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1 May 2026 · Blog | Further Reading

Matisse at the Grand Palais

The Grand Palais, in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, has organized a magnificent exhibition devoted to Matisse's final years, the period between 1941 and 1954.

19 Apr 2026 · Blog | Art

Renoir and Love at the Musée d’Orsay

Renoir and Love. A Joyful Modernity at the Musée d’Orsay is quite possibly the largest Renoir exhibition of the decade. It is indeed a joy to behold.

19 Apr 2026 · Blog | Art

Henri Rousseau at the Musée de l’Orangerie

The Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris managed to secure some exceptional loans for its wonderful Henri Rousseau retrospective.

12 Apr 2026 · Blog | Art

Clair-obscur at the Bourse de Commerce

The Pinault Collection's latest exhibition, Clair-obscur, assembles roughly hundred works by 27 artists that meditate on the darkness of our present time. Pierre Huyghe's "Camata" and Sigmar Polke's "Axial Age" alone make it worth visiting.

8 Apr 2026 · Blog | Art

Martin Parr at the Jeu de Paume

It doesn't happen often that I spontaneously burst out laughing in a museum, but it happened twice during my visit to the Martin Parr exhibition at the Jeu de Paume.

7 Apr 2026 · Blog | Art

Leonora Carrington at the Musée du Luxembourg

The Musée du Luxembourg in Paris has dedicated a wonderful exhibition to the dream-like work of the British-Mexican surrealist artist Leonora Carrington.

6 Apr 2026 · Blog | Art

Nan Goldin at the Grand Palais

“This Will Not End Well”, the touring Nan Goldin retrospective currently at the Grand Palais in Paris, channels half a century of creation into a sustained lament for the lost.