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Wednesday, March 10th 2010
10 March - 31 August 2010. When a documentary filmed in the concentration camp of Dachau was first screened 65 years ago, the world recoiled in a collective gasp of revulsion and horror. The film was soon used in the International Military Trial at Nuremburg as evidence of Nazi war crimes. While the harrowing footage has been seen by hundreds of millions of people, the Shoah Memorial has decided to examine the role of three of the film's producers: Hollywood directors John Ford, Samuel Fuller, and George Stevens. Ford, for example, set up a Field Photographic Unit responsible for the filming of concentration camps. For the first time, photographic stills of Dachau are displayed in chronological order, accompanied by the camera mens' notes. more
Yves Saint Laurent: Retropsective
Thursday, March 11th 2010
11 March - 29 August 2010. Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008) began his career in 1953 by coming third place in a young fashion designer contest. By the time he retired in 2002 he was lauded as France's greatest fashion designer. Credited with being the first haute-couturier to popularise a pret-a-porter line, his collections tended to draw equal amounts of adulation and scorn from the critics. It was, however, his legion of fans who remained consistently loyal and generated fabulous wealth for Saint Laurent. This exhibition presents a comprehensive display of the designer's creations, accompanied by a series of photographs and drawings which help to illustrate his colourful but troubled life. Tues-Sun: 10.00-18.00. Thurs: 10.00-22.00. Closed Monday more
Tuesday, March 30th 2010
30 March - 18 July 2010. Largely unknown to the western world, the Adivasis people make up the folk communities of India's indigenous population and are spread across the entire territory. Although they live among the wider Indian peoples, they have kept alive their own traditions throughout the centuries, such as dance, music and theatre. Their creative output is both utilitarian and sacred. This exhibition casts light on their art and includes wall paintings of the Rathava tribe from Gujarat, tribal bronze figurines from Orissa and Chattisgarh, and wooden sculptures from Karnataka and Bihar. Tues, Wed, Sun: 11.00-19.00. Thurs-Sat: 11.00-21.00. Closed Monday more
Thursday, March 18th 2010
18 March - 4 July 2010. The Lalannes, two individual sculptors often regarded as a single entity, are known for using nature and animals in their unique artwork. They have exhibited together ever since their careers began and offer a consistently refreshing and quirky form of surrealism, frequently involving the placing of animal sculptures in domestic settings. This major exhibition by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne comprises 150 pieces and is their first Paris show since their Artiste/artisan exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in 1977. Mon-Fri: 09.00-13.00 & 14.00-18.00 more
Visions d’orient - Les orientales de Victor Hugo
Friday, March 26th 2010
26 March - 4 July 2010. Considered the most important of the Romantic authors in the French language, Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was aged 27 when he published "Les Orientales", a collection of flamboyantly exotic poems inspired by the orient. From 1832-1848, Hugo lived in the Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée, where he wrote some of his major works including much of Les Misérables. Today the hotel acts as the Victor Hugo museum, illustrating his life through memorabilia such as his drawings and an iconography of his literary work. This exhibition focuses on Hugo's fascination with the orient, and is enriched with paintings by Delacroix, Géricault, Chasseriau and Girodet. Tues-Sun: 10.00-18.00 more
Wednesday, March 10th 2010
10 March - 19 July 2010. Aged 88, London-based painter Lucian Freud is arguably one of the world's most important living artists. This exhibition, his first in France for 22 years, pays tribute to the artist and serves as a retrospective of a glittering career. Comprising 50 large canvasses, as well as a collection of photographs, Freud's enormous London studio acts as the show's central theme, examining not just the artist's work space but also the bond between sitter and painter. Included in the exhibition are Freud's recent (but already famous) portraits of Leigh Bowery and Big Sue. Daily: 11.00-21.00 more
Wednesday, January 27th 2010
27 January - 5 April 2010. To celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, an exhibition of extinct and endangered species is taking place at the Cabinet d'Histoire of the Jardin des Plantes. Artists' visual representations, together with scientific findings, accompany the specimens and provide valuable proof of their existence. The most well known creature featured in the exhibition is the Dodo. This flightless species of bird lived in Mauritius until around 1680, by which time its habitat had been destroyed by deforestation and its nests plundered by the introduction of predators. France's Natural History Museum has housed an impressive collection of species for over four centuries and continues to attract a high volume of visitors. Wed-Mon: 10.00-17.00 more
Joseph Kosuth: Neither Appearance Nor Illusion
Thursday, January 22nd 2009
22 October 2009 - 21 June 2010. Joseph Kosuth, a major presence in the contemporary international art scene, has taken over the exterior ancient walls and moat of the Louvre by suspending neon tubes which display sentences written in French and English. In so doing he has created a mysterious and luminous installation, allowing visitors to ponder the juxtaposition of light and dark, ancient and modern, antique and contemporary. Mon-Sun: 09.00-18.00. Wed & Fri: 09.00-22.00. Sat: 09.00-20.00 more
Singapore, Malaysia: The Cinema!
Wednesday, December 16th 2009
16 December 2009 - 1 March 2010. The Centre Pompidou offers viewers the chance to celebrate the cinematic secrets of Singapore and Malaysia, as well as neighbouring Korea, Thailand, Kuala Lumpur and The Philippines. Although cinema in South East Asia remains largely unknown in the west, the industry there is witnessing something of a renaissance. This is being spear-headed by a young generation of directors and actors whose never-before-seen work can now be enjoyed in Paris. Wed-Mon: 11.00-22.00 more
Thursday, December 3rd 2009
3 December 2009 - 2 May 2011. Animals, whether real or imaginary, have been depicted in the decorative arts from the time of cavemen through to the fantastical creatures of medieval times. They continue to be used in modern-day advertising and computer games. This exhibition in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs explores the relationship between man's use of animal-extracted materials, and man-made objects in which animals are used decoratively. The Study Gallery provides thematic insights into the museum’s decorative arts, fashion and advertising collections. Mon-Fri 09.00-13.00, 14.00-18.00 more