick Poirier. Entitled 56e Campagne de Fouilles, 1968/2024, this fourth exhibition at the gallery is an unprecedented exploration of their work, in which Anne and Patrick Poirier are the archaeologists. “They exhume and present works from diverse periods and expressions, dating back to the 1970s when they reintroduced the concepts of ruins and memory into contemporary art.”

"Tang China" (618-907) is an exhibition of exceptional works devoted to one of the greatest ever Chinese dynasties. This unique and major event is one of the highlights of the Guimet x China 2024 programme.

"Tang China" (618-907) is an exhibition of exceptional works devoted to one of the greatest ever Chinese dynasties. This unique and major event is one of the highlights of the Guimet x China 2024 programme. Organised in partnership with Art Exhibitions China, the exhibition showcases 207 works from more than thirty Chinese museums recounting 300 years of effervescent art and literature, a flourishing cosmopolitan population and the rise of centralised administration.

White Cube is pleased to present works by Takis. A leading figure in the kinetic and sound art movements, Greek artist Panayiotis Vassilakis (1925–2019), known as Takis, incorporated invisible forces as a fourth dimension in his sculpture, painting and sound works. Frequently employing electromechanical devices salvaged from military surplus stores, the artist explored new technologies in his practice, taking art into domains previously relegated to experimental physics.

Almine Rech Paris presents Look back, and smile on perils past, Jameson Green's second solo exhibition with the gallery.

Ecological disaster isn’t obvious subject matter for comedy. Don’t misunderstand me, if humanity were wiped out, I’d find it hilarious, but I’m not a good person. Yet even I don’t find it funny when, through no fault of their own, jungles, animals and indigenous people are wiped out by the effects of industry and consumerism. Then again, I don’t imagine environmental catastrophe in terms of a big globe tipping over a precipice (The Edge, 2024), like a boulder in a Loony Tunes cartoon about to flatten a character below. That’s because I don’t have the comic imagination of Olaf Breuning.

Perrotin presents Ribbon Sharp, Chiffon Thomas’s first solo exhibition in Europe and with the gallery. The Brooklyn-based artist brings an interdisciplinary approach to art incorporating sculpture, collage and drawing. The show features a dozen new sculptures and an immersive installation, examining the fusion of anatomical forms with architectural structures. His multifaceted practice—often composed of reclaimed wood, concrete, bronze and stained glass—explores the self as split, fractured, and transforming.

Jean-Philippe Delhomme’s new paintings continue to explore a subtle reflection on human presence and the authenticity of the gaze. The exhibition Model Resting is organized around portraits and still lifes, with the word Model emphasizing a direct relationship with the person present and the word Resting introducing the question of inactivity.

Living with painting, and through it. For Nikki Maloof, art is a way to organize time, to inhabit it and to occupy spaces—a house, a garden, a studio. When the public and private spheres are interwoven with persistent tension and anxiety, painting allows her to capture the very essence of things and beings in order to acknowledge human distress.

Mark your calendars for Aiguille En Fete 2024, a grand celebration that'll stitch its way into the hearts of crafting enthusiasts worldwide! Held in the romantic city of Paris at the renowned Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, this event promises to be a tapestry of creativity and inspiration. From November 27th to December 1st, Île-de-France will transform into a haven for needlework aficionados." "With an array of workshops, demonstrations, and exhibits, Aiguille En Fete 2024 is not to be missed. It's the perfect opportunity to mingle with like-minded individuals while exploring the latest trends and techniques in the world of textiles. So, whether you're a seasoned pro or a budding beginner, there's something for everyone at this premier crafting fiesta." "Attendees can expect a seamless experience, as everything is meticulously planned right down to the last detail. The venue, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, is easily accessible and provides the ideal backdrop for an event of this magnitude. Make no mistake, Aiguille En Fete 2024 is set to be an unforgettable affair, weaving together the fabric of creativity, community, and culture. Prepare to be enthralled!

Perrotin Paris introduces Focus, a new initiative dedicated to special projects and thematic presentations. Located in the gallery at 2bis avenue Matignon, Focus offers an intimate setting for artists to explore short, experimental, or deeply personal narratives. Audiences can engage with curated projects that highlight a unique aspect of an artist's practice beyond larger exhibitions. The inaugural Focus exhibition is a poetic series by Lionel Estève entitled Un Hiver à Athènes (A Winter in Athens). Using delicate embroidery on pieces of white silk, the artist documents his wanderings through Athens, capturing fleeting impressions of the city's landscapes, textures, and rhythms.

Artists: Rina Banerjee - Chang Ya Chin - Johan Creten - Bernard Frize - Nick Goss - Gérard Schneider - Pierre Soulages - Xavier Veilhan

Dans un monde où les médias traditionnels dépeignent souvent la Palestine par le prisme du conflit et de la tragédie, l’importance d’en montrer un autre visage prend tout son sens. Cette exposition vise à compléter le récit sur les crimes de guerre et le chaos en y juxtaposant ces images de la vie quotidienne en Palestine. Bien qu’en ne cachant rien de la terrible réalité que constitue l’occupation, elle vise à redonner son humanité à chaque individu, au-delà des frontières, de la nationalité et de l’origine religieuse. À travers les yeux de photographes palestinien.ne.s, nous souhaitons offrir un portrait nuancé qui célèbre la résilience, défie les stéréotypes et invite les spectateurs à voir au-delà des gros titres des médias. Information Source: PaliHub | eventbrite

The Tree Tales exhibition is a fairy tale of trees. Profoundly in love with wood, the Danish designer and Master-cabinet maker Laura Bergsøe has devoted her life to revealing the personality and “soul” of the trees that she sources all over the world for her dream-like tables, shelves, lamps and wall reliefs. Bergsøe works with the uniqueness of each piece of wood – its veins and knots, twists and turns - which she enhances through precious metals and materials, such as liquid silver, bronze and raw diamonds, delicately inserted into the wood. Rich with imaginative details, such as butterfly joints, bronze and silver ornaments or mammoth tooths, Bergsøe turns the inside of the tree into a wonderland of sprouts and flowers, butterflies, silver lakes and diamond drops.

ChœurdeChambre-Lumina- chœur de chambre créé à l’automne 2014. Composé de multiples nationalités, le groupe est résolument international: Anglais, Allemand, Français, Finlandais, Gaelic... Fondatrice de l’Ensemble Lumina, Caroline Drury est cheffe de chœur, soprano lyrique américaine. oeuvres de Mendelssohn, Tavener, Lauridsen, Pärt, Tormis, Todd, Poulenc, Hindemith Même Si Vous Réservez des place Ici sur ce Site : Les Concerts Ne Sont Pas Gratuits& ce n'est Pas une Entrée gratuite !!! Un Don Respectueux de8€par personnevous sera demandé sur place en espèce (PAS de Carte Bancaire) Par Respect du Travail de Qualité des Musiciens !!! Information Source: David Alan-Nihil | eventbrite

MC Maison KTN is an upcoming event taking place at Forum104 in Paris. The event is scheduled for December 1, 2024. Attendees can look forward to an exciting and informative experience at this venue located at 104 Rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris. One of the best parts? Admission is free for all participants. Make sure to mark your calendars and join us for a memorable event at MC Maison KTN.

Enfin, mes jolis petits choux-fleurs, une date à paris 🥰 Pour dévoiler mes nouvelle créations et pour jouer vos chansons deja bien aimé, on vous accueil pour une dimanche soir très intime. Avec Nico bien sûr : ) Seulement 60 places donc n’hésitez pas à bouger vos jolis petits fesses 😘 Quand: dimanche 1er déc Heure: 20h30 Ou: Yoga and Co Avec: Nico Emmener : tes oreilles, ton cœur bien ouvert et ton esprit, belle comme elle est Hate de vous voir tous! X Information Source: Bag Lady Music | eventbrite