- Contemporary
- Free
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 headquarters into an inhabited,…
- Contemporary
- Free
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.
- Contemporary
- Free
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
- News
- Contemporary
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.
- Shows
- Discovery
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.
- Contemporary
- 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.
- News
- Contemporary
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
- Photo
- Festival
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.
- Contemporary
- Living room
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.
