Kerry James Marshall at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris
The Histories
18 September 2026 – 24 January 2027
The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris presents the first solo exhibition in France devoted to Kerry James Marshall.
The exhibition brings together 70 works, including eight new paintings made especially for the show. Spanning more than forty years of his career, it addresses the transatlantic slave trade, the legacy of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and scenes from contemporary American life.
Born in Alabama, Marshall draws on Western painting, popular culture, Afrofuturism, comics and science fiction. His work questions the accepted themes and narratives of modern painting, and the place given to Black artists and figures.
The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to encounter the work of one of the most important American artists working today, in a presentation that places the history of painting under examination.
Credit: Image courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Cezanne and Us at the Grand Palais
23 September 2026 – 17 January 2027
The Grand Palais brings together nearly 180 works connected to, influenced by and inspired by Paul Cezanne across generations.
Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso, Mondrian, Joan Mitchell, Bridget Riley and Peter Doig appear here as Cezanne’s heirs, interpreters and, at times, challengers.
The exhibition is anchored by Cezanne’s work, but stretches outwards to show how artists from different generations have drawn on his vision, interpreted it and moved it forwards. Placed alongside the artists he influenced, Cezanne’s work changes meaning as each generation rediscovers it.
His paintings are not only masterpieces in their own right. They also become starting points for new art and new artists.
Credit: Paul Cezanne, The Montagne Sainte-Victoire with the Large Pine, c. 1887. © The Courtauld.
The Artist’s Fabric at the Musée Bourdelle
23 September 2026 – 24 January 2027
After the discovery in 2020 of the renowned French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle’s clothes and personal objects, almost a century after his death, the Musée Bourdelle presents an exhibition about how artists choose to represent themselves through what they wear.
From the late nineteenth century into the twentieth and beyond, clothing became a way of constructing an identity, a memorable presence and a public image.
From Rosa Bonheur to Sonia Delaunay, the exhibition examines the relationship between the artist, the body of work and the carefully constructed public image. An artist’s choice of clothing can shape the way an audience approaches the work and create a recognisable character before the work itself is encountered.
This is an exhibition about style, fashion, perception and the ways artists choose to be seen.
Credit: Guimet Museum / National Museum of Korea.
In the footsteps of Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber
The studio house in Clamart
At the edge of the Meudon forest, the Fondation Arp occupies the former home and studio where Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber settled in 1929. Designed by Sophie Taeuber, the house creates a light-filled space for everyday life as well as a setting that enabled the couple to work together.
The building has retained the atmosphere of a place of creation. Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber developed their work here, between Dada and Concrete art, while welcoming artists, writers and collectors from the European and American avant-garde.
Several plaster models used as guides for stone carving are still visible, offering a rare glimpse into the making of the sculptures.
A short walk away, the house of Theo van Doesburg, founder of the Dutch De Stijl movement, opens a second chapter: an architectural place that unites space, colour and everyday life.
The route continues at Hangar Y in Meudon. Built in 1879 from elements of the Galerie des Machines of the Universal Exhibition, the former airship hangar belongs to the history of French engineering and aviation. Restored and reopened to the public in 2023, it now houses exhibitions and installations in a historic park.
This route takes you from the studio house of an artist couple to an industrial monument reborn as a cultural venue — a beautiful way to spend an afternoon beyond the usual museum itinerary.
Credit: Re-situ
Always a good reason to visit Paris
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A visit can be built around an artist, an art period, a moment in time, a neighbourhood or a question. The route takes shape around the places that allow you to go further.
Every route is tailored to your interests and leaves you culturally richer, with a deeper connection to Paris.
