Contemporary art exhibition guide

Brion Gysin, the last museum: the original retrospective exhibition at the Paris Museum of Modern Art

The Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is staging the first Paris-based retrospective devoted to the artist Brion Gysin. On view from April 10 to July 12, 2026.

Art Paris 2026: The Contemporary Art Fair Takes Over the Grand Palais in Paris — Here's Everything You Need to Know

Art Paris 2026, the premier spring event for modern and contemporary art, is set to take place from April 9 to 12 at the Grand Palais for its 28th edition. The fair will feature 165 exhibitors from 25 countries, along with numerous artists showcasing the cultural diversity of the world.

Ted Hyber at the Grand Palais: what's with these giant bears?

In front of the Grand Palais in Paris's 8th arrondissement, two inflatable sculptures by Fabrice Hyber welcome visitors to Art Paris 2026, running from April 9 to 12, 2026: including a 10-meter-tall green bear, Ted Hyber, already on display.

Exhibition Before the Ashes: Fantôme explores black and abstraction at La Lison Gallery

La Lison gallery invites you to discover its new exhibition, Avant les cendres, spotlighting Fantôme's work around black, line, textures, and abstraction, in a dialogue between visual arts and tattooing, from April 9 to May 16, 2026. The artist unfolds a pared-down universe, built on stroke, overlays, and a black matter conceived as a space of projection. Opening on April 9 at 7:30 p.m.

In Paris, this exhibition invites you to engage in a dialogue with paintings.

With LE CAFÉ, Aurore Guez turns Wilde, on the Esplanade of the City Hall, into a free immersive exhibition, blending interactive paintings, talking portraits and an imaginary café that has become a living set, on April 25 and 26, 2026.

In Paris, the Picasso Museum is dedicating an exhibition to Henry Taylor — our photos

In Paris, the Picasso-Paris Museum is presenting an exhibition devoted to Henry Taylor running from April 8 to September 6, 2026. Through portraits and a number of works, the American artist probes collective memory and brings his painting into dialogue with Picasso’s work. Conceptualized with the artist, the parcours unfolds through the museum’s galleries.

Exhibition by artist Zipcy in Paris: The Sweet Fortress at the Goldshteyn-Saatort Gallery

In Paris, the Goldshteyn-Saatort gallery presents Zipcy, the South Korean artist, with La Forteresse Douce — her first solo show in France — running from April 24 to June 4, 2026. Drawing on Hanji paper, natural pigments and marouflage, the artist builds a universe centered on intimacy, materiality, and human connection, to be discovered at an opening in her presence on April 23, 2026.

Illumination : Korean digital art on view for free at Fondation Fiminco

The Fiminco Foundation and the Korean Cultural Center present "Illumination," a digital art exhibition free to visit from April 24 to June 21, 2026.

Pauline Curnier Jardin at the Palais de Tokyo: an exhibition about myths and bodies — our photos

The Palais de Tokyo in Paris presents a monographic exhibition by Pauline Curnier Jardin from April 3 to September 13, 2026. Through installations, films, and performances, the French artist explores rituals, gender, and representations of the body in a sensory journey that brings together major works and recent creations, in collaboration with Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía.

Joseph Grigely at the Palais de Tokyo: an exhibition on cultural accessibility — our photos

The Palais de Tokyo in Paris presents We’re Here – This is where we are, an exhibition by Joseph Grigely to be unveiled from April 3 to September 13, 2026. A deaf artist, Joseph Grigely stages in a museum space that is notoriously hard to access to question architectural accessibility in cultural institutions. Through visual works and a risograph publication, he highlights how spaces are designed and how they are actually traversed by visitors.

At the Palais de Tokyo, Cheryl Marie Wade explores crip culture and engaged poetry — our photos

The Palais de Tokyo in Paris presents a group exhibition centered on Cheryl Marie Wade’s poems, running from April 3 to September 13, 2026. A tribute to a key figure of Berkeley’s crip scene, the show unites archives, performances, and installations to give voice to a form of poetry that is at once political and militant, deeply tied to the history of disability.

Cathy de Monchaux at the Palais de Tokyo: the retrospective to see in Paris — our photos

The Palais de Tokyo, in Paris, presents the first retrospective in France of British artist Cathy de Monchaux, titled "Studio, Wounds and Battles. Desire is the Reiteration of Hope", running from 3 April to 13 September 2026. The exhibition brings together nearly fifty works and revisits four decades of creation, exploring the body, materials and intimate narratives.

Benoît Piéron at the Palais de Tokyo: an exhibition about care and vulnerability — our photos

The Palais de Tokyo in Paris presents an exhibition by Benoît Piéron, titled Vernis à Ombres, running from April 3 to September 13, 2026. Through sculptures and installations inspired by the hospital world, the artist explores care, waiting, and fragility, blending medical forms, sensory experiences, and reflections on vulnerability.

Jesse Darling at the Palais de Tokyo: an exhibition balancing memory and forgotten narratives — our photos

The Palais de Tokyo in Paris is presenting an exhibition devoted to British artist Jesse Darling, winner of the 2023 Turner Prize, titled The Ambassadors, on view from April 3 to September 13, 2026. Through large installations crafted from salvaged materials and everyday objects, the artist examines the fragility of the frameworks, reference points, and systems that organize our lives.

The Underground Extatiques: an introspective artistic journey beneath the Grand Arche of La Défense

Venture into the hidden tunnels beneath Paris's La Défense, usually closed to the public, to encounter the Extatiques, a meditative art experience running from April 3 to 26, 2026.

We, star shivers: a multisensory exhibition this summer at the Grand Palais

The artist Laure Prouvost blends art and science in an installation that heightens our senses. Discover the exhibition We, Star Shivers, running from June 10 to July 26, 2026.

Lafayette Anticipations in Paris: our photos from the Diego Marcon and Ladji Diaby exhibitions.

In Paris, Lafayette Anticipations presents from April 1 to July 19, 2026 two contemporary art exhibitions dedicated to Diego Marcon and Ladji Diaby. The foundation brings together two distinct artistic approaches, spanning a cinematic universe, emerging creation, image-making, visual narration, and the expression of emotions.

Iron Breath: the contemporary art exhibition that breathes new life into the Bastille Design Center

From April 17 to 19, 2026, the Bastille Design Center in Paris will host "Breath of Iron — Art as a Regained Breath," a free contemporary art exhibition conceived by Anna Sokolov. An immersion into industrial heritage, creativity, light and matter. Admission is free and open to all.

Inkarna at Maubuisson Abbey: Yosra Mojtahedi's Exhibition in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône

The Maubuisson Abbey in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône, Val-d'Oise, is hosting "Inkarna: The Transformations of the Sacred," a contemporary art exhibition by Yosra Mojtahedi, featuring works by Elsa Guillaume and Magdalena Abakanowicz, from April 12 to August 30, 2026. This immersive journey explores themes of the sacred, the human body, materiality, and the evolution of life itself, all set within a historic site dedicated to contemporary creation.

Eva Jospin and Claire Tabouret at the Grand Palais: final days of the exhibition

Two leading figures in contemporary art are being celebrated in Paris. Since December 10th, the Grand Palais has been hosting a groundbreaking double exhibition that brings together the stunning works of two renowned French artists, Claire Tabouret and Eva Jospin. While the first exhibition showcases "D’un seul souffle," the second presents "Grottesco." Extended until March 29, 2026, don’t miss the final days to experience these captivating displays.