With Paris Art Week in full swing, the city is buzzing with energy and excitement. LVH has curated a special guide featuring the top galleries and fairs to visit, ensuring the best experience for those looking to immerse themselves in the art scene.
Fairs
Paris + by Art Basel
Paris + by Art Basel takes place at the Grand Palais Éphémère, located at 2 Place Joffre, 75007 Paris. It showcases premier galleries and artists from around the world, offering a prominent platform for contemporary and modern art in the heart of Paris.
Design Miami.Paris
Design Miami.Paris is a premier event showcasing high-end collectible design, featuring works from renowned designers and galleries across the globe. It takes place at the Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, offering a platform for cutting-edge contemporary and historic design pieces.
Paris Internationale
Paris Internationale is a prominent global event showcasing innovations in design, home decor, and lifestyle, bringing together exhibitors and visitors to explore the latest trends. The fair takes place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris.
NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance)
NADA highlights contemporary art from emerging and established artists and galleries worldwide. The fair takes place at 104 Centquatre, 5 Rue Curial, 75019 Paris.
Asia Now
Asia Now is an annual event dedicated to showcasing contemporary Asian art. It features galleries and artists from across Asia, fostering cultural exchange and promoting emerging talent. It takes place at 9 Avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris.
Offscreen Paris
Offscreen Paris is a contemporary art fair focused on experimental, immersive, and boundary-pushing works that explore the intersection of art, technology, and new media. It is located at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris.
Gallery Exhibitions
James Turrell, At One at Le Bourget Gagosian
James Turrell’s exhibition, At One, opening at Gagosian Le Bourget is his largest showcase in Europe in over 25 years. This ambitious survey of his work features both new and iconic pieces that explore the interplay of light, space, and perception. Key highlights include All Clear from his Ganzfeld series, an immersive installation that manipulates light to create a sensory void, and Either Or, a new piece from his Wedgework series that uses light projections to give the illusion of architectural spaces beyond the room’s physical boundaries.The exhibition also includes archival materials and pieces related to his monumental Roden Crater project, as well as a selection of his Glassworks, which are luminous LED installations that further investigate the materiality of light. Turrell’s work challenges viewers to rethink how light shapes our perception of time and space, offering a meditative experience that transcends the physical world.
This show opens October 14th.
Marina Simao, The Diffusion at Mendes Wood
The Diffusion exhibition at Mendes Wood DM is Simão’s first solo show in Paris, where she explores the interplay of abstraction and landscape. The exhibition spans two floors and engages viewers with works that evoke a sense of boundlessness and fluidity, inviting them to connect paintings across space, much like the diffusion of light or energy. Simão’s pieces are inspired by the unique architecture of the gallery and her memories of Paris, combining vibrant colors and undulating forms to blur the line between inner and outer spaces. This show reflects her interest in paradoxes and transitions, offering visitors a contemplative, immersive experience.
This show runs from October 14 to November 23, 2024.
Ugo Rondinone / Tarek Lakhrissi, Who is Afraid of Red, Blue, and Yellow? at Reiffers Art Initiatives
The Reiffers Art Initiatives 2024 Mentorship exhibition features a collaboration between Ugo Rondinone and Tarek Lakhrissi in Paris. As part of this year’s mentorship program, Rondinone, a Swiss artist, has chosen Lakhrissi, a young French visual artist and poet, as his mentee. Their exhibition, titled Who is Afraid of Red, Blue, and Yellow?, explores themes of nature, human emotion, and social issues, blending Rondinone’s contemplative, poetic style with Lakhrissi’s multi-disciplinary approach that often incorporates writing, performance, and sculpture. This exhibition coincides with Art Basel Paris and presents a deeply introspective and dynamic artistic dialogue.
This show runs from October 15 to November 16, 2024.
Gunther Forg, Le Moderne at Fondation Le Corbusier, Maison La Roche
The exhibition Le moderne by Günther Förg at Maison La Roche, Paris is presented by the Fondation Le Corbusier in collaboration with Almine Rech. The retrospective honors Förg’s multi-disciplinary work, spanning painting, photography, and sculpture.Förg, a key figure in late 20th-century conceptual art, is celebrated for his exploration of modernist architecture, particularly through large-format photography of culturally significant buildings. The exhibition features works that examine the intersection of modernism, color, and space, drawing on Förg’s unique use of materials like lead, copper, and wood in his paintings and sculptures. The setting of Maison La Roche, designed by Le Corbusier, adds an architectural dialogue to Förg’s works, making this show a must-see for fans of both modernist architecture and conceptual art.
This show runs from October 16 to December 14, 2024.
Andy Warhol, Art After Art at Skarstedt
Skarstedt’s Paris exhibition Andy Warhol: Art After Art explores Warhol’s engagement with art history during the 1970s and 1980s. The show features iconic works from series like Heads (After Picasso), The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, and The Scream (After Edvard Munch). Through these pieces, the exhibition examines Warhol’s interest in the reinterpretation of art historical icons, both religious and secular, and how he blurred the boundaries between high art and mass reproduction.
The show runs from October 14 to December 7, 2024.
Chris Ofili & Dana Schutz at David Zwirner
David Zwirner in Paris is hosting two major exhibitions this fall: Chris Ofili’s Joyful Sorrow and Dana Schutz’s The Sea and All Its Subjects, both starting on October 14, 2024.Chris Ofili Joyful Sorrow exhibition is his first solo presentation in France. He delves into themes explored in his earlier works, with a particular focus on Shakespeare’s Othello. The show, presented across two locations (David Zwirner Paris and Victoria Miro in Venice), includes new paintings that deepen his engagement with the tragic aspects of the play, adding emotional complexity to his vibrant visual language.
Dana Schutz’s The Sea and All Its Subjects is Schutz’s exhibition features new paintings that construct intricate, allegorical narratives, reflecting on contemporary life through impossible or enigmatic situations. This is her first solo exhibition in Paris since her major survey at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris. The works explore tensions and ambiguities, embodying Schutz’s unique, expressive style.
Chris Ofili’s Joyful Sorrow runs from October 14 – November 30, 2024, and Dana Schutz’s The Sea and All Its Subjects runs from October 14 – November 16, 2024.
Harold Ancart, Maison Ancart at Gagosian
At Gagosian's 4 rue de Ponthieu space, an exhibition featuring Harold Ancart's work, titled Maison Ancart, is currently on view. The paintings explore themes of radical freedom and innovation, drawing inspiration from pioneering abstractionists, including Post-Impressionists, the School of Paris, and postwar American artists. Ancart revisits archetypal elements such as trees, meadows, ponds, and mountains, which he considers “alibis” for painting—platforms for his creative experimentation.
The show runs from October 14 – December 20, 2024.
Rashid Johnson, Anima at Hauser & Wirth
In conjunction with Art Basel Paris 2024, Hauser & Wirth presents "Anima," showcasing Rashid Johnson’s latest creations in painting, sculpture, and film. This exhibition reflects Johnson's enduring exploration of interiority and self-reflection. Expanding his unique visual vocabulary, it delves into animism—the belief that all entities, including inanimate objects, possess a spirit. Notably, "Anima" features the gallery debut of two new painting series: the interconnected Soul Paintings and God Paintings, which Johnson has meticulously developed over recent years.
The show runs from October 14 – December 21, 2024.
