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The Dior Gallery, which bears witness to the bold vision of Christian Dior and his six successors: Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and Maria Grazia Chiuri.

Since its creation in 1984 by Alain Dominique Perrin, then President of the Maison Cartier, it has exhibited artists from all horizons, decompartmentalizing practices and fields of thought. Its collection, built up over the course of an international program, reflects its multi-disciplinary approach and the breadth of the themes it tackles, in direct contact with contemporary issues.

The Fondation Cartier is committed to making contemporary art accessible to as many people as possible. Through its exhibition projects and its program of meetings, debates, performances and conferences, the Fondation Cartier builds bridges between places of creation and nurtures a genuine space for multicultural dialogue.

The collection of the Fondation Louis Vuitton does not aim for the objectivity and exhaustiveness of a public collection. Rather, it aims to share the emotions and questions provoked by certain works whose power to "break the rules" reinvents a relationship with the world. To do this, it is naturally organized around sensitive lines that draw four directions: Contemplative, Popist, Expressionist, Music and Sound.

On all fronts, among Republican soldiers in Spain in 1937-1938, among American troops landing in Normandy on June 6, 1944, in the shootings during the Liberation of Paris, and even in Indochina, where he died in 1954 in a mine explosion, camera in hand, Capa forged the legend of the war photographer. The exhibition recounts the journey of this Hungarian Jewish immigrant, focusing on the creation of his legend and his images, from the moment they were taken to their publication in the press.

A committed witness, Robert Capa left a lasting mark on the history of photojournalism and shaped the new figure of the war photographer. More than 60 press prints from the period are presented alongside magazines, books, documents, and personal items. By presenting Robert Capa's work, the exhibition offers a historical perspective on a reality that is still relevant today: the risks that must be taken to report on war.

A flamboyant and visionary figure in the international fashion world, Gianni Versace (1946–1997) left his mark on his era with a bold aesthetic that blended glamour, sensuality, and baroque opulence. The exhibition explores the many sources of inspiration that shaped the designer’s world and brings together nearly 450 exceptional pieces: original designs and silhouettes, accessories, sketches, decorative objects, photographs, videos, and interviews.

Set against a pop-art backdrop, the exhibition traces Gianni Versace’s career dedicated to design. From Italian modernism to references to the antiquity of Magna Graecia, from the splendor of the Baroque to the influences of Pop Art, the exhibition reveals a fashion aesthetic rooted in history, art, and popular culture. It highlights the close ties between Versace and major figures in popular culture, from music icons to personalities from the world of cinema and the international stage. The exhibition also underscores the pivotal role of supermodels in ushering in a new era of fashion.

Jacopo Robusti, nicknamed “Tintoretto” in reference to his father’s trade as a dyer, established himself as one of the leading figures in 16th-century painting. He lived his entire life in Venice, where he enjoyed an exceptionally long career. This exhibition demonstrates how his artistic legacy extends across centuries and borders, making him a key influence on 19th-century French painting.

A leading figure of Italian Mannerism, Tintoretto (1518/19–1594) developed a body of work characterized by bold compositions, dizzying perspectives, spectacular lighting effects, and the liveliness of his brushwork—the famous *prestezza*. Bringing together some forty paintings and drawings from public and private collections in France, Italy, and around the world, the exhibition offers a thematic journey that allows visitors to appreciate the diversity and scope of his work.

From an early Self-Portrait dated 1942 to acrylic drawings related to *The Last Supper* in 1986, Warhol’s body of drawings is as abundant as it is varied. Organized into five thematic sections—Eccentrities, Commonplaces; Alphabets and Basics; Faces and Masks; Erotica; Hell and Wonders—the exhibition features approximately 150 drawings, about ten paintings, silkscreen prints on paper, photographs, and archival materials (printed matter, scrapbooks, videos, etc.).

“I’d like to be a machine”: This famous quote by Andy Warhol—along with his choice of silkscreen reproduction in the early 1960s—has led people to forget that he was initially trained in the art of illustration and that he never stopped drawing until the very end of his life. His drawings—far from being mere accessories and often quite spectacular—are an essential part of Warhol’s conception of his own art.

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A French painter who was regularly featured among the group of Impressionist women—though she never truly belonged to it—Eva Gonzalès (1847–1883) possessed a distinctive style. A student of Édouard Manet, she shared his vision of innovative painting. With the support of her loved ones, she managed to carve out a path for herself in a 19th-century art world that was not particularly conducive to women’s success.

The aim of this exhibition is to introduce the public to an artist who is all too often viewed as a secondary figure in art history, in light of the three individuals who helped nurture her talent and bring her work to life: Jeanne Gonzalès, her sister; Henri Guérard, her husband; and, above all, Édouard Manet, whose sole student she was.

The Museum of Decorative Arts is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Museum of Fashion Arts within its walls. In the museum’s main hall, 40 outfits from leading fashion houses offer a overview of the major exhibitions presented since 1986. This project highlights the craftsmanship—from the couture ateliers to behind the scenes at the museum—that transforms clothing into works of art.

Conceived as an immersion in the many lives of clothing, the exhibition takes over the main hall and its side galleries with a minimalist design that evokes both sewing workshops and museum storage areas. The exhibition is organized into three main sections that take visitors from behind the scenes of the creative process to those of the museum—from the initial sketch to the exhibition, and from the creation of a design to its preservation as cultural heritage. Visitors can also discover the beauty of the works and objects involved in the creation of a fashion piece: drawings, embroidery samples, patterns, and design archives…

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The Philharmonie de Paris is hosting the musical pantheon of photographer, fashion designer, and visual artist Hassan Hajjaj in a musical and visual installation celebrating the diversity of his influences, individuality, and creative freedom. Hassan Hajjaj challenges clichés through a collision between an African culture of upcycling—where tin cans are salvaged, hammered, cut up, and transformed into toys, lamps, and handicrafts—and pop culture, using objects from consumer society and reimagining logos from major luxury brands and street culture.

Featuring nearly 40 photographs, the exhibition invites visitors to discover the many facets of an artist born in Morocco in the early 1960s who spent his teenage years in London. Taking the form of a grand Moroccan pop salon, the exhibition highlights his origins and his hybrid cultural references, and traces his journey as an artist in the diaspora through music as a vehicle for communication and emotion. In the style of Malian photographers Malick Sidibé and Seydou Keïta, he has his friends—whom he sometimes took care to dress—
, pose in front of colorful backdrops.

For nearly a century, the circus has been the beating heart of Montmartre. A place where anything is possible, it offers artists a unique spectacle of movement, light, and transformation. The exhibition explores the fruitful connections between the circus arts and the avant-garde movements. Painters, writers, and musicians drew inspiration from the circus to create powerful works that have shaped the history of 20th-century art.

Through a chronological journey featuring paintings, sculptures, drawings, posters, costumes, and exceptional objects, the exhibition highlights the pivotal role played by the circus in the development of the visual languages of modernity. From Place de Clichy to Boulevard Rochechouart, from fairground booths to the Montmartre Hippodrome and the Cirque Medrano, an entire world of entertainment and innovation accompanied the emergence of new artistic sensibilities.

A leading figure in 19th-century French sculpture, Auguste Bartholdi was best known as the creator of *Liberty Enlightening the World*. Conceived as a gift from France to the United States and originally intended to commemorate the centennial of American independence in 1876, the statue was finally unveiled in 1886. In the meantime, Bartholdi and his supporters had to draw on their imagination and tenacity to design, promote, and build what was then the world’s tallest statue (46 meters high, 93 meters including its pedestal). The exhibition traces the history of this iconic monument.

As an emblem of the ideals of its time, the Statue of Liberty stands as a testament to an unwavering faith in progress—both human and technological—and in universal values that art can give tangible form to. The exhibition honors the creator of this masterpiece, Auguste Bartholdi, an Alsatian sculptor with a visionary spirit. It traces the artistic, ideological, economic, and technological choices that made this extraordinary project possible.

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The exhibition aims to present a comprehensive overview of the work of Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) in light of his artistic legacy, through a continuous, synthesizing, and unprecedented dialogue. The layout alternates between recreations of historical displays and galleries that prioritize work-to-work comparisons with a stronger aesthetic focus.

Curated by curators from the Centre Pompidou, the Musée d’Orsay, and the Musée de l’Orangerie, the exhibition explores how Cézanne’s work was viewed and purchased by artists as early as the 1880s, a period when he was no longer exhibiting. It then examines key moments in the artist’s rise to recognition—first in France and then internationally—through the first monographic exhibitions organized in his honor. The aim is thus to offer visitors a retrospective reinterpretation of Cézanne’s work through a resolutely contemporary lens.

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Jean-Paul Belmondo, an icon of French cinema, embodies a generation of daring and innovative actors. His legendary role in *À bout de souffle* in 1960 marked the beginning of a long career. With his unique style, his taste for risk, and his famous stunts, he revolutionized the action film genre, constantly pushing the boundaries.

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The exhibition traces the evolution of landscape painting, from its heyday in the 19th century to its contemporary reinventions. While the 20th century appears to have marked a decline for the genre amid ideological and historical upheavals, landscape painting has managed to endure, transform itself, and remain a major force in artistic creation. As part of the commemorations marking the centennial of Monet’s death, the exhibition draws parallels between the master’s work and that of 20th- and 21st-century artists.

Eleven chronological and thematic sections—like so many stages of a journey, or chapters in the history of our century—form the framework of this exhibition, organized jointly by the Marmottan Monet Museum and the Musée de Grenoble: Water Lilies for History; Landscapes at War; Country, Landscape; Abstracting Nature; At the Origin; Interior Landscapes; Past, Present, Future; Local, Global, Total; After History, the Landscape; Landscapes of the Anthropocene; Lost Paradises?

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As early as the 1870s, Claude Monet was regarded as the quintessential Impressionist artist. In the 1890s, with series such as *The Cathedrals*, *The Haystacks*, and *The Poplars*, the painter revealed an approach akin to the dissection of time, culminating in his final masterpiece, *The Water Lilies*. To mark the centennial of his death, the museum is organizing an exhibition focused on the relationship between Monet’s work and time.

A selection of nearly forty paintings by Monet invites visitors to rediscover the artist’s work through the concept of time. The exhibition encourages reflection on the sense of time’s acceleration and modernity during the artist’s Impressionist period, on the capture of the fleeting moment through his series, and finally on the *Water Lilies* cycle, which explores the representation of duration.

To kick off the new season, the Coupole Wybo, located on the 6th floor of Printemps Femme at Printemps Haussmann in Paris, is hosting “Pas à Pas,” a special exhibition dedicated to shoes. This wardrobe staple is showcased in all its forms, from the most traditional designs to the most creative interpretations.

Much more than just an accessory, shoes have evolved alongside changing customs, eras, and societal transformations. By turns protective, ornamental, functional, or symbolic, they lie at the intersection of convention and desire, constraint and freedom. The exhibition explores these multiple dimensions through themes such as Performance, Adornment, Imprint, Transparency, and Fetish.

The exhibition design creates a dialogue between historical pieces and contemporary creations, set to a rhythm of visual and auditory references. Items on loan from museums and luxury fashion houses, along with pieces from Printemps’ archives and iconic models, come together to form a rich exhibition experience designed to reveal the craftsmanship, technical innovations, and imagination that surround footwear.

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