# Art events in Champs-Élysées / Matignon

131 upcoming art events in Champs-Élysées / Matignon, Paris at Oscar Graf, Galerie Marcilhac and Mitterrand and more: openings, shows and parties, with times and a map.

- City guide: Paris, France, upcoming events
- Times: local (CEST)
- Listed: 66 events, plus 65 exhibitions on view
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## Monday 19 October 2026

- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Graf, Kaplan, Zemaitis – Oscar Graf (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-graf-kaplan-zemaitis-oscar-graf-mash-night) — Show at Oscar Graf, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Oscar Graf opens the exhibition *Graf, Kaplan, Zemaitis*, which stays on view until 31 December 2026. The opening falls within MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that launches Paris Art Week. The district is pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Claudius Linossier at Galerie Marcilhac (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-claudius-linossier-at-galerie-marcilhac-mash-night) — Show at Galerie Marcilhac, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Galerie Marcilhac opens its presentation of the Art Deco metalworker Claudius Linossier (1893–1953) with a vernissage. It takes place in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, during the Matignon Saint-Honoré late opening, as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Nothing to Read (Irma Blank, Alighiero Boetti, Betty Danon, Mirtha Dermisache, On Kawara, Glenn Ligon, Henri Michaux, Roman Opałka and others) – Mitterrand (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-nothing-to-read-irma-blank-alighiero-boetti-betty-danon-mirtha-dermisache-on-kawara-glenn-ligon-henri-michaux-roman-opalka-and-others-mitterrand-mash-night) — Show at Mitterrand, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Mitterrand opens its group exhibition *Nothing to Read*, which runs to 19 December 2026. It is part of MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that opens Paris Art Week, with the district pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Alberto Giacometti & Yves Tanguy: Solitude and Silence – Skarstedt (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-alberto-giacometti-yves-tanguy-solitude-and-silence-skarstedt-mash-night) — Show at Skarstedt, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Skarstedt opens its two-artist exhibition *Solitude and Silence*, pairing Alberto Giacometti and Yves Tanguy, on the evening of MaSH 2026. This is the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that opens Paris Art Week, with the district pedestrianised. The show runs to 19 December 2026.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Buqaqawuli Nobakada – Our Dreams Began to Chase Us Back](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-buqaqawuli-nobakada-our-dreams-began-to-chase-us-back) — Show at Ross-Sutton Gallery at Galerie Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Ross-Sutton Gallery, at Galerie Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr, opens its show *Buqaqawuli Nobakada – Our Dreams Began to Chase Us Back* with a public reception attended by the artist. The evening is part of the MaSH Matignon Saint-Honoré nocturne, which launches Paris Art Week.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Jean Dunand. Charlotte Perriand](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-jean-dunand-charlotte-perriand) — Show at Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Galerie Jacques Lacoste opens an exhibition pairing Jean Dunand and Charlotte Perriand, running for one week. The opening forms part of MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that launches Paris Art Week. The district is pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Amoako Boafo](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-amoako-boafo) — Show at Galerie Mariane Ibrahim, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Opening reception for a solo show by Amoako Boafo at Galerie Mariane Ibrahim, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. It takes place during Paris Art Week 2026 and forms part of 'Une Semaine en Galerie', the gallery week run by the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art. Entry is free.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Jean Dubuffet, des Paysages au Site](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-jean-dubuffet-des-paysages-au-site) — Show at Galerie de la Présidence, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Galerie de la Présidence opens its Jean Dubuffet exhibition, *des Paysages au Site*, which runs to 31 October. The opening is part of MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that starts Paris Art Week. The district is pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Anti-Chroma – Alexis Lartigue (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-anti-chroma-alexis-lartigue-mash-night) — Show at Alexis Lartigue, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The opening of *Anti-Chroma* at Alexis Lartigue forms part of MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that starts Paris Art Week. The district is pedestrianised for the evening. The exhibition then continues until 21 November.
- **5:00 PM** · [Late opening: Hank Willis Thomas – Galleria Continua](https://artweekguide.com/events/late-opening-hank-willis-thomas-galleria-continua) — Show at Galleria Continua – Paris Matignon, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Galleria Continua's Paris Matignon space stays open into the evening for a solo exhibition by Hank Willis Thomas. The nocturne is part of Une Semaine en Galerie, the gallery week run by the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art. Entry is free.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Peindre le monde. Une première exposition – De Jonckheere (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-peindre-le-monde-une-premiere-exposition-de-jonckheere-mash-night) — Show at De Jonckheere, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. De Jonckheere opens its exhibition *Peindre le monde. Une première exposition*, on view until 20 November 2026. The opening is part of MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that starts Paris Art Week, with the district pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [MaSH evening at the Centre culturel canadien – late opening and curator tours of 'Grands Lacs'](https://artweekguide.com/events/mash-evening-at-the-centre-culturel-canadien-late-opening-and-curator-tours-of-grands-lacs) — Museum at Centre culturel canadien, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The Centre culturel canadien stays open late as one of 16 venues linked to MaSH, the joint vernissage of 38 Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that opens Paris Art Week. Robert Burley's exhibition *Grands Lacs* is on show, with tours led by curator Catherine Bédard at 18:00 and 19:30. RSVP needed.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Hubert Le Gall, Umberto, Jean-Marie Fiori](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-hubert-le-gall-umberto-jean-marie-fiori) — Show at Univers du Bronze, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Univers du Bronze opens a group exhibition of Hubert Le Gall, Umberto and Jean-Marie Fiori, running until 20 November 2026. The opening falls within MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that starts Paris Art Week, with the district pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Reflection (in collaboration with Studio Ellie Peugeot)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-reflection-in-collaboration-with-studio-ellie-peugeot) — Show at Hélène Bailly Marcilhac, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Hélène Bailly Marcilhac opens *Reflection*, made in collaboration with Studio Ellie Peugeot, running until 19 December 2026. The opening forms part of MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that starts Paris Art Week. The district is pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Pegeen at Durazzo](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-pegeen-at-durazzo) — Show at Durazzo, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Durazzo opens its exhibition of Pegeen with a vernissage in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon district. The opening falls on the evening when galleries around Matignon Saint-Honoré open together, as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **5:00 PM** · [MaSH 2026: Nocturne Matignon Saint-Honoré - Paris Art Week opening night](https://artweekguide.com/events/mash-2026-nocturne-matignon-saint-honore-paris-art-week-opening-night) — Show at Quartier Matignon Saint-Honoré (38 galleries), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The third joint late opening of 38 galleries in the Matignon Saint-Honoré district starts Paris Art Week, with the streets pedestrianised. Open-air performances include Mathieu Forget's *The Flying Man* at avenue Matignon and rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, and a piece by Amélie Caussade inspired by Sophie Taeuber-Arp. Decorator Jacques Grange has chosen ten works.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Le Moyen Âge et nous](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-le-moyen-age-et-nous) — Show at Galerie Ratton-Ladrière, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Galerie Ratton-Ladrière opens its exhibition *Le Moyen Âge et nous*, which runs until 31 December 2026. The opening takes place as part of MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that starts Paris Art Week, with the district pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Robert Combas – Strouk Gallery (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-robert-combas-strouk-gallery-mash-night) — Show at Strouk Gallery, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Strouk Gallery opens a solo show of work by Robert Combas, running to 21 November 2026. The opening falls within MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that starts Paris Art Week. The district is pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Face-à-Face – A&R Fleury (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-face-a-face-a-r-fleury-mash-night) — Show at A&R Fleury, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A&R Fleury opens its exhibition *Face-à-Face*, which runs until 19 December 2026. The opening takes place during MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that launches Paris Art Week. The district is pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Camacho, Cárdenas, Lam: Esprits Cubains](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-camacho-cardenas-lam-esprits-cubains) — Show at Brame & Lorenceau, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Brame & Lorenceau opens its exhibition *Camacho, Cárdenas, Lam: Esprits Cubains*, which runs to 20 November 2026. The vernissage forms part of MaSH 2026, the joint opening of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that starts Paris Art Week. The district is pedestrianised for the evening.
- **5:00 PM** · [Opening: Portraits – Mayoral (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-portraits-mayoral-mash-night) — Show at Mayoral, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Mayoral opens its exhibition *Portraits*, which runs until 18 December 2026. The opening falls within MaSH 2026, the joint vernissage of the Matignon Saint-Honoré galleries that launches Paris Art Week, with the district pedestrianised for the evening.
- **6:00 PM** · [Opening: Panorama](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-panorama) — Show at Perrotin Matignon, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Opening reception for the group show *Panorama* at Perrotin Matignon, held as part of Une Semaine en Galerie, the gallery week organised by the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art. Entry is free.
- **6:00 PM** · [Opening: Arlene Shechet – Kind of Blue](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-arlene-shechet-kind-of-blue) — Show at Galerie Lelong & Co., rue de Téhéran, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Opening reception at Galerie Lelong & Co. for *Kind of Blue*, Arlene Shechet's first exhibition with the gallery, which presents her recent sculptures. A print exhibition, *Estampes choisies*, opens the same day at the same address.
- **6:00 PM** · [Ian Davenport video projection (MaSH night)](https://artweekguide.com/events/ian-davenport-video-projection-mash-night) — Performance at Galerie Andres Thalmann, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Ian Davenport shows a video installation projected onto the gallery's facade, as part of the Matignon Saint-Honoré late opening. It adapts a work first made for the Flannels store in London. His solo show *Resonance* is on view inside, and the artist will be present.
- **6:00 PM** · [Opening: JiaHao Peng – On ne voit jamais deux fois la même plante](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-jiahao-peng-on-ne-voit-jamais-deux-fois-la-meme-plante) — Show at Galerie Enrico Navarra, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Opening of a solo exhibition by JiaHao Peng, titled *On ne voit jamais deux fois la même plante*, at Galerie Enrico Navarra. It takes place as part of the Matignon Saint-Honoré gallery night in the Champs-Élysées area.
- **6:00 PM** · [Opening: Magnus Plessen – Théâtre imaginaire](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-magnus-plessen-theatre-imaginaire) — Show at Galerie Lelong & Co., avenue Matignon, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An opening reception at Galerie Lelong & Co. on avenue Matignon, for *Théâtre imaginaire* by Magnus Plessen. It is his first exhibition with the gallery, and the event forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **6:00 PM** · [Opening: Lee Krasner – Works from the 1960s](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-lee-krasner-works-from-the-1960s) — Show at Gagosian, rue de Ponthieu, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Opening reception at Gagosian's rue de Ponthieu space for an exhibition of paintings and works on paper made by Lee Krasner in the 1960s. The show is her first solo exhibition in France.
- **6:00 PM** · [Opening: Pomodoro & Sottsass. Une amitié vue par Ugo Mulas](https://artweekguide.com/events/opening-pomodoro-sottsass-une-amitie-vue-par-ugo-mulas) — Show at Tornabuoni Art, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Opening night of an exhibition at Tornabuoni Art, held as part of the Matignon Saint-Honoré gallery night. The show looks at the friendship between Pomodoro and Sottsass as seen by Ugo Mulas.
- **7:00 PM** · [Late opening: Santiago de Paoli – Riding Hot](https://artweekguide.com/events/late-opening-santiago-de-paoli-riding-hot) — Show at Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Galerie Jocelyn Wolff stays open into the evening for the Matignon Saint-Honoré gallery night. On view is *Riding Hot*, an exhibition by Santiago de Paoli, shown as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **7:00 PM** · [Late opening: Hommage à Daniel Cordier](https://artweekguide.com/events/late-opening-hommage-a-daniel-cordier) — Show at Galerie Laurentin, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Galerie Laurentin stays open into the evening for its tribute to Daniel Cordier. The nocturne takes place as part of the Matignon Saint-Honoré gallery night, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, during Paris Art Week 2026.

## Tuesday 20 October 2026

- **All day** · [Art Basel Paris 2026 – Avant-Première (invitation-only gallery preview)](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-2026-avant-premiere-invitation-only-gallery-preview) — Fair at a private location. This is the second Avant-Première, an invitation-only preview in which exhibiting galleries receive their principal clients at the Grand Palais before the VIP days. Art Basel Paris 2026 has 211 exhibitors from 41 countries and territories across the Galeries, Emergence and Premise sectors.

## Wednesday 21 October 2026

- **10:00 AM** · [Art Basel Paris 2026 – VIP Preview Day (First Choice & Preview)](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-2026-vip-preview-day-first-choice-preview) — Fair at a private location. The first VIP day of the fair's fifth edition, held at the Grand Palais and open by invitation only. First Choice cardholders enter from 10am, Preview cardholders from 4pm. It is Karim Crippa's first edition as director, with 211 galleries from 41 countries and territories in the Galeries, Emergence and Premise sectors.
- **4:00 PM** · [Phillips Paris: Vente Art Moderne & Contemporain et Design (auction)](https://artweekguide.com/events/phillips-paris-vente-art-moderne-contemporain-et-design-auction) — Other at Galerie Aveline (Phillips Paris), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Phillips holds its Paris auction of modern and contemporary art and design, sale FR010126, at Galerie Aveline during Paris Art Week. Works from the Collection of Marcel Brient lead the sale, among them Joan Miró's *Painting* (1930) and Lucio Fontana's *Concetto spaziale* (1968).

## Thursday 22 October 2026

- **10:00 AM** · [Book signing: Métèques et météores (Huang Yong Ping)](https://artweekguide.com/events/book-signing-meteques-et-meteores-huang-yong-ping) — Talk at Mennour, 26 avenue Matignon, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A morning book signing at Mennour's avenue Matignon space for *Métèques et météores*, a publication linked to the estate of Huang Yong Ping. It forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **11:00 AM** · [Art Basel Paris 2026 – VIP Preview (second morning)](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-2026-vip-preview-second-morning) — Fair at a private location. Second VIP preview morning of Art Basel Paris, held at the Grand Palais as part of Paris Art Week 2026. Entry is by invitation only, for First Choice, Preview, One-Day VIP and Two-Day VIP cardholders, ahead of the Vernissage opening at 2pm.
- **2:00 PM** · [Art Basel Paris 2026 – Vernissage](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-2026-vernissage) — Fair at Grand Palais, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Opening-day vernissage of Art Basel Paris, held at the Grand Palais as part of Paris Art Week. Entry is limited to Vernissage ticket holders, Permanent+ and Premium pass holders, and VIP cardholders, and an RSVP is needed. Afternoon Conversations talks run in the Grand Palais auditorium.
- **2:15 PM** · [Conversations \| Among friends: Simone Fattal and Hans Ulrich Obrist](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-among-friends-simone-fattal-and-hans-ulrich-obrist) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A conversation in the Grand Palais auditorium between artist Simone Fattal and Serpentine Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist, continuing their long-running exchange. They start from her exhibition *Cities at the Bottom of a Lake* at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris and her Art Basel Paris Public Program work. In French, with simultaneous English subtitles. RSVP needed.
- **2:30 PM** · [Christie's Paris: Durand-Ruel, Generations of Vision (auction)](https://artweekguide.com/events/christie-s-paris-durand-ruel-generations-of-vision-auction) — Other at Christie's Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A single-owner auction at Christie's Paris, sale 25209, drawn from the Durand-Ruel Collection, held by the family of the dealer who championed the Impressionists. Paintings by Monet, Sisley, Renoir and Pissarro are offered. It opens the house's marquee evening and forms part of Paris Art Week.
- **3:30 PM** · [Conversations \| How do you build a monument? Eva Jospin and Laurent Dumas](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-how-do-you-build-a-monument-eva-jospin-and-laurent-dumas) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A talk in the Grand Palais auditorium on how commissions develop between artist and patron. Artist Eva Jospin and collector Laurent Dumas of Emerige Group discuss their collaborations, including her cardboard forest *La Traversée* for Beaupassage. Coline Milliard moderates. In French with simultaneous English subtitles; RSVP needed.
- **3:30 PM** · [Christie's Paris: Avant-Garde(s) including Thinking Italian - 20th/21st Century Evening Sale](https://artweekguide.com/events/christie-s-paris-avant-garde-s-including-thinking-italian-20th-21st-century-evening-sale) — Other at Christie's Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An evening auction at Christie's Paris, billed as its flagship sale of the Art Basel Paris week. It ranges from Impressionist and Modern to Contemporary works, with the 25th-anniversary *Thinking Italian* section, which includes Arte Povera from the Sonnabend Collection, and design by Claude Lalanne and Carlo Mollino.
- **4:45 PM** · [Conversations \| Can an experience be the artwork? Alexandre de Betak and Massimiliano Gioni](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-can-an-experience-be-the-artwork-alexandre-de-betak-and-massimiliano-gioni) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A conversation in the Grand Palais auditorium between Alexandre de Betak, known for immersive fashion environments and now showing light-and-space installations as an artistic practice, and New Museum director Massimiliano Gioni. They discuss whether experience can be an artistic medium. In English with simultaneous French subtitles; RSVP needed.
- **6:00 PM** · [Sotheby's Paris: La Collection Schlumberger. Le Temps retrouvé (evening auction)](https://artweekguide.com/events/sotheby-s-paris-la-collection-schlumberger-le-temps-retrouve-evening-auction) — Other at Sotheby's Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A single-owner evening auction at Sotheby's Paris, offering the Schlumberger Collection of Impressionist and Modern art. The sale is estimated at more than EUR 40 million, and Sotheby's calls it one of the most valuable private collections of its kind sold at auction in France. Monet's *Iris* is the top lot, estimated at EUR 22–30 million.

## Friday 23 October 2026

- **All day** · [Art Basel Paris guided tours by Artstorming](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-guided-tours-by-artstorming) — Other at Grand Palais, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Official guided tours of the Art Basel Paris fair, led by Artstorming art historians and critics in English or French. Groups are capped at 12. Booking is needed, online or at the Guided Tours Welcome Desk at the main entrance on Avenue Winston Churchill, and a fair ticket is also required.
- **10:00 AM** · [Christie's Paris: Art Moderne - Vente du Jour (day sale)](https://artweekguide.com/events/christie-s-paris-art-moderne-vente-du-jour-day-sale) — Other at Christie's Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A modern art day sale at Christie's Paris, listed as sale 24608 and forming part of Paris Art Week 2026. It includes works from the Durand-Ruel Collection and from the Marlene and Spencer Hays Collection.
- **11:00 AM** · [Art Basel Paris 2026 – Public days](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-2026-public-days) — Fair at Grand Palais, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The fair's public days begin at the Grand Palais, with 211 exhibitors organised into the Galeries, Emergence and Premise sectors. The Oh La La! rehang can be seen on Friday and Saturday. An evening ticket is offered for this opening day only, and RSVP is required.
- **11:00 AM** · [Oh La La! – Art Basel Paris rehang art-directed by Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu](https://artweekguide.com/events/oh-la-la-art-basel-paris-rehang-art-directed-by-philippine-leroy-beaulieu) — Fair at Grand Palais, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Art Basel Paris's rehang gives participating galleries a chance to show new works at their booths on Friday and Saturday. This edition is art-directed by the French actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu around the theme "Myths and Legends". RSVP is required.
- **11:30 AM** · [Conversations \| Museum futures: Centre Pompidou – the next 50 years](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-museum-futures-centre-pompidou-the-next-50-years) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A conversation at the Grand Palais auditorium in which Centre Pompidou President Laurent Le Bon and journalist Claire Chazal discuss what the institution should become after it reopens in 2030, following its closure for renovation. In French with simultaneous English subtitles. RSVP required.
- **2:15 PM** · [Conversations \| Artist one-on-ones: Ibrahim Mahama](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-artist-one-on-ones-ibrahim-mahama) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A conversation in the Grand Palais auditorium between Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, a 2025 Art Basel Awards Gold Medalist, and curator Aby Gaye-Duparc of Fondation Cartier. They discuss the institutions he founded in Tamale and his work with local communities. In English with simultaneous French subtitles; RSVP required.
- **2:30 PM** · [Sotheby's Paris: Surrealism and Its Legacy (auction)](https://artweekguide.com/events/sotheby-s-paris-surrealism-and-its-legacy-auction) — Other at Sotheby's Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Sotheby's Paris holds the fifth edition of its Surrealism sale, offering Surrealist paintings and sculpture alongside works that show the movement's influence. It takes place at the auction house as part of Paris Art Week 2026 and carries the sale number PF2666.
- **3:30 PM** · [Conversations \| Artist one-on-ones: Zanele Muholi](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-artist-one-on-ones-zanele-muholi) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A conversation in the Grand Palais auditorium between visual activist Zanele Muholi and curator and filmmaker Pascale Obolo of Afrikadaa. They discuss the camera as a way of claiming a place in history, with the photography exhibition *Remember Me* at the Bourse de Commerce as backdrop. In English with simultaneous French subtitles. RSVP needed.
- **4:00 PM** · [Christie's Paris: Art Contemporain - Vente du Jour (day sale)](https://artweekguide.com/events/christie-s-paris-art-contemporain-vente-du-jour-day-sale) — Other at Christie's Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A contemporary art day sale at Christie's Paris, listed as sale 24609. It closes the auction house's 20th/21st Century series, which runs during Art Basel Paris week and forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **4:00 PM** · [Artcurial: Earth & Fire: Ceramics (auction)](https://artweekguide.com/events/artcurial-earth-fire-ceramics-auction) — Other at Artcurial, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Artcurial holds an auction of ceramics, the first the house has devoted to the medium. The sale runs from contemporary ceramic sculpture to post-war French studio ceramics, and is scheduled to coincide with Ceramic Art Fair + Glass and Art Basel Paris during Paris Art Week.
- **4:45 PM** · [Conversations \| Artist one-on-ones: Stanislava Kovalcikova](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-artist-one-on-ones-stanislava-kovalcikova) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Stanislava Kovalcikova, winner of the 2026 Reiffers Initiatives Prize, talks about her layered paintings and the theatrical environments she builds around them. Pinault Collection advisor Caroline Bourgeois leads the conversation, in English with simultaneous French subtitles. RSVP is required.
- **5:00 PM** · [Sotheby's Paris: Modernités (evening auction)](https://artweekguide.com/events/sotheby-s-paris-modernites-evening-auction) — Other at Sotheby's Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An evening auction at Sotheby's Paris, sale PF2616, and the house's main sale of Art Basel Paris week. The selection of modern and contemporary works runs from Impressionism and the European avant-garde through to the contemporary period.
- **6:00 PM** · [Petit Palais late opening – Eva Gonzalès](https://artweekguide.com/events/petit-palais-late-opening-eva-gonzales) — Museum at Petit Palais – Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The Petit Palais keeps its Eva Gonzalès exhibition open into the evening, with last entry at 18:45. The museum sits across the avenue from the Grand Palais, which hosts Art Basel Paris this week. An RSVP is needed for this late opening.
- **7:30 PM** · [Cezanne et nous – Friday late opening at the Grand Palais](https://artweekguide.com/events/cezanne-et-nous-friday-late-opening-at-the-grand-palais) — Museum at Grand Palais – Galeries 3 & 4, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The *Cezanne et nous* exhibition stays open until 22:00 in Galeries 3 and 4 of the Grand Palais, as it does every Friday. This evening coincides with the public opening of Art Basel Paris in the same building. RSVP is needed.

## Saturday 24 October 2026

- **11:00 AM** · [Walking Conversation \| Earthly Paradise: Nature Reimagined (UBS Art Collection)](https://artweekguide.com/events/walking-conversation-earthly-paradise-nature-reimagined-ubs-art-collection) — Other at Grand Palais – UBS Salon (Art Basel Paris), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A guided walk through *Earthly Paradise: Nature Reimagined*, the UBS Art Collection presentation in the UBS Salon at Art Basel Paris. Louise Evans, the collection's Regional Manager, leads the conversation on landscape, environmental change and memory. RSVP is required, and places are reserved for Art Basel ticket holders.
- **11:30 AM** · [Conversations \| Museum futures: The Louvre's renaissance](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-museum-futures-the-louvre-s-renaissance) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A conversation at the Grand Palais auditorium, part of Paris Art Week 2026. Louvre president-director Christophe Leribault, in post since February 2026, speaks with journalist Claire Chazal about where the museum goes after its *Louvre – Nouvelle Renaissance* renovation project. In French with simultaneous English subtitles; RSVP required.
- **12:00 PM** · [Free guided gallery tour: Matignon (Une Semaine en Galerie)](https://artweekguide.com/events/free-guided-gallery-tour-matignon-une-semaine-en-galerie) — Other at Matignon galleries (meeting point given on booking), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A one-hour guided walk through galleries in the Matignon district, led by a guide from the association Les galeries pour tous. It forms part of the CPGA's Une Semaine en Galerie. The tour is free, booking is required, and the meeting point is given at booking.
- **2:00 PM** · [Artcurial: Selected 20/21 - From Gauguin to Basquiat (auction)](https://artweekguide.com/events/artcurial-selected-20-21-from-gauguin-to-basquiat-auction) — Other at Artcurial, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Artcurial holds an auction of modern, post-war and contemporary art, sale 6478, with 55 lots. Top estimates go to Gauguin's *Breton et Bretonne au Pouldu*, at €2.2–2.8m, and Van Dongen's portrait of Brigitte Bardot, at €0.8–1.2m. It runs during Art Basel week.
- **2:45 PM** · [Conversations \| Painting beyond the canvas: Renée Levi](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-painting-beyond-the-canvas-renee-levi) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A conversation at the Grand Palais auditorium with Swiss painter Renée Levi and Audemars Piguet Contemporary curator Audrey Teichmann, moderated by Nicolas Trembley. They discuss Levi's façade commission *September* (2026) for London's Hayward Gallery and her architecture-scaled painting. In French with simultaneous English subtitles; RSVP needed.
- **3:30 PM** · [Conversations \| How to build an artist's legacy: Pauline Pavec and Jeffrey Deitch](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-how-to-build-an-artist-s-legacy-pauline-pavec-and-jeffrey-deitch) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A conversation in the Grand Palais auditorium as part of Paris Art Week 2026. Gallerists Pauline Pavec, of Galerie Pavec, and Jeffrey Deitch discuss how dealers help establish an artist's place in history and manage estates. Marine Van Schoonbeek of Thanks for Nothing moderates. In English with simultaneous French subtitles; RSVP required.
- **4:00 PM** · [Artcurial: Collection Louis Grandchamp des Raux - La Modernité en partage (auction)](https://artweekguide.com/events/artcurial-collection-louis-grandchamp-des-raux-la-modernite-en-partage-auction) — Other at Artcurial, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Artcurial holds a single-owner auction of the Louis Grandchamp des Raux collection, covering French and Belgian painting from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Highlights include Maurice Denis's *L'île Chevalier*, estimated at EUR 700,000–1,000,000, Bonnard's *La petite fenêtre* and Vuillard's *Misia Natanson dans les bois*.
- **4:45 PM** · [Conversations \| Life as art: Jordan Roth and Linda Yablonsky](https://artweekguide.com/events/conversations-life-as-art-jordan-roth-and-linda-yablonsky) — Talk at Grand Palais – Auditorium, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A conversation in the Grand Palais auditorium between Broadway producer and artist Jordan Roth and art journalist Linda Yablonsky, on what happens when life becomes material. Roth's installation *To Think of the Tranquil Life of Things* is at the Hôtel de Guise for Design Miami Paris. In English with simultaneous French subtitles; RSVP required.
- **5:00 PM** · [Finissage: Jean Dubuffet, des Paysages au Site](https://artweekguide.com/events/finissage-jean-dubuffet-des-paysages-au-site) — Show at Galerie de la Présidence, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A closing reception for the presentation of work by Jean Dubuffet at Galerie de la Présidence, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. It marks the end of the show *des Paysages au Site* and forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **5:00 PM** · [Closing day (finissage): Jean Dubuffet](https://artweekguide.com/events/closing-day-finissage-jean-dubuffet) — Show at Galerie de la Présidence, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The last day of a solo exhibition of work by Jean Dubuffet at Galerie de la Présidence, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. It closes the gallery's part in 'Une Semaine en Galerie', the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's week of gallery events. Entry is free.

Still on from an earlier day:

- **Last day** · [Oh La La! – Art Basel Paris rehang art-directed by Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu](https://artweekguide.com/events/oh-la-la-art-basel-paris-rehang-art-directed-by-philippine-leroy-beaulieu) — Fair at Grand Palais, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Art Basel Paris's rehang gives participating galleries a chance to show new works at their booths on Friday and Saturday. This edition is art-directed by the French actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu around the theme "Myths and Legends". RSVP is required.
- **Last day** · [Petit Palais late opening – Eva Gonzalès](https://artweekguide.com/events/petit-palais-late-opening-eva-gonzales) — Museum at Petit Palais – Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The Petit Palais keeps its Eva Gonzalès exhibition open into the evening, with last entry at 18:45. The museum sits across the avenue from the Grand Palais, which hosts Art Basel Paris this week. An RSVP is needed for this late opening.
- **Until Sun** · [Art Basel Paris guided tours by Artstorming](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-guided-tours-by-artstorming) — Other at Grand Palais, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Official guided tours of the Art Basel Paris fair, led by Artstorming art historians and critics in English or French. Groups are capped at 12. Booking is needed, online or at the Guided Tours Welcome Desk at the main entrance on Avenue Winston Churchill, and a fair ticket is also required.
- **Until Sun** · [Art Basel Paris 2026 – Public days](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-2026-public-days) — Fair at Grand Palais, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The fair's public days begin at the Grand Palais, with 211 exhibitors organised into the Galeries, Emergence and Premise sectors. The Oh La La! rehang can be seen on Friday and Saturday. An evening ticket is offered for this opening day only, and RSVP is required.

## Sunday 25 October 2026


Still on from an earlier day:

- **Last day** · [Art Basel Paris guided tours by Artstorming](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-guided-tours-by-artstorming) — Other at Grand Palais, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Official guided tours of the Art Basel Paris fair, led by Artstorming art historians and critics in English or French. Groups are capped at 12. Booking is needed, online or at the Guided Tours Welcome Desk at the main entrance on Avenue Winston Churchill, and a fair ticket is also required.
- **Last day** · [Art Basel Paris 2026 – Public days](https://artweekguide.com/events/art-basel-paris-2026-public-days) — Fair at Grand Palais, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The fair's public days begin at the Grand Palais, with 211 exhibitors organised into the Galeries, Emergence and Premise sectors. The Oh La La! rehang can be seen on Friday and Saturday. An evening ticket is offered for this opening day only, and RSVP is required.
- **Last day** · [Walking Conversation \| Earthly Paradise: Nature Reimagined (UBS Art Collection)](https://artweekguide.com/events/walking-conversation-earthly-paradise-nature-reimagined-ubs-art-collection) — Other at Grand Palais – UBS Salon (Art Basel Paris), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A guided walk through *Earthly Paradise: Nature Reimagined*, the UBS Art Collection presentation in the UBS Salon at Art Basel Paris. Louise Evans, the collection's Regional Manager, leads the conversation on landscape, environmental change and memory. RSVP is required, and places are reserved for Art Basel ticket holders.

## On view

- **Until Jan 17, 2027** · [Cezanne et nous (Cezanne and Us)](https://artweekguide.com/events/cezanne-et-nous-cezanne-and-us) — Museum at Grand Palais – Galeries 3 & 4, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition of nearly 180 works at the Grand Palais, following how Paul Cezanne's art was discovered, interpreted and transformed from the late 19th century to the present. Artists range from Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso and Mondrian to Joan Mitchell, Bridget Riley and Peter Doig. RSVP is needed.
- **Until Oct 21** · [Phillips Paris: public exhibition at Galerie Aveline](https://artweekguide.com/events/phillips-paris-public-exhibition-at-galerie-aveline) — Other at Galerie Aveline (Phillips Paris), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Phillips presents a public exhibition at Galerie Aveline for its Paris Modern & Contemporary Art and Design sale, led by works from the Collection of Marcel Brient. It also shows a selection of Private Sales works, plus highlights from the New York auctions and the Geneva watches and jewels sales.
- **Until Oct 22** · [Artcurial: Earth & Fire: Ceramics - public exhibition](https://artweekguide.com/events/artcurial-earth-fire-ceramics-public-exhibition) — Other at Artcurial, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Free public viewing at Artcurial ahead of its first auction given entirely to ceramics, curated by Jean-Marc Dimanche. Works by Carolein Smit, Kim Simonsson, Elmar Trenkwalder and Betty Woodman appear alongside pieces by Jacques Blin, Georges Jouve and Pol Chambost.
- **Until Oct 22** · [Sotheby's Paris: public exhibition of Le Temps retrouvé - The Schlumberger Collection](https://artweekguide.com/events/sotheby-s-paris-public-exhibition-of-le-temps-retrouve-the-schlumberger-collection) — Other at Sotheby's Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A free pre-sale exhibition at Sotheby's Paris of the collection put together by Jeanne Schlumberger, not shown publicly for decades. Monet's late *Iris* (1924-25, estimated at EUR 22-30m) heads the display, with works by Cézanne, Moreau, Courbet, Bonnard, Soutine and Camille Claudel.
- **Until Oct 23** · [Christie's Paris: public viewing of the 20th/21st Century Art sales](https://artweekguide.com/events/christie-s-paris-public-viewing-of-the-20th-21st-century-art-sales) — Other at Christie's Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A public viewing at Christie's Paris of lots from its autumn Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary sales, among them *Generations of Vision: The Durand-Ruel Collection* and the Paris Evening Sale with *Thinking Italian*, marking its 25th anniversary. Entry is free. Works include Monet, Sisley, Renoir, Pissarro, Caillebotte, Dubuffet, Fontana and Soulages.
- **Until Oct 24** · [Artcurial: Collection Louis Grandchamp des Raux - La Modernité en partage, public exhibition](https://artweekguide.com/events/artcurial-collection-louis-grandchamp-des-raux-la-modernite-en-partage-public-exhibition) — Other at Artcurial, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Artcurial shows around 75 works by 44 artists from the Louis Grandchamp des Raux collection ahead of its sale, with free entry. The selection follows French and Belgian painting from Impressionism, Symbolism, the Nabis and Pont-Aven through to Bonnard. Part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Oct 24** · [Artcurial: Selected 20/21 - public exhibition](https://artweekguide.com/events/artcurial-selected-20-21-public-exhibition) — Other at Artcurial, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A free viewing ahead of Artcurial's modern, post-war and contemporary sale, covering about 50 works. Included are Gauguin's *Breton et Bretonne au Pouldu* (1889), Redon's *La barque rouge*, a Caillebotte pastel, a Basquiat work on paper, Penck's *Standart-West KR 9* and 18 lots from Kees van Dongen's estate.
- **Until Oct 24** · [Ian Davenport: Resonance](https://artweekguide.com/events/ian-davenport-resonance) — Show at Galerie Andres Thalmann, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. *Resonance* is a solo exhibition of work by Ian Davenport at Galerie Andres Thalmann's Paris space, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. The gallery is a contemporary one with spaces in Zurich and Paris. The show is in its final week.
- **Until Oct 24** · [Jean Dubuffet: Des paysages au Site (MaSH 2026)](https://artweekguide.com/events/jean-dubuffet-des-paysages-au-site-mash-2026) — Show at Galerie de la Présidence, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A focused exhibition of Jean Dubuffet's late work at Galerie de la Présidence, as part of Paris Art Week 2026. It brings together five ink-and-collage sheets from 1980 and a 1981 painting that marks his move from the *Paysages* to the *Sites* series.
- **Until Oct 24** · [Richard Aldrich: L'Orange](https://artweekguide.com/events/richard-aldrich-l-orange) — Other at Galerie Modern Art, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A guided tour of the solo exhibition *L'Orange* by Richard Aldrich at Galerie Modern Art, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. It runs as part of the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, *Une Semaine en Galerie*. Entry is free, and an RSVP is needed.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Oct 25** · [Avenue Winston-Churchill sculptures – Art Basel Paris Public Program](https://artweekguide.com/events/avenue-winston-churchill-sculptures-art-basel-paris-public-program) — Other at Avenue Winston-Churchill (between Petit Palais and Grand Palais), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An open-air sculpture show between the Petit Palais and the Grand Palais, part of the Art Basel Paris Public Program. Eight large-scale works are on view, among them Marcello Maloberti's neon *CIEL*, hung about 20 m up, and Carmen Herrera's *Angulo Amarillo*. Free.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Oct 25** · [Boz Deseo Garden – Celia, or the Misfortunes of Virtue](https://artweekguide.com/events/boz-deseo-garden-celia-or-the-misfortunes-of-virtue) — Other at Jardin de la Nouvelle-France, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An outdoor installation of two tall, narrow steel sculptures by Boz Deseo Garden, placed along a path in the Jardin de la Nouvelle-France. They are modelled on a lightning rod that washed ashore from the Bristol Channel, once a major route of the transatlantic slave trade. Presented by Petrine; free.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Oct 25** · [Cosima von Bonin – Dollys & Beaux](https://artweekguide.com/events/cosima-von-bonin-dollys-beaux) — Museum at Petit Palais – Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Cosima von Bonin's plush menagerie *Dollys & Beaux* (2026) is installed among the Petit Palais's historic sculpture galleries. It features a St Bernard, scallops, a bulldog, an octopus, a whale and hermit crabs, first commissioned for Loewe's Fall/Winter 2026 show, now with new tartan and silk accessories. Admission is free.
- **Opens Fri, Oct 23 · until Oct 25** · [Earthly Paradise: Nature Reimagined – UBS Art Collection (UBS Salon)](https://artweekguide.com/events/earthly-paradise-nature-reimagined-ubs-art-collection-ubs-salon) — Other at Grand Palais – UBS Salon (Art Basel Paris), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A presentation of works from the UBS Art Collection on art and the natural world, shown in the UBS Salon inside Art Basel Paris at the Grand Palais. The Salon opens to the public for the first time, Friday to Sunday. RSVP is required.
- **Until Oct 25** · [Fleurs des villes](https://artweekguide.com/events/fleurs-des-villes) — Show at Galerie Françoise Livinec, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at Galerie Françoise Livinec in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, part of Paris Art Week 2026. The show brings together work by The Gribs, Fahimeh Heydari, Naguib Moien and Bai Ming.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Oct 25** · [Lionel Sabatté – Champs d'Oiseaux](https://artweekguide.com/events/lionel-sabatte-champs-d-oiseaux) — Other at Square Jean Perrin, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An outdoor exhibition of bronze birds perched on tall columns, set in the Square Jean Perrin beside the Grand Palais. The sculptures are by Lionel Sabatté, a finalist for the 2025 Prix Marcel Duchamp. Ceysson & Bénétière presents the show, part of Paris Art Week 2026. Entry is free.
- **Opens Wed, Oct 21 · until Oct 25** · [Maison Ruinart x Tadashi Kawamata – Conversations with Nature at Art Basel Paris](https://artweekguide.com/events/maison-ruinart-x-tadashi-kawamata-conversations-with-nature-at-art-basel-paris) — Other at Grand Palais – Maison Ruinart space (Art Basel Paris), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Maison Ruinart, the fair's Official Champagne Provider, runs a bar inside Art Basel Paris at the Grand Palais. It also unveils a monumental work by Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata, who is known for in-situ installations built from wood and furniture. The commission is part of Ruinart's 2026 *Conversations with Nature* carte blanche.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Oct 25** · [Robert Indiana – LOVE Wall](https://artweekguide.com/events/robert-indiana-love-wall) — Other at Place Clemenceau, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Almine Rech presents *LOVE Wall*, a large Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Robert Indiana, worked on between 1966 and 2006. Four LOVE forms are stacked in a block, positioned so the letter O of each meets at the centre. Free to see, as part of Paris Art Week.
- **Until Oct 26** · [Jean Dunand. Charlotte Perriand](https://artweekguide.com/events/jean-dunand-charlotte-perriand) — Show at Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Galerie Jacques Lacoste, a gallery specialising in 20th-century French furniture and decorative arts, pairs works by Jean Dunand and Charlotte Perriand in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. It runs as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Oct 29** · [Runo B](https://artweekguide.com/events/runo-b) — Show at Galerie Pron, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A solo exhibition of work by Runo B at Galerie Pron, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. It runs as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Oct 31** · [Caught in Nature](https://artweekguide.com/events/caught-in-nature) — Show at Bailly Gallery, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition of modern masters at Bailly Gallery, part of Paris Art Week 2026. Works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Francis Picabia, Kees van Dongen, Maximilien Luce, Jean Metzinger, Ossip Zadkine, Félix Vallotton and Antoine Bourdelle are on view.
- **Until Oct 31** · [Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne (new space opening, 28 avenue Matignon)](https://artweekguide.com/events/claude-francois-xavier-lalanne-new-space-opening-28-avenue-matignon) — Show at Mitterrand, Matignon, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Mitterrand opens its second space in the 8th arrondissement, designed by Pierre Yovanovitch, on avenue Matignon. The inaugural show presents sculptures by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, among them François-Xavier's bronze *Lapin à vent* (1994–2008).
- **Until Oct 31** · [Kyosuke Tchinai: Floating Worlds](https://artweekguide.com/events/kyosuke-tchinai-floating-worlds) — Show at Galerie Taménaga Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A solo exhibition of paintings by the Japanese artist Kyosuke Tchinai, at Galerie Taménaga in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. Works on view include *Envol céleste* and *Danse des camélias*. It runs as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Nov 6** · [À la Source](https://artweekguide.com/events/a-la-source) — Show at Galerie Diane de Polignac, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at Galerie Diane de Polignac, a gallery that presents 20th-century painters, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. It runs as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Nov 7** · [Goudji – le temps de Goudji. Acte II : l'écho du temps](https://artweekguide.com/events/goudji-le-temps-de-goudji-acte-ii-l-echo-du-temps) — Show at Galerie Ary Jan, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The second part of an exhibition devoted to the work of Goudji, held at Galerie Ary Jan, which specialises in Orientalist and Belle Époque painting. It is part of the Matignon Saint-Honoré (MaSH) gallery programme for Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Nov 7** · [Hommage à Daniel Cordier](https://artweekguide.com/events/hommage-a-daniel-cordier) — Show at Galerie Laurentin, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition marking the opening of Galerie Laurentin's new space, which occupies the former gallery of the dealer Daniel Cordier and pays tribute to him. It shows works by Jean Dewasne, Henri Michaux, Jean Dubuffet, Brassaï, Roberto Matta, Pierre Bettencourt, Bernard Réquichot and Hans Hartung.
- **Until Nov 7** · [Junko Koshino: 対極 TAIKYOKU (Contraste)](https://artweekguide.com/events/junko-koshino-taikyoku-contraste) — Show at Galerie Nichido, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at Galerie Nichido, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, as part of Paris Art Week 2026. Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino shows paintings on the theme of taikyoku, or contrast, which has shaped her fashion work. The canvases are thick and relief-like, in black, white and gold.
- **Until Nov 7** · [Santiago de Paoli: Riding Hot](https://artweekguide.com/events/santiago-de-paoli-riding-hot) — Show at Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. *Riding Hot* is the third solo exhibition at Galerie Jocelyn Wolff for Buenos Aires-born painter Santiago de Paoli. It is presented across two Paris venues: the gallery itself and Abraham & Wolff.
- **Until Nov 14** · [Arlene Shechet: Kind of Blue](https://artweekguide.com/events/arlene-shechet-kind-of-blue) — Show at Galerie Lelong & Co., rue de Téhéran, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. This is Galerie Lelong's first exhibition of the American sculptor Arlene Shechet. It gathers recent sculptures in ceramics and other materials, with surfaces that keep visible fingerprints, joins, drips and firing traces. The show is on view as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Nov 14** · [Estampes choisies: Mamma Andersson, Nalini Malani, Alison Saar](https://artweekguide.com/events/estampes-choisies-mamma-andersson-nalini-malani-alison-saar) — Show at Galerie Lelong & Co., rue de Téhéran, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition of prints at Galerie Lelong & Co. on rue de Téhéran, as part of Paris Art Week 2026. It brings together Mamma Andersson, Nalini Malani and Alison Saar, who work in Europe, Asia and North America and share an interest in the human figure.
- **Until Nov 14** · [Magnus Plessen: Théâtre imaginaire](https://artweekguide.com/events/magnus-plessen-theatre-imaginaire) — Show at Galerie Lelong & Co., avenue Matignon, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition of twenty paintings from 2024 to 2026 by Berlin-based painter Magnus Plessen at Galerie Lelong & Co. It marks the gallery's start of representing him. The final room is given to his gold-leaf series *Le Baiser*.
- **Until Nov 14** · [Robert Burley: Grands Lacs – L'horizon commun des mers intérieures](https://artweekguide.com/events/robert-burley-grands-lacs-l-horizon-commun-des-mers-interieures) — Museum at Centre culturel canadien, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at the Centre culturel canadien of Robert Burley's photographs of the Great Lakes basin, which spans the Canada–US border. The work looks at the lakes as a source of drinking water and as a place of trade, work, leisure, exploitation and vulnerability. Part of the bicentenary of photography.
- **Until Nov 14** · [Wang Keping: Érotique](https://artweekguide.com/events/wang-keping-erotique) — Show at Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at Galerie Nathalie Obadia in the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, part of Paris Art Week 2026. It brings together about forty sculptures in wood, bronze and Corten steel, made between 1988 and 2026 by Wang Keping, co-founder of the Stars group. The body and desire are treated as expressions of freedom.
- **Opens Wed, Oct 21 · until Nov 15** · [L'Heure des Possibles – Guerlain exhibition](https://artweekguide.com/events/l-heure-des-possibles-guerlain-exhibition) — Show at La Maison Guerlain, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Guerlain, a Host Partner of Art Basel Paris, stages an exhibition at its historic Champs-Élysées maison to mark the new L'Heure Bleue fragrance. Inspired by the "blue hour" between day and night, it gathers 34 international artists. It is open to all.
- **Until Nov 18** · [Warhol, Basquiat, Haring. Une amitié artistique](https://artweekguide.com/events/warhol-basquiat-haring-une-amitie-artistique) — Show at Opera Gallery Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at Opera Gallery Paris, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, tracing the artistic friendship between Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring in 1980s New York. It includes the collaborations Warhol and Basquiat made together. Part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Nov 20** · [Camacho, Cárdenas, Lam : Esprits Cubains](https://artweekguide.com/events/camacho-cardenas-lam-esprits-cubains) — Show at Brame & Lorenceau, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at Brame & Lorenceau, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, titled *Esprits Cubains*. It presents works by Jorge Camacho, Agustín Cárdenas and Wifredo Lam, including Camacho's 1957 painting *Figuras en la noche*. It is part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Nov 20** · [Hubert Le Gall, Umberto, Jean-Marie Fiori](https://artweekguide.com/events/hubert-le-gall-umberto-jean-marie-fiori) — Show at Univers du Bronze, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at Univers du Bronze, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, bringing together work by Hubert Le Gall, Umberto and Jean-Marie Fiori. It includes Le Gall's metal-and-mirror piece *En attendant Acteon*. Part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Nov 20** · [Peindre le monde. Une première exposition](https://artweekguide.com/events/peindre-le-monde-une-premiere-exposition) — Show at De Jonckheere, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at De Jonckheere's gallery on the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, taking part in Paris Art Week 2026. It is titled *Peindre le monde* (Painting the world) and runs until 20 November.
- **Until Nov 21** · [ANTI-CHROMA](https://artweekguide.com/events/anti-chroma) — Show at Alexis Lartigue, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at Alexis Lartigue, part of Paris Art Week 2026, devoted to black and white in modern and contemporary art. It brings together works by Simon Hantaï, Andy Warhol, Jean Degottex, Robert Longo, Hans Hartung and Gérard Schneider.
- **Until Nov 21** · [Robert Combas: Good Vibrations](https://artweekguide.com/events/robert-combas-good-vibrations) — Show at Strouk Gallery, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A solo exhibition at Strouk Gallery in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, part of Paris Art Week 2026. Robert Combas shows new paintings and large works on paper centred on flowers, plants and bouquets, displayed alongside several of his historical paintings.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Nov 27** · [Le tondo du XVIe au XXIe siècle](https://artweekguide.com/events/le-tondo-du-xvie-au-xxie-siecle) — Show at Galerie Florence de Voldère, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition tracing the tondo, the circular picture format, across five centuries, from the 16th to the 21st. It is held at Galerie Florence de Voldère, a gallery known for Flemish paintings of the 16th to 18th centuries, as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Nov 28** · [Hank Willis Thomas: Afterimage](https://artweekguide.com/events/hank-willis-thomas-afterimage) — Show at Galleria Continua Paris Matignon, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition of recent sculptures and retroreflective works by American artist Hank Willis Thomas at Galleria Continua's Matignon space. It inaugurates the gallery's collaboration with him and marks his return to Paris after nearly twenty years.
- **Until Nov 28** · [L'insaisissable nature du réel (curated by Christian Alandete)](https://artweekguide.com/events/l-insaisissable-nature-du-reel-curated-by-christian-alandete) — Show at Mennour, 26 avenue Matignon, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at Mennour, curated by Christian Alandete, bringing together eighteen artists from the twentieth century and today. Works range across sculpture and painting, with pieces by Brancusi, Giacometti, Klein, Kusama, Lee Ufan, Mitchell and Serra, among others. Part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Dec 8** · [Chagall : La couleur des sentiments](https://artweekguide.com/events/chagall-la-couleur-des-sentiments) — Show at Gurr Johns, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition of works by Marc Chagall, held at the Paris office of Gurr Johns, the art advisers and valuers, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area. It forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Dec 11** · [JiaHao Peng: On ne voit jamais deux fois la même plante](https://artweekguide.com/events/jiahao-peng-on-ne-voit-jamais-deux-fois-la-meme-plante) — Show at Galerie Enrico Navarra, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A solo exhibition at Galerie Enrico Navarra by JiaHao Peng, a botanical artist based in Los Angeles. It brings together living sculptures, photographs and in-situ installations that trace cycles of growth, decline and resilience. The show is part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Dec 18** · [Lee Krasner: Works from the 1960s](https://artweekguide.com/events/lee-krasner-works-from-the-1960s) — Show at Gagosian, rue de Ponthieu, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at Gagosian of Lee Krasner's paintings and works on paper from the 1960s, presented with Olney Gleason and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. It is the first solo show of her work in France and builds to the painting *Comet* (1966–70).
- **Until Dec 18** · [PORTRAITS](https://artweekguide.com/events/portraits) — Show at Mayoral, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at Mayoral's Paris space, the French branch of a Barcelona and Paris gallery focused on post-war and contemporary Spanish art. Among the works on show is Joan Miró's gouache *Femme* (1967–1970). Part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Dec 18** · [Tracey Emin: I will miss you Yesterday I will miss you Today I will miss you Tomorrow And that's how it will Always be](https://artweekguide.com/events/tracey-emin-i-will-miss-you-yesterday-i-will-miss-you-today-i-will-miss-you-tomorrow-and-that-s-how-it-will-always-be) — Show at White Cube Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A solo exhibition at White Cube Paris, timed to Art Basel Paris. Tracey Emin shows small bronze sculptures and new paintings dealing with desire, forbidden love and loss, drawing on scenes from her home in Margate and her experience of illness.
- **Until Dec 19** · [Alberto Giacometti & Yves Tanguy: Solitude and Silence](https://artweekguide.com/events/alberto-giacometti-yves-tanguy-solitude-and-silence) — Show at Skarstedt Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A two-artist exhibition at Skarstedt Paris, pairing works by Alberto Giacometti and Yves Tanguy. It includes Giacometti's bronze *Diego assis [Homme à mi-corps]* (1964–1965). The show runs as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Dec 19** · [Amoako Boafo: The Home I've Never Had](https://artweekguide.com/events/amoako-boafo-the-home-i-ve-never-had) — Show at Mariane Ibrahim Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A major solo exhibition of the Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo at Mariane Ibrahim's Paris gallery, shown as part of Paris Art Week 2026. Boafo paints friends, family and fellow artists, applying oil paint directly with his fingertips against flat, patterned backgrounds.
- **Until Dec 19** · [Buqaqawuli Nobakada: Our Dreams Began to Chase Us Back](https://artweekguide.com/events/buqaqawuli-nobakada-our-dreams-began-to-chase-us-back) — Show at Ross-Sutton Gallery at Galerie Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Ross-Sutton Gallery presents the Paris debut of South African painter Buqaqawuli Thamani Nobakada (b. 2000), his first solo presentation in France. Curated by New York dealer Destinee Ross-Sutton, the show is staged with Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr during Art Basel Paris week.
- **Until Dec 19** · [Calder: François Premier](https://artweekguide.com/events/calder-francois-premier) — Show at Hauser & Wirth Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Paris on Alexander Calder's time in France in 1953–54, when he lived in a house called François Premier in Saché. It features the standing mobile *Les Granettes* (1953), on show for the first time in over 70 years, *The Putney Mobile* (1954), and inks and gouaches from the period.
- **Until Dec 19** · [Face-à-Face](https://artweekguide.com/events/face-a-face) — Show at A&R Fleury, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at A&R Fleury, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, pairing artists who have shaped the gallery's history in a series of duos. The pairings cross generations and movements, and form part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Dec 19** · [Nothing to Read](https://artweekguide.com/events/nothing-to-read) — Show at Mitterrand, Saint-Honoré, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at Mitterrand, Saint-Honoré, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, taking writing, language and image as its subject. It brings together works by fourteen artists, among them Basquiat, Irma Blank, Boetti, On Kawara, Glenn Ligon, Opałka and Christopher Wool. It is part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Dec 19** · [REFLECTION](https://artweekguide.com/events/reflection) — Show at Galerie Hélène Bailly Marcilhac (Faubourg), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at Galerie Hélène Bailly Marcilhac's Faubourg space, on the Champs-Élysées / Matignon side of Paris. It gathers works from 1866 to the present that take reflection as their motif, across Impressionism, Surrealism and contemporary art. Part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Dec 20** · [Claudius Linossier (1893–1953). Un métallier d'Art (Déco)](https://artweekguide.com/events/claudius-linossier-1893-1953-un-metallier-d-art-deco) — Show at Galerie Marcilhac, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at Galerie Marcilhac, part of Paris Art Week 2026, devoted to the Art Deco metalworker Claudius Linossier (1893–1953). The gallery has specialised in 20th-century French decorative arts since 1969.
- **Until Dec 31** · [Graf, Kaplan, Zemaitis](https://artweekguide.com/events/graf-kaplan-zemaitis) — Show at Oscar Graf, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Three independent dealers in American and European design, working together as Graf, Kaplan & Zemaitis, present an exhibition at Oscar Graf, a gallery that specialises in European and American works of art from 1870 to 1914. It is part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Dec 31** · [Le Moyen Âge et nous](https://artweekguide.com/events/le-moyen-age-et-nous) — Show at Galerie Ratton-Ladrière, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at Galerie Ratton-Ladrière in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, on view as part of Paris Art Week 2026. Its title translates as "The Middle Ages and us". It runs until 31 December.
- **Until Jan 4, 2027** · [Pegeen](https://artweekguide.com/events/pegeen) — Show at Durazzo, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A solo exhibition at Durazzo in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, devoted to paintings by Pegeen Vail Guggenheim (1925–1967). The works are naive, rhythmic compositions that keep a child's seriousness and directness. It forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Jan 9, 2027** · [ALL EYES ON YOU](https://artweekguide.com/events/all-eyes-on-you) — Show at Galerie Hélène Bailly Marcilhac (Matignon), Champs-Élysées / Matignon. The opening exhibition at Galerie Hélène Bailly Marcilhac's new space on avenue Matignon, it looks at the gaze and the human figure across more than a century, from Rodin to Wesselmann. Works by van Dongen, Delaunay, Matisse, Jawlensky, Giacometti and Picabia. Presented in collaboration with Alexis Mabille.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Jan 9, 2027** · [Pomodoro & Sottsass: A Friendship Seen by Ugo Mulas](https://artweekguide.com/events/pomodoro-sottsass-a-friendship-seen-by-ugo-mulas) — Show at Tornabuoni Art Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. This exhibition at Tornabuoni Art, part of Paris Art Week 2026, traces the friendship between sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro and designer Ettore Sottsass in postwar Milan. Ten Pomodoro bronzes and ten original Sottsass works hang with archival photographs by Ugo Mulas.
- **Until Jan 9, 2027** · [The Nomadic Eye: Rome, the eternal interior](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-nomadic-eye-rome-the-eternal-interior) — Show at Galerie Perrin, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at Galerie Perrin, in the Champs-Élysées / Matignon area, on Rome and the interior. Works on show include a pair of bronze allegorical figures representing the Tiber and the Nile. It is part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Jan 16, 2027** · [Panorama](https://artweekguide.com/events/panorama) — Show at Perrotin Matignon 8, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. A group exhibition at Perrotin's Matignon 8 space, part of Paris Art Week 2026. It brings together gallery artists including Sophie Calle, Maurizio Cattelan, Hans Hartung, Anna-Eva Bergman, Jesús Rafael Soto, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Xavier Veilhan, Bernar Venet, Hernan Bas, Laurent Grasso and Klara Kristalova.
- **Until Jan 24, 2027** · [Eva Gonzalès: Parcours d'une artiste libre](https://artweekguide.com/events/eva-gonzales-parcours-d-une-artiste-libre) — Museum at Petit Palais – Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. An exhibition at the Petit Palais, part of Paris Art Week 2026, and the first monographic show devoted to the Impressionist-era painter Eva Gonzalès (1847–1883). It travels to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in February 2027. RSVP is needed.
- **Opens Tue, Oct 20 · until Jan 24, 2027** · [Visionnaires: Carte blanche à Prune Nourry](https://artweekguide.com/events/visionnaires-carte-blanche-a-prune-nourry) — Museum at Petit Palais – Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Champs-Élysées / Matignon. Prune Nourry has been given carte blanche at the Petit Palais, where her sculpted portraits of eighteen overlooked women sculptors from the late 19th and early 20th centuries appear across the museum. The works draw on a year of research by three art historians and sit within the permanent collections.

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From Art Week Guide (https://artweekguide.com/), a free, hand-picked guide to the events of art weeks and cities worldwide. Check each event's own page before you go.