Arte Povera is on the move. During Art Basel Paris, you can see works at the Tornabuoni Gallery, and there is also an entire exhibition of this revolutionary Italian movement at the Bourse de Commerce. Meander among the intersection of culture and nature while appreciating the purity of materials.
Walk over to the iconic Centre Pompidou, and you can immerse yourself in the fabulous comic exhibition featuring works from 1964 to 2024, bringing joy to the child within you. From Japanese Manga to the Ligne Claire style of Belgian cartoonist pioneer Hergé, you can explore a myriad of universes through animations, exhibitions, and events. For the culture shock effect, follow up with the Surrealism Exhibition, where drawings, films, paintings, and photography showcase the unconstrained ingenuity of some of the world’s greatest artists.
Then there is also the temporary exhibition “The Atomic Age” at the Museum of Modern Art. Until February 9, 2025, you can delve into the tremors that the atomic bomb had on 20th-century art. Kandinsky, Newman, and Pollock are just some artists who divulge this significant event’s impact on the art world.
The Cinémathèques Exhibition, “The Art of James Cameron”, brings together the art forms of film and drawing. The exhibition’s focal point is Cameron’s creative transformation from his initial sketches to his innovative films.
Paris’s Workshops of Lights has two exceptional exhibitions. You can begin the tour in ancient Egypt. “Egypt of the Pharaohs” is an enveloping journey through pyramids, temples, and the daily lives of the pharaohs accompanied by music. Fast-forward to the 19th century, and you will arrive in the imagined Orient with the exhibition ‘The Orientalist’. Eugène Delacroix, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, and others will lead you into their imaginary worlds of the Orient, blending art, culture, and technology.
Not to miss are the exhibitions “Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann & …” at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, “Horse in Majesty – At the Heart of a Civilisation” at the Château de Versailles, and two very unique exhibitions at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. “The Collections Have Their Soundtrack” is a one-of-a-kind musical journey through the arts and civilisations of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania. If you are up to it, check out the exhibition “Zombies: Is Death Not an End?” A tour of the origins of zombie superstition in Haiti and its history and culture brings this myth to life.
