Contemporary art exhibition guide

Fin DAC at the Goldshteyn-Saatort Gallery: carte blanche between street art and Japonism - closing event

Fin DAC is holding his first solo exhibition in Paris with carte blanche at the Goldshteyn-Saatort Gallery from September 26, 2025, unveiling 22 original works with Japanese, Art Nouveau, and Belle Époque influences. Closing on November 27, 2025, REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Colors Festival 2025: last days of the street art exhibition in Dia de los Muertos mode

The Colors Festival, under the artistic direction of Farid Rueda, is in its final days until November 2, 2025. And it is under the theme of Halloween, and more specifically Dia de los Muertos, that the festival welcomes you for this final extension. In a colorful and joyful atmosphere, by candlelight, we celebrate All Saints' Day in this house taken over by street artists.

Daniel Buren X Miles Greenberg: a unique and free exhibition at the Reiffers Art Center in Paris

This fall, the Reiffers Art Center is opening its doors to Daniel Buren, a major figure in French contemporary art, and Miles Greenberg, a talented Canadian performer and artist, for a unique and free exhibition. Visit the 17th arrondissement of Paris until December 13, 2025, to admire their work.

En Plein Cœur: Guerlain's free exhibition celebrating 100 years of Shalimar

For its 100th anniversary, Shalimar is inspiring the exhibition En Plein Cœur, a century of unfiltered love, from October 22 to November 16, 2025, at the Maison Guerlain. Spanning three floors, more than thirty artists—including Pablo Picasso, Louise Bourgeois, David Hockney, and Niki de Saint Phalle—explore love in all its forms, through major works and a sensory olfactory journey.

Hoop Dreams: a free art exhibition on basketball culture in the 11th arrondissement

From December 11 to 14, 2025, "Hoop Dreams" will take over Paris's 11th arrondissement for a free exhibition centered on the basketball hoop as a medium of expression, featuring monumental installations, performances, and workshops.

Colors of Korea: free contemporary art exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center in Paris, photos

The Korean Cultural Center unveils the exhibition "Couleurs de Corée, Lumière sur l'art contemporain coréen", on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Korea, from October 24, 2025 to August 29, 2026. This free exhibition presents a unique immersion in Korean art, illustrating the work of 34 artists who blend tradition and innovation through the power of color.

Art Basel Paris 2025: Issey Miyake sublimates textiles and light in a free installation - our photos

Paris is set to vibrate to the beat of Art Basel 2025, the event that transforms the capital into a veritable art laboratory and playground for curious minds. As part of the Hors les murs program, the A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE installation takes up residence in the 3rd arrondissement from October 24 to 26, 2025. Conceived as a dialogue between textile and light, it promises a unique experience, free on reservation, at the frontier of fashion and contemporary art.

Palais de Tokyo: ECHO DELAY REVERB, an exhibition celebrating contemporary American art

The Palais de Tokyo presents ECHO DELAY REVERB, a major group exhibition from October 22, 2025, to February 15, 2026, which explores the links between contemporary American art and Francophone thought, curated by Naomi Beckwith.

Melvin Edwards at the Palais de Tokyo: our photos of his carte blanche for the American Season

The Palais de Tokyo is honoring Melvin Edwards, an iconic American sculptor, with a retrospective exhibition never before seen in France, from October 22, 2025, to February 15, 2026. This carte blanche explores the links between contemporary art, history, memory, and Francophone thought.

Roadmap 2: street art and contemporary art exhibition in a 1950s house in Seine-Saint-Denis

How about an immersive street art exhibition in an old house in Neuilly-sur-Marne? Roadmap 2 takes over an abandoned building from the 1950s, with 14 artists working on the theme of "Memory". Join us on weekends and during school vacations from this Saturday, October 18, 2025, for this wonderful discovery in Seine-Saint-Denis.

Art Basel Paris 2025: 30 Blizzards, the free performance by Helen Marten and Miumiu at the Palais d'Iéna

Art Basel Paris 2025's "hors les murs" program takes us to the Palais d'Iéna, home to an original project presented by the Miu Miu brand. Join us from October 22 to 26, 2025 to discover this free hybrid installation in one of the capital's most remarkable buildings.

Clear skies / troubled waters: our photos of Steffani Jemison's exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations

American artist Steffani Jemison presents "Clear Skies / Troubled Waters" at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris, from October 22, 2025, to February 8, 2026. This immersive exhibition combines sculpture, video, and sensory experimentation to explore movement, gravity, and the perception of the body in space.

Art Basel Paris 2025: an interactive work at the Chapelle des Petits-Augustins des Beaux-Arts

The Chapelle des Petits-Augustins at the Beaux-Arts de Paris is participating in the new edition of the Art Basel Paris fair, offering a free outdoor installation to be discovered from October 21 to 26, 2025.

Art Basel 2025: original and free contemporary art installations to see at the Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is hosting a free contemporary art installation from October 21 to 26, 2025, as part of the Art Basel Paris off-site program.

Art Basel Paris 2025: contemporary artworks take over Avenue Winston Churchill, photos

Avenue Winston Churchill, which separates the Petit Palais and the Grand Palais, will be transformed into an open-air museum from October 21 to 26, 2025, for the Art Basel Paris art program. Discover the works on display.

Sole Crushing by Meriem Bennani: our photos of the immersive installation at Lafayette Anticipations

Meriem Bennani's exhibition "Sole Crushing" will be on display at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris from October 22, 2025, to February 8, 2026. This monumental installation combines contemporary art, performance, and music through an immersive sound work animated by percussive flip-flops.

Art Basel Paris 2025: Kermit the Frog takes over Place Vendôme, our photos

Art is everywhere in Paris, even on the Place Vendôme! For the Art Basel Paris fair, from October 20 to 26, 2026, artist Alex Da Corte is recreating an incident involving a giant green balloon bearing the image of Kermit the Frog... Discover it for free in the open air this fall.

General Exhibition: the Fondation Cartier recounts 40 years of exhibitions for its reopening

The Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain is reopening its doors in a new location in the heart of Paris with a new exhibition: from October 25, 2025, to August 23, 2026, discover the General Exhibition.

Elmgreen & Dragset's free, hyperrealistic installation in a gallery in the Marais district of Paris.

Behind the window of the MASSIMODECARLO Pièce Unique gallery, a scene that is more real than life itself stops passersby in their tracks: a gallery assistant slumped over her desk, frozen in silence. Created by Elmgreen & Dragset, this hyperrealistic sculpture is at the heart of October 2025, a free exhibition that can be viewed day and night until October 31, 2025.

Tarik Kiswanson presents "The Relief", a free exhibition at the Swedish Institute - our photos

This autumn and winter, the Swedish Institute in Paris invites Tarik Kiswanson, winner of the Prix Marcel Duchamp in 2023. On view free of charge from October 23, 2025 to January 11, 2026, this exhibition, entitled "The Relief", unveils a small selection of works by the multi-disciplinary visual artist, "presented for the first time in France".