Paris, an Autumn of Resonance by Marie Héquet-Leguille
As Art Basel Paris (October 24–26, 2025) approaches, the city tunes itself like a polyphonic instrument. Museums, foundations and independent spaces present a constellation of exhibitions that together redefine how art engages perception, memory and materiality.
In Town During Art Basel Paris
Pinault Collection – Bourse de Commerce
Minimal + Lygia Pape – Weaving Space
A major survey of Minimalism and its contemporary echoes. Lygia Pape’s works act as a poetic counterpoint, reminding us that geometry can be inhabited and traversed by the body and light.
Until March 5, 2026
Écho, Delay, Reverb: American Art, Francophone Thoughts
A mapping of exchanges between American art and francophone ideas. The exhibition functions as a chamber of echoes, questioning influence, translation and cultural resonance.
October 17, 2025 – March 9, 2026
George Condo & Otobong Nkanga
Two major contemporary voices: Condo dissects the human figure through expressive fragmentation, while Nkanga explores material memory and gestures of repair.
October 10, 2025 – February 8 (Condo) / February 22 (Nkanga), 2026
Luc Delahaye: The Noise of the World
Photography suspended between documentary and contemplation, turning reality into a space for thought and reflection.
October 10, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Longer-Term Exhibitions Worth Seeing
Gerhard Richter
A retrospective dedicated to one of the greatest living painters — a meditation on memory, abstraction and erasure.
October 17, 2025 – March 2, 2026
Exposition Générale
A highly anticipated opening with a collective manifesto on exhibition forms and scenography as language.
October 25, 2025 – August 23, 2026
Centre Pompidou – Off-site, Grand Palais
Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely & Pontus Hultén
A playful and critical look at a trio who defined European modernity, emphasizing movement and collaboration.
Until January 4, 2026
Kandinsky: The Music of Color
A synesthetic experience where painting and sound interact, revealing the vibrancy and spiritual dimension of modern art.
Until February 1, 2026
This autumn, Paris resonates with coherence and vitality. From Minimalism’s formal rigor to Richter’s layered memory, contemporary art asserts itself as a language of connection — linking material, thought and gaze.
Enjoy the city,
Marie