# Jenny Holzer: light projections on the Musée d'Orsay façade

Jenny Holzer projects text onto the Seine-side façade of the Musée d'Orsay in the evenings, marking the opening of her exhibition *J'ai vu*, which runs from 20 October 2026 to 21 February 2027. The excerpts draw on artists' letters from the museum archives and on literary and political texts of the period. Free; running since 18 October.

- Type: Other
- When: Monday 19 October 2026, 7:00 PM (CEST) until Oct 19 – 22
- Where: Musée d'Orsay (Seine-side façade), Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 75007 Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- Artists: Jenny Holzer
- Part of: [Paris Art Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/paris-2026)
- Event's own page: https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/program/whats-on/exhibitions/jenny-holzer-jai-vu
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/jenny-holzer-light-projections-on-the-musee-d-orsay-facade

## From the organiser

Free evening text projections by Jenny Holzer on the Seine-side façade of the Musée d'Orsay, marking the opening of her exhibition J'ai vu (20 Oct 2026 - 21 Feb 2027); the excerpts range from artists' letters in the museum archives to literary and political texts of the period. Running since 18 Oct.

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- **Until Dec 19** · [Tacita Dean and Bruce Nauman](https://artweekguide.com/events/tacita-dean-and-bruce-nauman) — Show at Marian Goodman Gallery Paris, Le Marais. An exhibition at Marian Goodman Gallery in Le Marais, part of Paris Art Week 2026. It presents for the first time *Drawing Blind Drawing* (2026), a 35mm film diptych by Tacita Dean and Bruce Nauman. Their hands make gold- and silverpoint drawings, one drawing blind under the other's guidance. Nauman's collage for the film masks is also shown.
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