# Talks in Paris

65 upcoming talks in Paris at Perrotin Marais, Galerie ArtVerse and La Gaîté Lyrique and more, with times, venues and a map.

- City guide: Paris, France, upcoming events
- Times: local (CEST)
- Listed: 65 events
- Page with map, search and favourites: https://artweekguide.com/paris/talks
- Part of: [Paris](https://artweekguide.com/paris)

## Monday 19 October 2026

- **3:00 PM** · [Talk: Lee Bae ("Attending") and Alma Allen](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-lee-bae-attending-and-alma-allen) — Talk at Perrotin Marais, Le Marais. A talk at Perrotin Marais in Le Marais, held alongside the gallery's current exhibitions by Lee Bae, whose show is titled *Attending*, and Alma Allen. It forms part of the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, *Une Semaine en Galerie*. Entry is free.
- **6:00 PM** · [Cocktail & talk: To Make a World out of Sediment and Sky (Camilla Alberti, Wendi Yan)](https://artweekguide.com/events/cocktail-talk-to-make-a-world-out-of-sediment-and-sky-camilla-alberti-wendi-yan) — Talk at Galerie ArtVerse, Le Marais. A cocktail and talk at Galerie ArtVerse in Le Marais, held around the two-artist exhibition *To Make a World out of Sediment and Sky* by Camilla Alberti and Wendi Yan. Valentina Buzzi curated the show, which is part of the CPGA's Une Semaine en Galerie.

## Tuesday 20 October 2026

- **2:00 PM** · [¡Viva Villa! – day of talks, performances and concerts](https://artweekguide.com/events/viva-villa-day-of-talks-performances-and-concerts) — Talk at La Gaîté Lyrique, Le Marais. The fourth edition of ¡Viva Villa! at La Gaîté Lyrique gathers nearly forty artists from residencies in Italy, Spain, Japan, the United States, Saudi Arabia, India and France. The day offers talks, workshops, round tables, screenings, performances and concerts previewing their work. Public access is free.
- **6:00 PM** · [Stan Douglas in conversation + catalogue signing (opening day of Parallax)](https://artweekguide.com/events/stan-douglas-in-conversation-catalogue-signing-opening-day-of-parallax) — Talk at Jeu de Paume – Auditorium, Concorde / Tuileries. Stan Douglas presents the works in his exhibition *Parallax* on the day it opens, speaking in the auditorium. A signing of the exhibition catalogue follows in the bookshop. RSVP is needed, and tickets are €6 or €4.
- **7:00 PM** · [Meet the artist & signing: Julie Navarro](https://artweekguide.com/events/meet-the-artist-signing-julie-navarro) — Talk at Galerie Wagner, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Painter Julie Navarro meets visitors at Galerie Wagner in Saint-Germain-des-Prés and signs for them. The event is part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **7:00 PM** · [Alain Gomis in conversation with Nell Irvin Painter – closing night of the Gomis retrospective](https://artweekguide.com/events/alain-gomis-in-conversation-with-nell-irvin-painter-closing-night-of-the-gomis-retrospective) — Talk at mk2 bibliothèque × Centre Pompidou, 13e / Paris Rive Gauche. A public conversation between filmmaker Alain Gomis and American historian Nell Irvin Painter, author of The History of White People. It closes the Centre Pompidou's retrospective *Alain Gomis. Histoires communes*, held at mk2 bibliothèque as part of Paris Art Week 2026. RSVP needed.

## Wednesday 21 October 2026

- **2:30 PM** · [Talk: Giorgio Morandi. Un lieu de l’infini](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-giorgio-morandi-un-lieu-de-l-infini) — Talk at Galleria di Arte Maggiore g.a.m., Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk at Galleria di Arte Maggiore g.a.m. in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, centred on the group show *Giorgio Morandi. Un lieu de l'infini*. It belongs to the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, Une Semaine en Galerie, and entry is free.
- **6:00 PM** · [Jacques Herzog lecture (Centre Pompidou 'La parole au Centre')](https://artweekguide.com/events/jacques-herzog-lecture-centre-pompidou-la-parole-au-centre) — Talk at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Latin Quarter. Architect Jacques Herzog of Herzog & de Meuron gives a lecture in the Centre Pompidou's "La parole au Centre" series. He discusses how art and architecture interact in the practice's work, from exhibition and museum projects to collaborations with Rémy Zaugg, Ai Weiwei and Thomas Ruff. RSVP needed.
- **7:00 PM** · [Angélica Liddell: « El barroco en la sangre »](https://artweekguide.com/events/angelica-liddell-el-barroco-en-la-sangre) — Talk at Musée du Louvre – Auditorium Michel Laclotte, Palais-Royal / Louvre. Spanish theatre director and performer Angélica Liddell talks about her visual sources, notably Zurbarán and the Spanish Baroque, with Olivia Gesbert, editor-in-chief of NRF. It coincides with the exhibitions *Zurbarán* and *Sculpter la couleur*. Held in French and Spanish; RSVP needed, tickets €5–10.

## 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** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: MusVerre: a unique collection of contemporary glass art in France](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-musverre-a-unique-collection-of-contemporary-glass-art-in-france) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Laura Bouvard, head of collections at MusVerre in Sars-Poteries, talks about the museum's contemporary glass collection. Given in French at the Maison de l'Amérique latine, it forms part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme. RSVP is required.
- **1:00 PM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: Reciprocal influences France–Belgium](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-reciprocal-influences-france-belgium) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Ludovic Recchia, curator of the Keramis ceramics museum in Belgium, speaks on the exchanges between French and Belgian ceramics. The talk is in French and forms part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme during Paris Art Week 2026. RSVP is required.
- **2:00 PM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: Heritage crafts and contemporary creation: a sacred union?](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-heritage-crafts-and-contemporary-creation-a-sacred-union) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk in French at the Maison de l'Amérique latine, given by Yann Grienenberger, director of the Centre International d'Art Verrier in Meisenthal. It forms part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme during Paris Art Week 2026. RSVP is required.
- **2:00 PM** · [Meet the artist: Julien Discrit – Pluie Fossile](https://artweekguide.com/events/meet-the-artist-julien-discrit-pluie-fossile) — Talk at Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou, Le Marais. Julien Discrit will be at Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou in Le Marais to meet visitors and sign books. The occasion is his exhibition *Pluie Fossile*, and the visit forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **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.
- **3:00 PM** · [Meet the artist: Alain Biet at Galerie Person](https://artweekguide.com/events/meet-the-artist-alain-biet-at-galerie-person) — Talk at Galerie Person, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A chance to meet the artist Alain Biet at Galerie Person in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Biet is one of the artists in the group show *Avant que tout ne disparaisse*, and the meeting takes place as part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **3:00 PM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: One Material, Many Languages: Italian Ceramics after the War (Albisola, Faenza, Rome)](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-one-material-many-languages-italian-ceramics-after-the-war-albisola-faenza-rome) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Art and design historian Dr. Lisa Hockemeyer gives a talk on Italian ceramics after the Second World War, looking at work from Albisola, Faenza and Rome. It forms part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme at the Maison de l'Amérique latine. RSVP is required.
- **3:00 PM** · [Meet the artist: Sophie Bloch – Reliefs](https://artweekguide.com/events/meet-the-artist-sophie-bloch-reliefs) — Talk at LooLooLook Gallery, Palais-Royal / Louvre. Painter Sophie Bloch talks with visitors at LooLooLook Gallery in the Palais-Royal / Louvre area, during her exhibition *Reliefs*. She will also sign at the gallery. The event is part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **3:00 PM** · [Joy Sorman: talk and book signing (La vie brute) at Outsider' Paris](https://artweekguide.com/events/joy-sorman-talk-and-book-signing-la-vie-brute-at-outsider-paris) — Talk at Outsider' Paris - Bastille Design Center, Bastille / Oberkampf. French writer Joy Sorman meets the public and signs copies of her book *La vie brute*, published by Flammarion. The session takes place at the fourth edition of Outsider' Paris, the art brut and outsider art fair running during 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.
- **4:00 PM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: 'Ne plus tourner autour du pot' – the post-war ceramic revolution](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-ne-plus-tourner-autour-du-pot-the-post-war-ceramic-revolution) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Anne Lajoix, an expert consultant and doctor in art history, gives a talk on the post-war revolution in ceramics. It is held in French at the Maison de l'Amérique latine as part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme. RSVP is required.
- **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.
- **5:00 PM** · [Book launch & signing: Mohamed Bourouissa – Pour Noubia](https://artweekguide.com/events/book-launch-signing-mohamed-bourouissa-pour-noubia) — Talk at Mennour, 47 rue Saint-André-des-Arts, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A book launch and signing at Mennour's Saint-André-des-Arts gallery in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, part of Paris Art Week 2026. The book is *Pour Noubia*, linked to the artist Mohamed Bourouissa.
- **6:00 PM** · [Talk: Jean Moral – Autoportrait(s)](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-jean-moral-autoportrait-s) — Talk at Galerie Gilles Peyroulet & Cie, Le Marais. A talk at Galerie Gilles Peyroulet & Cie in Le Marais, held as part of Paris Art Week 2026. It accompanies the gallery's retrospective of the photographer Jean Moral, titled *Autoportrait(s)*.
- **6:00 PM** · [Talk: Philippe Dagen and Pascal Convert on 'Lucie Aubrac by Lucie'](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-philippe-dagen-and-pascal-convert-on-lucie-aubrac-by-lucie) — Talk at Musée national Picasso-Paris, Le Marais. At the Musée national Picasso-Paris in Le Marais, art historian Philippe Dagen talks with artist Pascal Convert. The conversation marks the publication of Convert's book *Lucie Aubrac by Lucie*. The event is part of Paris Art Week 2026. It is free, and an RSVP is required.
- **6:00 PM** · [Talk: José Loureiro – Les commensaux](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-jose-loureiro-les-commensaux) — Talk at Galerie Maubert, Le Marais. A talk at Galerie Maubert in Le Marais, held around José Loureiro's solo show. It takes place during Une Semaine en Galerie, the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, which runs from 17 to 24 October 2026. Entry is free.
- **7:00 PM** · [Talk: Au temps des plantes](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-au-temps-des-plantes) — Talk at Galerie écho 119, Le Marais. A talk at Galerie écho 119 in Le Marais, part of Paris Art Week 2026. It accompanies the photography exhibition *Au temps des plantes*, which brings together work by Grégoire Eloy, Rinko Kawauchi, Rieko Koga, Anaïs Tondeur and Jesse Wallace.

Still on from an earlier day:

- **Until Sat** · [Talk: Giorgio Morandi. Un lieu de l’infini](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-giorgio-morandi-un-lieu-de-l-infini) — Talk at Galleria di Arte Maggiore g.a.m., Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk at Galleria di Arte Maggiore g.a.m. in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, centred on the group show *Giorgio Morandi. Un lieu de l'infini*. It belongs to the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, Une Semaine en Galerie, and entry is free.

## Friday 23 October 2026

- **11:00 AM** · [AKAA Talk: Classical African art and contemporary African art – complementary markets?](https://artweekguide.com/events/akaa-talk-classical-african-art-and-contemporary-african-art-complementary-markets) — Talk at Le Carreau du Temple – Auditorium, Le Marais. A panel at Le Carreau du Temple's auditorium, held as part of Paris Art Week 2026 and conducted in French. Didier Claes, Philippe Boutté of Magnin-A and Frantz Dufour of Galerie Afrique discuss links between collectors of classical and contemporary African art. RSVP required.
- **11:00 AM** · [Talk: 'Cahiers d'Art: 100 Years of Modernism' catalogue discussion](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-cahiers-d-art-100-years-of-modernism-catalogue-discussion) — Talk at Musée national Picasso-Paris, Le Marais. Cécile Debray, Staffan Ahrenberg and Johan Popelard talk about the catalogue *Cahiers d'Art: 100 Years of Modernism* at the Musée national Picasso-Paris in Le Marais, as part of Paris Art Week 2026. Entry is free, and visitors need to RSVP.
- **11:30 AM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: The Musée du Verre de Charleroi: 50 years of promoting glass art and heritage](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-the-musee-du-verre-de-charleroi-50-years-of-promoting-glass-art-and-heritage) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Catherine Thomas, curator of the Musée du Verre de Charleroi, speaks in French about the museum's fifty years of work on glass art and heritage. The talk belongs to the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme at Maison de l'Amérique latine, during Paris Art Week. 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.
- **1:30 PM** · [AKAA Face to Face: conversation with Amadeo Carvalho](https://artweekguide.com/events/akaa-face-to-face-conversation-with-amadeo-carvalho) — Talk at Le Carreau du Temple (AKAA fair floor), Le Marais. An informal conversation with artist Amadeo Carvalho, held at booth C7 on the AKAA fair floor as part of the fair's Face to Face programme. It is in English, and an RSVP is needed.
- **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.
- **3:00 PM** · [Menart Fair Round Table: Where Is Home?](https://artweekguide.com/events/menart-fair-round-table-where-is-home) — Talk at Galerie Joseph – Turenne (Menart Fair Project Room, 1st floor), Le Marais. A round table held in French in the Menart Fair Project Room, on the first floor of Galerie Joseph – Turenne in Le Marais. It discusses the fair's 2026 theme, "Where Is Home?", as part of Paris Art Week. RSVP is required.
- **3:00 PM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: The Sèvres manufactory in the 18th century – in praise of virtuosity](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-the-sevres-manufactory-in-the-18th-century-in-praise-of-virtuosity) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Art historian Catherine Trouvet gives a talk on porcelain made at Sèvres in the 18th century, titled *The Sèvres manufactory in the 18th century – in praise of virtuosity*. It is held in French as part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme at Maison de l'Amérique latine. RSVP is required.
- **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** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: Contemporary Korean ceramics: a living, constantly changing landscape](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-contemporary-korean-ceramics-a-living-constantly-changing-landscape) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk on contemporary Korean ceramics, given by Jiyoon An, founder and director of the Korean art consultancy Say hhh. It forms part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme at the Maison de l'Amérique latine in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. RSVP is required.
- **4:30 PM** · [AKAA Talk: The Impact of Private Foundations on the Contemporary African Art Market](https://artweekguide.com/events/akaa-talk-the-impact-of-private-foundations-on-the-contemporary-african-art-market) — Talk at Le Carreau du Temple – Auditorium, Le Marais. A panel discussion in the auditorium at Le Carreau du Temple, part of Paris Art Week 2026, on how private foundations affect the market for contemporary African art. Marie Diehl of Metis Arts and Development Fund moderates, joined by representatives of ellipse art projects, Fondation Blachère and Yavarhoussen Fund. Held in French; RSVP required.
- **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** · [AKAA Face to Face: conversation with Midegbeyan Ojisua](https://artweekguide.com/events/akaa-face-to-face-conversation-with-midegbeyan-ojisua) — Talk at Le Carreau du Temple (AKAA fair floor), Le Marais. An informal conversation with artist Midegbeyan Ojisua, held at stand C9 on the AKAA fair floor as part of the fair's Face to Face programme. It takes place in English, within Paris Art Week 2026. RSVP is required.
- **5:00 PM** · [Menart Fair Round Table: Project Room Algérie](https://artweekguide.com/events/menart-fair-round-table-project-room-algerie) — Talk at Galerie Joseph – Turenne (Menart Fair Project Room, 1st floor), Le Marais. A round table held in French on the Algeria Project Room, *Standing in front of the image*, curated by Wassyla Tamzali for Menart Fair. It takes place in the fair's project room on the first floor of Galerie Joseph – Turenne. RSVP is required.
- **6:00 PM** · [Talk: Jean Moral](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-jean-moral) — Talk at Galerie Gilles Peyroulet & Cie, Le Marais. A talk at Galerie Gilles Peyroulet & Cie in Le Marais, held alongside the gallery's solo exhibition of Jean Moral. It forms part of 'Une Semaine en Galerie', the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, and entry is free.
- **6:00 PM** · [Regards sur Louise Bourgeois: curators' talk and film screening (BnF at INHA)](https://artweekguide.com/events/regards-sur-louise-bourgeois-curators-talk-and-film-screening-bnf-at-inha) — Talk at INHA - Galerie Colbert, auditorium Jacqueline Lichtenstein, Palais-Royal / Louvre. Curators Marie-Laure Bernadac, Cécile Pocheau-Lesteven and Anne Monfort-Tanguy talk through the themes of the BnF exhibition *Louise Bourgeois. Extrême tension*, in the Jacqueline Lichtenstein auditorium. A screening follows of Marie-Eve de Grave's 2025 documentary *Louise Bourgeois, la sculpture et la colère* (57 minutes).
- **7:00 PM** · [Mathieu Lehanneur: book signing and conversation at Librairie 7L](https://artweekguide.com/events/mathieu-lehanneur-book-signing-and-conversation-at-librairie-7l) — Talk at Librairie 7L, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Designer Mathieu Lehanneur signs copies of his new monograph from Phaidon at Librairie 7L, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés bookshop founded by Karl Lagerfeld. At 19:00 he speaks with Constance Rubini, director of the Musée des Arts décoratifs et du Design de Bordeaux.
- **7:00 PM** · [Penser le Présent: Kader Attia and Jacinto Lageira at the Beaux-Arts de Paris](https://artweekguide.com/events/penser-le-present-kader-attia-and-jacinto-lageira-at-the-beaux-arts-de-paris) — Talk at Beaux-Arts de Paris – Amphithéâtre des loges, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in which Kader Attia discusses his concept of "repair" with the theorist Jacinto Lageira. A signing follows for two books co-published by the school, one of which collects his Louvre lectures as "Hôte du Louvre". Entry is free.

Still on from an earlier day:

- **Last day** · [Talk: Jean Moral – Autoportrait(s)](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-jean-moral-autoportrait-s) — Talk at Galerie Gilles Peyroulet & Cie, Le Marais. A talk at Galerie Gilles Peyroulet & Cie in Le Marais, held as part of Paris Art Week 2026. It accompanies the gallery's retrospective of the photographer Jean Moral, titled *Autoportrait(s)*.
- **Until Sat** · [Talk: Giorgio Morandi. Un lieu de l’infini](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-giorgio-morandi-un-lieu-de-l-infini) — Talk at Galleria di Arte Maggiore g.a.m., Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk at Galleria di Arte Maggiore g.a.m. in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, centred on the group show *Giorgio Morandi. Un lieu de l'infini*. It belongs to the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, Une Semaine en Galerie, and entry is free.
- **Until Sat** · [Meet the artist: Julien Discrit – Pluie Fossile](https://artweekguide.com/events/meet-the-artist-julien-discrit-pluie-fossile) — Talk at Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou, Le Marais. Julien Discrit will be at Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou in Le Marais to meet visitors and sign books. The occasion is his exhibition *Pluie Fossile*, and the visit forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Until Sat** · [Talk: José Loureiro – Les commensaux](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-jose-loureiro-les-commensaux) — Talk at Galerie Maubert, Le Marais. A talk at Galerie Maubert in Le Marais, held around José Loureiro's solo show. It takes place during Une Semaine en Galerie, the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, which runs from 17 to 24 October 2026. Entry is free.

## Saturday 24 October 2026

- **11:00 AM** · [Le Temps de la parole – opening weekend talks for 'Le Temps des récoltes'](https://artweekguide.com/events/le-temps-de-la-parole-opening-weekend-talks-for-le-temps-des-recoltes) — Talk at Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain – Parliament of Ghosts, Palais-Royal / Louvre. Conversations with the artists of Ibrahim Mahama's exhibition *Le Temps des récoltes* and invited thinkers, held in Parliament of Ghosts over the opening weekend. Mahama gives the keynote. Panels cover museums and restitution (Bénédicte Savoy, Anne Lafont), photographing Ghana's independence (James Barnor), plantations, textiles and architecture. RSVP needed.
- **11:00 AM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: Contemporary Taiwanese ceramics](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-contemporary-taiwanese-ceramics) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk on contemporary Taiwanese ceramics, given by Mael Bellec, curator at the Musée Cernuschi. It forms part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme at the Maison de l'Amérique latine during Paris Art Week 2026. RSVP is required.
- **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.
- **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.
- **3:00 PM** · [Meet the artist: Sophie Bloch – Reliefs](https://artweekguide.com/events/meet-the-artist-sophie-bloch-reliefs-looloolook-gallery) — Talk at LooLooLook Gallery, Palais-Royal / Louvre. Sophie Bloch, a painter, talks with visitors at LooLooLook Gallery in the Palais-Royal / Louvre area. She will also sign during her exhibition *Reliefs*. The event is part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **3:00 PM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: Manufacture nationale de Sèvres: contemporary projects and heritage productions of 2026](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-manufacture-nationale-de-sevres-contemporary-projects-and-heritage-productions-of-2026) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Cédric Petitnicolas of the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres speaks about the porcelain manufacture's contemporary projects and heritage productions for 2026. The talk is in French and forms part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme at the Maison de l'Amérique latine. RSVP is required.
- **3:00 PM** · [Menart Fair Round Table: The Arab museum boom – Are we building structures or audiences?](https://artweekguide.com/events/menart-fair-round-table-the-arab-museum-boom-are-we-building-structures-or-audiences) — Talk at Galerie Joseph – Turenne (Menart Fair Project Room, 1st floor), Le Marais. A round table in English on the recent growth of museums across the Arab world, asking whether the focus is on building structures or building audiences. It takes place in the Menart Fair Project Room on the first floor of the gallery. RSVP is required.
- **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** · [Talk: Zao Wou-Ki – Henri Michaux, Chine – Occident](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-zao-wou-ki-henri-michaux-chine-occident) — Talk at Galerie Berthet-Aittouarès, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk at Galerie Berthet-Aittouarès in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, held alongside its exhibition pairing Zao Wou-Ki and Henri Michaux. It forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **4:00 PM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: Round table – Armenia: tradition and contemporary creation in ceramics, 18th century to today](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-round-table-armenia-tradition-and-contemporary-creation-in-ceramics-18th-century-to-today) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A round table on Armenian ceramics, from the 18th century to the present, looking at how tradition and contemporary creation meet. Frédéric Fringhian, Narot Setrakyan and ceramists Anush Ghukasyan and Ani Qananyan speak, with Rafaël Pic moderating. Part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme; RSVP required.
- **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** · [Menart Fair Round Table: Arab Art Yesterday, Arab Art Today](https://artweekguide.com/events/menart-fair-round-table-arab-art-yesterday-arab-art-today) — Talk at Galerie Joseph – Turenne (Menart Fair Project Room, 1st floor), Le Marais. A round table in English on modern and contemporary Arab art, held in the Menart Fair Project Room on the first floor of Galerie Joseph – Turenne in Le Marais. It forms part of Paris Art Week 2026. RSVP is required.
- **6:00 PM** · [KADIST artist talk: Kader Attia & Ari Gautier – From the Inner Voice to the Outer Paths](https://artweekguide.com/events/kadist-artist-talk-kader-attia-ari-gautier-from-the-inner-voice-to-the-outer-paths) — Talk at KADIST Paris, Montmartre / 18e. An evening at KADIST with artist Kader Attia, curator of the 7th Kochi-Muziris Biennale, and author-poet Ari Gautier. It opens with a guided tour of *Archives des invisibles*, then a conversation introduced by KADIST co-founder Sandra Terdjman, followed by drinks. RSVP required.
- **6:00 PM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: Sèvres vases at the Musée du Louvre](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-sevres-vases-at-the-musee-du-louvre) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Daniel Alcouffe, honorary general curator at the Musée du Louvre, gives a talk on Sèvres vases at the museum. It is held in French at the Maison de l'Amérique latine as part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme. RSVP is needed.
- **6:00 PM** · [AKAA Face to Face: conversation with Rachel Malaika](https://artweekguide.com/events/akaa-face-to-face-conversation-with-rachel-malaika) — Talk at Le Carreau du Temple (AKAA fair floor), Le Marais. An informal conversation with artist Rachel Malaika, held at booth A11 on the AKAA fair floor as part of the fair's Face to Face programme. It is in French, and RSVP is needed.

Still on from an earlier day:

- **Last day** · [Talk: Giorgio Morandi. Un lieu de l’infini](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-giorgio-morandi-un-lieu-de-l-infini) — Talk at Galleria di Arte Maggiore g.a.m., Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk at Galleria di Arte Maggiore g.a.m. in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, centred on the group show *Giorgio Morandi. Un lieu de l'infini*. It belongs to the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, Une Semaine en Galerie, and entry is free.
- **Last day** · [Meet the artist: Julien Discrit – Pluie Fossile](https://artweekguide.com/events/meet-the-artist-julien-discrit-pluie-fossile) — Talk at Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou, Le Marais. Julien Discrit will be at Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou in Le Marais to meet visitors and sign books. The occasion is his exhibition *Pluie Fossile*, and the visit forms part of Paris Art Week 2026.
- **Last day** · [Talk: José Loureiro – Les commensaux](https://artweekguide.com/events/talk-jose-loureiro-les-commensaux) — Talk at Galerie Maubert, Le Marais. A talk at Galerie Maubert in Le Marais, held around José Loureiro's solo show. It takes place during Une Semaine en Galerie, the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art's gallery week, which runs from 17 to 24 October 2026. Entry is free.

## Sunday 25 October 2026

- **11:00 AM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: Powerhouse Arts: fabricating ceramic artwork with artist estates](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-powerhouse-arts-fabricating-ceramic-artwork-with-artist-estates) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk in English on fabricating ceramic artwork with artist estates, given by Biata Roytburd, ceramics studio director at Powerhouse Arts in New York. It forms part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme at the Maison de l'Amérique latine. RSVP is required.
- **2:00 PM** · [Ceramic Art Fair + Glass talk: AI to create a work of art collectively at a distance](https://artweekguide.com/events/ceramic-art-fair-glass-talk-ai-to-create-a-work-of-art-collectively-at-a-distance) — Talk at Maison de l'Amérique latine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A talk in French by Bertrand Dussauge, founder of Studio meta-k, on using AI to make a work of art collectively at a distance. It forms part of the Ceramic Art Fair + Glass programme at the Maison de l'Amérique latine. RSVP is required.
- **2:30 PM** · [AKAA Talk: Identity and Censorship – Frédérique Chapuis and Gabriel Dia](https://artweekguide.com/events/akaa-talk-identity-and-censorship-frederique-chapuis-and-gabriel-dia) — Talk at Le Carreau du Temple (AKAA fair floor), Le Marais. Senegalese photographer Gabriel Dia talks with journalist and curator Frédérique Chapuis in the AKAA Photo Lounge, booth D8, on the fair floor. The conversation covers identity, gender norms and censorship. It forms part of Paris Art Week 2026, and an RSVP is required.
- **4:00 PM** · [AKAA Face to Face: conversation with Tania Arancia](https://artweekguide.com/events/akaa-face-to-face-conversation-with-tania-arancia) — Talk at Le Carreau du Temple (AKAA fair floor), Le Marais. An informal conversation with the artist Tania Arancia, held at stand D5 on the AKAA fair floor at Le Carreau du Temple. It forms part of the fair's Face to Face programme and takes place in French. RSVP is required.
- **5:00 PM** · [Le Temps de la parole: Michael Armitage in conversation with Chris Dercon](https://artweekguide.com/events/le-temps-de-la-parole-michael-armitage-in-conversation-with-chris-dercon) — Talk at Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain – Parliament of Ghosts, Palais-Royal / Louvre. A conversation at the Fondation Cartier between painter Michael Armitage, founder of the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute, and the foundation's director Chris Dercon. They discuss independent art institutions emerging across Africa, including NCAI and Ibrahim Mahama's Red Clay in Tamale. It belongs to the opening weekend of *Le Temps des récoltes*. RSVP required.

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