Here is a list of all the big exhibitions happening in Paris between March and July. We also previously published a list of exhibitions coming up on photography. We will make sure to keep you up to date on other cultural events or main gallery exhibits. Bill Viola March 5th to July 21st 2014 Grand Palais Bill Viola has used video to make works of art since 1970, soon after the portable video camera became available. His work has explored states of consciousness, most often conveyed by images of the ordinary world. For the first time, the Grand Palais will present a wide-ranging group of his works, including moving paintings and monumental installations from 1977 to today. Grand Palais 3, avenue du Général Eisenhower 75008 Paris Open everyday 10am to 8pm, except tuesdays Late opening Wednesday to Saturday until 10pm http://www.grandpalais.fr Robert Mapplethorpe March 26th to July 13 2014 Grand Palais Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the great masters of art photography. Born in Queens, in 1963, Mapplethorpe enrolled at Pratt Institute, where he studied drawing, painting, and sculpture. He also experimented with various materials in mixed-media collages, including images cut from books and magazines. In 1970, he acquired a Polaroid camera and began producing his own photographs to incorporate into the collages. That same year he and Patti Smith moved into the iconic Chelsea Hotel. He produced highly stylised black and white portraits, nudes and still lifes. His provocative and powerful work has established him as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. The exhibition presents the classic dimension of the artist’s work and his search for aesthetic perfection, through over 200 images that span his career from the early 1970s to his untimely death in 1989. Grand Palais 3, avenue du Général Eisenhower 75008 Paris Open everyday 10am to 8pm, except tuesdays Late opening Wednesday to Saturday until 10pm http://www.grandpalais.fr Monumenta 2014 Ilya & Emilia Kabakov May 10th to June 22nd 2014 Grand Palais Each year Monumenta invites an internationally renowned contemporary artist to take over the 13,500 m² of the Grand Palais Nave with an artwork specially created for the event. The Russian artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov will create a spectacular, mysterious installation: through a Utopian city under the monumental glass roof, it offers the visitor a journey of initiation and a reflection on the human condition. Grand Palais 3, avenue du Général Eisenhower 75008 Paris Open everyday 10am to 8pm, except tuesdays Late opening Wednesday to Saturday until 10pm http://www.grandpalais.fr Gustave Doré (1832–1883): Master of Imagination February 18th to May 11th MUSEE D’ORSAY Gustave Doré is one of the most prodigious artists of the 19th century. At barely fifteen, he began a career as a caricaturist, then professional illustrator, before embracing all areas of creativity: drawing, painting, watercolour, engraving and sculpture. The Musée d’Orsay is the first venue in decades to attempt an overview of his career (with over 100,000 works). Musée d'Orsay 1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris Open everyday except Mondays from 9.30am to 6pm Late night on Thursdays until 9.45pm Last tickets sold at 5pm (9pm Thursdays) http://www.musee-orsay.fr/ Mapplethorpe-Rodin April 8th September 21th Musée Rodin In a single exhibition, the Musée Rodin brings together two forms of expression – Sculpture and Photography – through the works of two major artists: Robert Mapplethorpe and Auguste Rodin. Thanks to exceptional loans from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, this exhibition presents 50 sculptures by Rodin and a collection of 120 photographs, in a bold dialogue revealing the enduring nature of these great artists’ favourite themes and subjects. Musée Rodin 79, rue de Varenne - 75007 Paris Open every day except Mondays from 10am to 5:45pm Late opening on Wednesdays 8:45pm http://www.musee-rodin.fr/ HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON February 12th to June 9th Centre George Pompidou Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) is one of the most original, accomplished, influential, and beloved figures in the history of photography. After World War II and his first museum show in 1947, he joined Robert Capa and others in founding the Magnum photo agency, which enabled photojournalists to reach a broad audience through magazines such as Life while retaining control over their work. Ten years after his death, the Centre Pompidou is bringing together more than 350 photographs, films, documents and other archives. Centre George Pompidou Rue Saint-Martin 4e Paris Every day except tuesdays 11am-9pm (last entry 8pm) http://www.centrepompidou.fr/ From Watteau to Fragonard: "Les fetes Galantes" March 14th to July 21st Musée Jacquemart-André The term "fête galante" refers to a new genre of paintings and drawings that blossomed in the early 18th century during the Regency period (1715-1723) and whose central figure was Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). These depict amorous scenes in settings garlanded with luxuriant vegetation, real or imaginary: idealised dancers, women and shepherds are shown engaged in frivolous pursuits or exchanging confidences. About sixty works, mostly paintings lent for the occasion by major collections, will be on display. Musée Jacquemart-André 158, boulevard Haussmann 75008 Paris Open every day 10am to 6pm Late opening Monday and Saturdays until 8:30pm http://www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com Les Impressionnistes en privé February 13th to July 6th Musée Marmottan Monet Opened for the first time to the public in 1934, the Musée Marmottan Monet will celebrates its 80th birthday. In this exhibition, the museum pays tribute to private collections. This exhibition offers a unique opportunity for the public to discover paintings which have never been seen by the public. Eighty paintings and twenty graphic works by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Eugène Boudin, Johan Barthold Jongkind, Edouard Manet,Frédéric Bazille, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, Gustave Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot, Armand Guillaumin, Paul Cezanne,Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzales and Auguste Rodin allow the viewer to trace the history of Impressionism. Musée Marmottan Monet 2 rue Louis Boilly 75016 Paris Open everyday except Monday 10 am to 6 pm Late opening Thursdays until 8 pm http://www.marmottan.fr/ Black Atlantic by Nancy Cunard March 4th to May 18th Musée du Quai Branly Over 80 years ago, Nancy Cunard, a poet, model, editor, collector, militant, journalist and anti-conformist, published Negro Anthology. Lavishly illustrated, this 858-page book, resembling a major documentary enquiry, blends popular culture, sociology, politics, history, art history in the form of articles, archives, photographs, extracts from the press, musical scores, eye-witness accounts etc. This anthology was both a history of the black Americas and of Africa through time but also a political and cultural history of its time. It also revealed the transnational and multi-faceted character of the anti-racist and anti-colonialist struggles of the 1930s, and illustrates the international and transcultural formation that Paul Gilroy called "the Black Atlantic". Through period documents and photos by Man Ray, Raoul Ubac, Cecil Beaton and Curtis Moffat, the exhibition “Black Atlantic” by Nancy Cunard evokes the dedicated life of Nancy Cunard but also the intellectual, political, social and artistic history of the black diaspora in the 1930s. Musée du Quai Branly 37, quai Branly 75007 Paris Tuesday, wednesday and sunday 11am to 7pm Thursday, friday, saturday 11am - 9pm Closed on mondays http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/ Dries Van Noten - Inspirations March 1st to August 31st 2014 Musée des Arts Décoratifs The exhibition illuminates Dries Van Noten's world and creative vision by showing his collections alongside museum pieces. This is the very first exhibition devoted to the designer's work. Les Arts Décoratifs – Mode et textile 107 rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris Open everyday except Mondays 11am to 6pm Late opening Thursdays until 9pm http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/ The Treasures of Naples March 19th to July 20th Musée Maillol The Museum of the Treasure of Saint Januarius has allowed the Musée Maillol to borrow its precious collection so that it can be displayed in Paris for several months. The Museum of the Treasure of Saint Januarius is known as a place where extraordinary works, donated by royalty, popes and other prominent figures have been collected throughout the centuries. It is one of the largest collection of jewelry in the world MUSÉE MAILLOL 59-61 Rue de Grenelle 75007 Paris Open everyday 10:30am to 7pm Late openings Monday and Friday 9:30pm www.museemaillol.com DAVID LYNCH « SMALL STORIES » Maison Européenne de la photographie January 15th to March 16th The Maison Européenne de la Photographie gave David Lynch carte blanche for an exhibition.  « Small stories » consists of forty black and white photographs made specially for the show.  Unfortunately, we do not know much more details.  Knowing the world of David Lynch, we are curious to see what small stories he created around those photographies. Maison Européenne de la photographie Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am - 8pm (tickets on sale until 7.30pm). Closed Mondays and Tuesdays http://www.mep-fr.org/english JOAN FONTCUBERTA « CAMOUFLAGES » Maison Européenne de la photographie January 15th to March 16th Joan Fontcuberta is a renowned conceptual photographer as well as a writer, editor, curator and a teacher. Throughout his career he has received several distinctions, such as being ordained Knight of Arts and Letters in 1994, by the French Ministry of Culture or receiving the UK Year of Photography and Electronic Image Grant Award by the Arts Council England in 1997. In 2013, he has been awarded with the prestigious Hasselblad Photography Prize. The European House of Photography (MEP) highlights the creation of an artist who plays with scientific, media or religious truths through nine series presented as modules, as well as a tenth project consisting of portraits. Maison Européenne de la photographie Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am - 8pm (tickets on sale until 7.30pm). Closed Mondays and Tuesdays http://www.mep-fr.org/english ROBERT ADAMS « THE PLACE WE LIVE » Jeu de Paume February 11th to May 18th Robert Adams has been considered one of the most important and influential chroniclers of the American West. The exhibition “Robert Adams: The Place We Live“ reflects Adams’ longstanding interest in tragic relationship between man and nature and his quest to find redeeming light and beauty in a deteriorating landscape. With more than two hundred and fifty pictures chosen from twenty–one series, this retrospective presents for the first time the diverse aspects of his epic body of work and each of the photographer’s major projects. Taken as a whole, the photographs in this exhibition highlight the photographer’s commitment to present the wealth of beauty in our natural surroundings and to underscore our obligation as citizens to protect our environment, not only in the American West, but in the broader world. Viewers will be guided through the exhibition by short texts taken from the photographer’s writings. Jeu de Paume 1 place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris Tuesday: 11am – 9pm Wednesday – Sunday 7pm Closed Mondays http://www.jeudepaume.org COMING INTO FASHION: A CENTURY OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY AT CONDÉ NAST Palais Galliera, Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris March 1st to May 25th  After reopening with the exhibition of Azzedine Alaia, the Palais Galliera pays tribute to some of the best fashion photographers with "coming into fashion: a century of fashion photography at Condé Nast. For a century, Conde Nast, editor of magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour or W, played a big role in the fashion world and photography. The exhibition draws on the archives of Condé Nast, bringing together about 150 prints from leading fashion photographers from 1918 through to the present day. The very first photographer employed by the group was Baron Adolf de Meyer, to be followed by Edward Steichen, George Hoyningen-Huene, Horst P. Horst, Cecil Beaton, Erwin Blumenfeld and Irving Penn. Then, from the 1950s onwards, Guy Bourdin, William Klein, David Bailey, Helmut Newton, Bruce Weber, Peter Lindbergh, Steven Meisel, Herb Ritts, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Miles Aldridge... The exhibition is an opportunity to rediscover the work of some ninety photographers. The photographs are also accompanied by about fifteen haute couture items from the collections of the Palais Galliera. Clifford Coffin, Vogue ©1949CondéNast Palais Galliera 10 avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie 75116 Paris - Tél : 01 56 52 86 00 Every day except Mondays 10am to 6pm Late opening on thursdays until 9pm http://www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr