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Exposition Lubaina Himid, A Fashionable Marriage, au musée d'Art moderne de Paris

MUSÉE D'ART MODERNE DE PARIS
Du 16 octobre 2026 au 10 janvier 2027

Le musée d'Art moderne de Paris accueille Lubaina Himid du 16 octobre 2026 au 10 janvier 2027, en entrée libre, dans le cadre du Festival d'Automne. L'artiste britannique y montre une seule pièce, posée au milieu des collections permanentes.

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Exposition histoires d'amour, photographies dans la collection agnès b., à La Fab.

LA FAB.
Du 20 novembre 2026 au 21 mars 2027

La Fab. consacre à l'amour sa grande exposition d'hiver, du 20 novembre 2026 au 21 mars 2027, place Jean-Michel-Basquiat. Le parcours descend jusqu'aux Polaroid anonymes de Jonas Mekas et aux tirages de Raymond Cauchetier pris sur le plateau d'À bout de souffle en 1959.

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Exposition Le corps au travail, 1850-1939, au MUS de Suresnes

MUS, MUSÉE D'HISTOIRE URBAINE ET SOCIALE
Du 14 octobre 2026 au 20 juin 2027

Le MUS de Suresnes réunit plus d'une centaine de pièces prêtées notamment par le musée d'Orsay et le Petit Palais, jusqu'au 20 juin 2027, pour une traversée du travail à hauteur d'outils. Le ministère de la Culture lui a décerné son label d'intérêt national, qu'il réserve à une trentaine de projets par an.

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Exposition Richard Wagner, les révolutions du Ring, à la Bibliothèque-musée de l'Opéra

PALAIS GARNIER - BIBLIOTHÈQUE-MUSÉE DE L'OPÉRA
Du 27 octobre 2026 au 20 février 2027

Le Palais Garnier consacre une saison à L'Anneau du Nibelung du 27 octobre 2026 au 20 février 2027, pendant que l'Opéra Bastille en donne une nouvelle production au Festival RING de novembre. L'Opéra national de Paris et la Bibliothèque nationale de France y racontent ensemble un siècle et demi de mises en scène.

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Alice Diop exhibition at the Palais d'Iéna: our photos and our opinion

Palais d'Iéna
October 21-25, 2026

We pushed open the doors of the Palais d’Iéna for Geste de consolation, the very first exhibition by filmmaker Alice Diop, director of Saint Omer. In the dimly lit room, brown velvet curtains, a purple floor, and colorful carpets transform the CESE…

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Thomas Houseago and Théo Mercier exhibition at Reiffers Initiatives: our photos

REIFFERS INITIATIVES
From October 23 to December 12, 2026

Thomas Houseago spent several weeks working under the glass roof of Reiffers Art Initiatives, then left everything as it was. Théo Mercier occupies the ground floor. This year, the foundation's mentorship program is offering two studios to visit instead of an exhibition.

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Walid Raad Exhibition, Festival of (in)gratitude: the artist himself guides the tour at CENTQUATRE-PARIS

LE CENTQUATRE-PARIS
From October 23 to November 22, 2026

The artist himself guides the tour

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ALERT - Paris Art Week: what's closing, hour by hour

ART BASEL PARIS
Closing on the evening of October 23

Art Basel Paris announced on October 22 that it would close its doors on Friday evening, October 23, two days earlier than scheduled. The fair at the Grand Palais will not be open on Saturday, October 24, or Sunday, October 25.

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Janet Pharaoh, the breath of the Moulin Rouge

MOULIN ROUGE
Janet Pharaoh Dance Company

The Moulin Rouge has named a new professional dance company after Janet Pharaoh, its ballet mistress who passed away in 2025. It brings together the 95 artists of the troupe and continues thirty years of high standards.

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• Unavoidable

Ibrahim Mahama exhibition at the Cartier Foundation: our photos and our review

CARTIER FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
From October 22, 2026 to February 28, 2027

From October 22, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the Cartier Foundation entrusts all of its spaces in the Palais-Royal to the Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama: a glass bottle factory dismantled in Ghana and reassembled in Paris, a parliament of stools and several guest artists.

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Claude Lemand, with the wind in his sails: portrait of the collector and donor to the IMA

From Beirut to the Arab World Institute: the journey of a collector

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Planches Contact Festival, Generations, at Les Franciscaines in Deauville

THE FRANCISCAN NUNS
From October 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027

Les Franciscaines hosts the 17th edition of the Planches Contact Festival, on the theme Generations, from October 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027. Sixteen photographers spent several months in residence in Normandy, and Bruce Gilden is installing his New York retrospective right on the beach in Deauville.

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Art Basel Paris 2026 at the Grand Palais: our photos and our review

GRAND PALAIS
From October 23, 2026, closed on the 24th and 25th

From October 23 to 25, 2026, the fifth edition of Art Basel Paris will take place at the Grand Palais. Shared booths, a balcony dedicated to sixteen solo exhibitions, thirty-two galleries discovering the fair, and a new Premise sector open to works from before 1900 make it an event where discoveries compete with big names.

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Modern Art Fair 2026, Place de la Concorde: our photos and our review

PLACE DE LA CONCORDE
October 22-25, 2026

Modern Art Fair will take place at Place de la Concorde from October 22 to 25, 2026. Modern art, contemporary creation and design will engage in dialogue there, and the edition will welcome the Arab World Institute with icons from the Claude and France Lemand donation.

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The "All Fires, Flowers" season at the Palais de Tokyo: our photos and our review

Palais de Tokyo
From October 21, 2026 to February 14, 2027

From October 21, 2026 to February 14, 2027, the Palais de Tokyo explores the links that unite us to places, memories and others with Tous les feux, les fleurs, a season where contemporary art draws sensitive territories, between intimate heritages, collective commitments and imaginaries in motion.

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My First Festival 2026, cinema for young audiences in 21 Parisian cinemas

MY FIRST FESTIVAL
October 21-27, 2026

My First Festival returns for its twenty-second edition from October 21 to 27, 2026 in twenty-one Parisian cinemas and cultural venues, with more than one hundred films, a single price of 4.50 euros and Italy as guest of honor.

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The exhibition “Night Sister” by Éléonore False at the Tanneries d’Amilly: a plunge into a dreamlike universe.

LES TANNERIES - CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER
From October 17, 2026 to February 28, 2027

From October 17, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the contemporary art center Les Tanneries, in Amilly, presents Sœur de nuit, a solo exhibition by Éléonore False: a nocturnal journey of collages, textiles, glass and luminous sculptures, the second chapter of Sœur de jour presented at the CCC OD in Tours.

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Post-Fair trade fair, first Parisian edition, rue du Temple

Temple Street
From October 19 to 24, 2026

Post-Fair will take place in two buildings on Rue du Temple, from October 19 to 24, 2026, for its first European edition. Chris Sharp will present thirty-four solo and duo exhibitions, with booths priced at six thousand dollars.

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Offprint Paris trade fair, independent publishing at a break

GAP BREAK
October 22-25, 2026

Offprint Paris brings independent publishing to Césure, from October 22 to 25, 2026. Produced by LUMA Arles, the fair brings together art publishers, magazines and collectives from Europe and North America, and entry remains free.

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Outsider’ Paris trade fair, 4th edition, at the Bastille Design Center

BASTILLE DESIGN CENTER
October 20-25, 2026

Outsider’ Paris brings together eighteen galleries from eight countries at the Bastille Design Center, from October 20 to 25, 2026, for its fourth edition. Outsider art also spills over into the Halle Saint-Pierre, which hosts the associated program and the solo exhibition of Mozambican artist Zefrino Chilaule.

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Jenny Holzer exhibition, "I Saw," at the Musée d'Orsay: our photos and our review

MUSÉE D’ORSAY
From October 20, 2026 to February 21, 2027

From October 20, 2026 to February 21, 2027, the Musée d'Orsay invites Jenny Holzer to create a dialogue between her texts and 19th-century masterpieces: light strips, engraved stone benches and censored paintings.

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MaSH 2026: our photos from the night event and the exhibitions to see in the 8th arrondissement

MASH – MATIGNON SAINT-HONORÉ
Late-night event on October 19, 2026

On October 19, 38 galleries in the Matignon Saint-Honoré district will open Paris Art Week under the patronage of Jacques Grange. Our selection of exhibitions, from Flemish painting at De Jonckheere to Lee Krasner at Gagosian, all with free admission.

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Tracey Emin exhibition at White Cube Paris: our photos from the visit

WHITE CUBE PARIS
From October 20 to December 18, 2026

White Cube Paris is exhibiting Tracey Emin from October 20 to December 18, 2026, on Avenue Matignon: her first solo exhibition in the Parisian gallery, featuring paintings and small bronzes, following the retrospective at Tate Modern.

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Lee Krasner exhibition at Gagosian: our photos and our review

GAGOSIAN
From October 19 to December 18, 2026

Gagosian is dedicating its first solo exhibition in France to Lee Krasner, from October 19 to December 18, 2026. Paintings and works on paper from the 1960s, a decisive decade for this figure of American abstraction, to be discovered with free admission.

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Stan Douglas exhibition at the Jeu de Paume: our photos

JEU DE PAUME
From October 20, 2026 to January 10, 2027

From October 20, 2026 to January 10, 2027, the Jeu de Paume is dedicating its most important French monograph in thirty years to Stan Douglas with "Parallax." Between photography and cinema, the Canadian artist recreates vanished scenes—riots, ballrooms, or street corners—with the precision of an archivist.

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Salon OFFSCREEN 2026 à la Salpêtrière : nos photos et notre avis

CHAPELLE SAINT-LOUIS DE LA SALPÊTRIÈRE
Du 20 au 25 octobre 2026

Du 20 au 25 octobre 2026, OFFSCREEN réunit vingt-neuf artistes sous la voûte de la chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière, 75013. Sa cinquième édition met à l'honneur Ana Mendieta, dont six films sont projetés dans le chœur.

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GOD HATES SPACE: GENER8ION's free installation at the Grand Palais

GRAND PALAIS
October 22-25, 2026

Surkin and Romain Gavras are taking over the Rotonde d'Antin at the Grand Palais with a twelve-meter double-sided screen, from October 22 to 25, 2026. Art Basel and Live Nation are joining forces for the first time, and admission is free.

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The best contemporary art exhibitions to see in Paris

PARIS
Right now

Art Basel, galleries open to all and the week's major openings: contemporary art occupies Paris, and some of it can be visited without paying.

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Kennedy Yanko at the City of Architecture and Heritage: our images

City of Architecture and Heritage
From October 16, 2026 to January 3, 2027

Kennedy Yanko pours acrylic paint directly onto the studio floor, lets it dry, then cuts it into sheets. She calls them paint skins. Supple, thick, and heavy, they bend and retain the imprint of the floor. These skins are placed on frames of…

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Ma Kelu exhibition at the Cité de l'architecture: our images

City of Architecture and Heritage
From October 16, 2026 to January 3, 2027

For his first exhibition in France, Chinese painter Ma Kelu, a member of the No Name group, hangs his abstract canvases amidst the medieval frescoes of the Cité de l’architecture. An unexpected dialogue.