The art world, in context
News and developments across France.
The Musée de l'Orangerie opens 'Monet: Painting Time' on 30 September 2026, a centenary exhibition exploring the painter's final years and his investigation of time and light.
Source date ·The Musée National Picasso-Paris will present 'Kurt Schwitters: Le Chaos-Monde 1918-1948' from 6 October 2026 to 7 February 2027, spanning his Merz collages and wartime exile.
Source date ·An Artsy editorial rounding up standout exhibitions at smaller galleries this September spotlights Mathieu Cherkit's 'Tendrement' at Semiose in Paris. The exhibition remains on view through October 31, 2026.
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Image: ArtskThe exhibition runs 5 September to 31 October 2026.
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Image: ArtskAirbnb is extending its partnership with Art Basel Paris with bookable cultural experiences and a private collectors' residence near the Grand Palais. Reservations opened September 24 for a painting workshop and an after-hours fair tour.
Source date ·Cezanne and Us, co-produced by the Centre Pompidou, the Musee d'Orsay and the Grand Palais, opened at the Grand Palais in Paris on 23 September 2026 with 174 works exploring Cezanne's influence.
The Centre Pompidou has created a Digital Art Committee backed by founding patrons Ismail Tazi and Benjamin Gross, supporting digital-art acquisitions, research, exhibitions and conservation for the next five years.
An ICOM Voices essay published 25 September 2026 examines the role of city museums in resisting overtourism and the touristification of urban life.
An Ingres drawing of Julius Caesar reached $2.71 million at Christie's Paris, edging the artist's previous record up by two percent.
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Image: ArtskThe Fondation Louis Vuitton is offering free programming for the Journées Particulières alongside its Gustave Fayet exhibition, which opens 9 October 2026 with events running 16 to 18 October.
The auction of items from Brigitte Bardot's Paris apartment and homes raised nearly €954,000 including fees on 21 September — about twenty times the initial estimate.
Source date ·Artcurial's 22 September sale offers 191 lots from the Rothschild legacy, highlighted by a pair of Sèvres porcelain buckets from Louis XVI's service estimated at €700,000–1,000,000.
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