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Exteriors: Annie Ernaux and Photography
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Exteriors: Annie Ernaux and Photography

"Exteriors: Annie Ernaux and Photography" is a fascinating exhibition, which juxtaposes excerpts from Annie Ernaux’s book Journal du dehors (1993) with photographs from the collection of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie.
Mexica at the Musée du quai Branly
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Mexica at the Musée du quai Branly

"Mexica. Offerings and Gods at the Templo Mayor" is a fascinating, information dense exhibition at the Musée du quai Branly, which documents the results of fifty years of archaeological research at the site of the former Great Temple of the Mexica empire.
Frans Hals at the Rijksmuseum
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Frans Hals at the Rijksmuseum

The Frans Hals retrospective at the Rijksmuseum brings together some of his best works. Frans Hals is best known for his loose, bold brushstrokes. Other than that there is little to say about his work.
Juergen Teller: i need to live
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Juergen Teller: i need to live

Juergen Teller is in many ways my opposite. That’s why I find his work interesting and inspiring. I therefore enjoyed visiting "i need to live", a large retrospective devoted to his work conceived by Teller himself.
Alberto Giacometti. The Nose
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Alberto Giacometti. The Nose

The Institut Giacometti in Paris has created a small but beautiful exhibition bringing together all versions of “Le Nez” (The Nose), one of Alberto Giacometti’s best-known sculptures.
Sophie Calle at the Musée Picasso
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Sophie Calle at the Musée Picasso

"À toi de faire, ma mignonne", Sophie Calle's take-over of the Musée Picasso, is one of the most intelligent exhibitions I've seen in a long time. Picasso is absent, but he has never been more present.