Autumn Art Highlights: Paris
Six unmissable exhibitions, from Fragonard in Love at the Musée du Luxembourg to Pictures of Prostitution at the Musée d’Orsay
Fit for a Sun King: the Latona Fountain reopens at Versailles
Turtles, lizards and frog-men on Louis XIV’s famous fountain get a spectacular makeover
Bonnard charms the culture minister and changes the rules at the Musée d’Orsay
Take all the photos you like…
Roman Riot Club: ‘The Baroque Underworld’ draws crowds at the Petit Palais
Vice has always been a draw
American painting in Paris: the Louvre’s focus on US still-lifes
The genre took a while to catch on in America, but when artists did take up still-life painting they made it their own
The New Deal: Paul Durand-Ruel
The Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel played an instrumental role in the rise of the Impressionists
Cézanne goes digital: catalogue raisonné launches online
As data increasingly migrates to the cloud, so art scholarship goes digital
A cloud of glass in the Bois de Boulogne: the Louis Vuitton Foundation
Despite Gehry’s dislike of the term, his building is a spectacle, as is the art
From Frieze to FIAC: the contemporary art set lands in Paris
As London recovers from Frieze week, attention has turned to Paris and the Grand Palais
No Love Locks: too much romance on Paris’ Pont des Arts
Loved up tourists will have to find another way to say they care…
London in Paris: Gilbert & George at Thaddaeus Ropac
Will Gilbert and George’s Scapegoating Pictures have the same impact in Paris as in London?
The Winged Victory of Samothrace is back at the Louvre
One of the Louvre’s most popular sculptures is back after a 10-month restoration period
All eyes on the Panthéon: JR’s latest installation
The Panthéon in Paris has been taken over by a sea of faces…
Priced out of the Piscine: the Piscine Molitor reopens in Paris
The newly-renovated Piscine Molitor has finally reopened, but concerns have been raised over its high entrance fees
Anne Baldassari, President of the Musée Picasso, dismissed over renovation
President of the Musée Picasso, Anne Baldassari, has been dismissed by the French Culture Ministry
Problem child? The Louvre Abu Dhabi is previewed in Paris
‘Birth of a Museum’ celebrates new acquisitions for the Louvre Abu Dhabi, but will it win round a critical public?
Review: ‘Paris 1900’ at the Petit Palais, Paris
The Petit Palais is the perfect location for ‘Paris 1900’ and its sumptuous exploration of the Belle Époque
Meditations on Film: Bill Viola at the Grand Palais
Meditative and mysterious, Bill Viola’s video work asks timeless questions
The Prix Marcel Duchamp
Four nominees have been announced for the 2014 Marcel Duchamp Prize, the French equivalent of the UK’s Turner Prize
Six Sundays: Louvre cuts back on free entry scheme
The Louvre’s monthly free Sundays may be a circus, but abolishing them strikes at the heart of one of its founding principles: culture for all
Serge Poliakoff: Silent Pictures
An exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is an excellent introduction to Poliakoff’s dynamic yet quiet works
A Matter of Taste
The Ecole des Beaux-arts – now controversially sponsored by Ralph Lauren – is at the centre of debates about the relationship between art and luxury in France
Park to Pompidou
Pierre Huyghe’s work isn’t made for a gallery space, but an exhibition at the Centre Pompidou brings it inside anyway
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