Bonjour, Paris. The City of Light has been in the art journalism headlines lately for its most recent, ahem, provocative public sculpture, but there’s more to see besides the controversy stirred up by the debatably erotic piece. This week is time for FIAC, the city’s biggest art fair and the most important gathering of international galleries and dealers of the year. As whenever a big art fair comes to town, there are countless exhibitions to rival what’s going on inside the booths. There’s no shortage of blockbuster museum shows that coincide with FIAC, but what about the galleries? You’ll learn more about a city from its locales, so hit the streets and see what makes Paris’ art scene unique.
You could start at Galerie kamel mennour for the work of stripy all-star Daniel Buren, whose permanent installation can always be visited in the courtyard of the Palais Royal nearby. In his latest exhibition, the artist explores Op Art-adjacent relief sculptures, resulting in dizzying, intriguing new work. Or perhaps you’re looking for some art that harkens back to an earlier era in French art, in which case you should definitely head to Galerie Patrice Trigano for a lovely show of André Derain’s intimate paintings, drawings, and even sculpture. Or if you’re more in the mood for something that feels truly of-the-moment, make sure to visit Marian Goodman Gallery for “Now,” a presentation of two of Chantal Akerman’s most striking video works.
Find our full list of picks below, and bon voyage.
Exhibition: “Now”
When: September 14–October 21, 2017
Where: Marian Goodman Gallery, 79 rue du Temple, Paris, France
Jan Kolata, 100.085.2017.07 (2017). Courtesy of Galerie LE FEUVRE.
Exhibition: “Adrian Falkner / Sowat / Jan Kolata”
When: October 26–November 11, 2017
Where: Galerie LE FEUVRE, 164 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, France
Daniel Arsham. Courtesy of Perrotin.
Exhibition: “Daniel Arsham: The Angle of Repose”
When: October 14–December 23, 2017
Where: Perrotin, 76 rue de Turenne, Paris, France
André Derain, Portrait de femme aux mains croisées (c. 1924). Courtesy of Galerie Patrice Trigano.
Exhibition: “André Derain: Le retour à l’ordre”
When: May 18–October 21, 2017
Where: Galerie Patrice Trigano, 4 bis rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Tom Henderson, Any Which Way II (2017). Courtesy of Galerie Dutko.
Exhibition: “Tom Henderson: Lumière Acoustique”
When: October 13–November 30, 2017
Where: Galerie Dutko, 11 rue Bonaparte, Paris, France
George Segal, Early Morning: Woman Lying on Bed (1992). Courtesy of Galerie Templon.
Exhibition: “George Segal”
When: September 9–October 28, 2017
Where: Galerie Templon, 30 rue Beaubourg, Paris, France
Léa Belooussovitch, installation view. Courtesy of Galerie Paris-Beijing.
Exhibition: “Léa Belooussovitch: Remanences”
When: September 7–October 28, 2017
Where: Galerie Paris-Beijing, 62 rue de Turbigo, Paris, France
Richard Dumas, Keith Richards (2010). Courtesy of Polka Galerie.
Exhibition: “Amateur”
When: September 9–October 28, 2017
Where: Polka Galerie, Cour de Venise 12 rue Saint Gilles, Paris, France
Pierre Alechinsky, L’Eté 17 – IV (2017). Courtesy of Galerie Lelong – Paris.
Exhibition: “Pierre Alechinsky: Quatorze peintures de l’été 2017”
When: October 12–November 25, 2017
Where: Galerie Lelong – Paris, 13 rue de Téhéran, Paris, France
Mathieu Cherkit, COSMIC NIGHT (2017). Courtesy of Tajan ArtStudio.
Exhibition: “Mathieu Cherkit: Daily Wonders”
When: October 13–22, 2017
Where: Tajan ArtStudio, 37 rue des Mathurins, Paris, France
Daniel Buren, Pyramidal. Haut-relief – A 5 (2017). Courtesy of Galerie kamel mennour.
Exhibition: “Daniel Buren: Pyramidal, hauts-reliefs, travaux in situ et situés”
When: October 12–November 25, 2017
Where: Galerie kamel mennour, 47 rue Saint-André des Arts, Paris, France
Ole Aakjær, The brightful arival to the point of no return (2017). Courtesy of 55 Bellechasse.
Exhibition: “Ole Aakjaer: Femme Tatouée”
When: September 27–October 18, 2017
Where: 55 Bellechasse, 55 rue de Bellechasse, Paris, France