Chaïm Soutine at the Pinacothèque de Paris until January 27, 2008

It was while studying Soutine’s portrait by Modigliani that Marc Restellini decided to put on this exhibition. In that sublime portrait, he discovered that the handsome Italian endowed Soutine, as discreetly as possible, with a religious symbolism by painting him with his left hand carrying out the Cohen’s benediction, that family of High priests in the Temple of Jerusalem. This deliberately secretive detail revealed an out-of-the common personality that might have escaped everyone but which Modigliani nonetheless wanted to immortalize, as though to confer a mystical dimension on Soutine.

This exhibition will show a brilliant artist, an inquisitor of souls and minds, through approximately 80 paintings, most of which are totally re-discovered works, exhibited for the very first time. Many canvases were restored for this occasion. The ensemble comes from the most important private collections as well as from international museums: French, Japanese, Swiss and American.

Through his use of portraiture, Soutine examined the personalities of his chosen sitters. He showed up their quintessential characteristics, and drew out of each of them what no other artist had perceived. He was quite rightly described as an Expressionist, and was the only one to have represented that movement in France, whereas it was the very basis of all the developing movements, be it in Germany and in Austria at the same period. A true visionary, he transcended reality to transform it into an imaginary representation about a century ahead of his time. On the cusp of several movements still in their infancy, he based his art on the most classical and the most illustrious of his fore-runners (Rembrandt, Courbet, Corot, Cézanne….) to become the major precursor of the greatest contemporary artists from Pollock to De Kooning. He was a reference for all of the Cobra movement, as well as for Bacon, whose pictorial powerfulness descends directly from Soutine.

Today the Pinacothèque de Paris wants to throw a new light on the works by this essential artist from the start of the 20th century, thanks to loans shown for the first and, quite probably, the last time.

Chaïm Soutine at the Pinacothèque de Paris
until January 27, 2008

Pinacothèque de Paris
http://www.pinacotheque.com/expoAVP.fr.html
28 Place de la Madeleine
75008 Paris

The Pinacothèque de Paris is open every day from 10.30 AM to 6 PM
On Tuesday December 25 , and January 1st, open between 2 PM to 6 PM.
The ticket office closes at 5.15 PM

Full rate : 9 euros
Reduced rate (on presentation of a document) : 7 euros
Between 12 and 25 years old, students, job seekers (documents less than a year
old),Large families, cardholders of Améthyste and Emeraude, Maison des artistes,
priority card holders for handicapped people
Free (on presentation of a document)
for the under –12s, journalists, ICOM, RMI and old age pensioners, Conference
Guides and teachers with a group reservation, invalid cardholders.
Group rates : 8,50 euros per person including the rental of the audiophone
(mandatory). Groups between 7 to 25 persons.

Metro :
Stop : Madeleine
Ligne 8 : Balard - Créteil Préfecture
Ligne 12 : Mairie d’Issy - Porte de la Chapelle
Ligne 14 : Saint Lazare - Olympiades
Bus : Stops : Madeleine et Madeleine – Vignon
Autobus 42 : Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou – Gare du Nord
Autobus 52 : Parc de Saint Cloud - Opéra Stop : Madeleine
Autobus 24 : Gare Saint Lazare - Ecole Vétérinaire de Maisons–Alfort
Autobus 84 : Porte de Champerret – Panthéon
Autobus 94 : Levallois Louison Bobet - Gare Montparnasse
Parking: Madeleine Tronchet Vinci, Rue Chauveau-Lagarde, Rue Caumartin

Sots Art Political Art in Russia from 1972 to today until January 20th 2008

Until January 20th,2008 - la maison rouge presents Sots Art: Political Art in Russia. The exhibition will retrace the development of a movement which, from the early 1970s and in the wake of Socialist Realism, would stand out as the first original art movement in Russia since the 1920s avant-garde.
Sots Art will be chronologically staged in all the foundation's rooms, from the origins of the movement to its influence on contemporary works.
The term was coined in 1972 by two Moscow artists, Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, as a take on Pop Art, "Sots" being a contraction of Socialism and Art.


The Moscow Conceptualist, or Russian Conceptualist, movement began with the Sots art of Komar and Melamid in the early 1970s, and continued as a trend in Russian art into the 1980s. It attempted to subvert socialist ideology using the strategies of conceptual art and appropriation art.
The central figures were Ilya Kabakov, Andrei Monastyrsky and Komar and Melamid. The group also included Eric Bulatov and Viktor Pivovarov.
Mikhail Epstein, in After the Future: The Paradoxes of Postmodernism and Contemporary Russian Culture (1995) explains why conceptualism is particularly appropriate to the culture and history of Russia, but also how it differs from Western Conceptualism: "In the West, conceptualism substitutes "one thing for another"--a real object for its verbal description. But in Russia the object that should be replaced is simply absent.”

curator : Andreï Erofeev
exhibition sponsors :
Tretiakov Gallery (Moscow)
Fondation Société d’encouragement des Beaux-Arts (Moscow)
Ekaterina Foundation (Moscow)
Novi Foundation (Moscow)
laboratoire ProLab (Moscow)

Sots Art : Political Art in Russia
Until January 20th 2008

la maison rouge
http://www.lamaisonrouge.org/
10 boulevard de la bastille
75012 paris france
phone +33(0) 1 40 01 08 81
fax +33(0)1 40 01 08 83

opens Wedneday to Sunday
11 a.m to 7 p.m
late-night Thursday until 9 p.m
closed December 25th, January 1st and May 1st

subway stations : quai de la rapée (line 5) or bastille (line 1, 8)
RER : Gare de Lyon

full price : 6.50 euros
concessions : 4.50 euros
13-18 years, students, full-time artists and over-65s
free : under-13s, the unemployed, companions of disabled visitors, members of ICOM and amis of la maison rouge

Playback at the ARC/Paris MoMa until January 06th, 2008

Playback is an exhibition showcasing more than 50 off rhythm and exciting music videos directed by contemporary artists
in the last 20 years.
Playback is also a scenography anchored in our daily lives: at the gym, in a karaoke, in a home-cinema, at the hi-fi store…
Playback finally offers an exclusive program of concerts, performances, films projections and even a hair brush contest ...

A video from the Opening


Artist roster: Doug Aitken, Laurie Anderson, Cory Arcangel, assume vivid astro focus, Charles Atlas, Alex Bag, Judith Barry, Sadie Benning, Johanna Billing, Michael Bell-Smith, Joseph Beuys, Dara Birnbaum, Black Leotard Front, Rebecca Bournigault, Robert Breer, Olaf Breuning, Buckle Bunnies, Miguel Calderon, Cao Fei, Antoine Catala, Roberto Cuoghi, Brice Dellsperger, Devo, Eric Duyckaerts, Robert Frank, Mario Garcia Torres, Rodney Graham, Daniel Guzmán, Camille Henrot, Thomas Hirschhorn, Damien Hirst, Karl Holmqvist, Jonathan Horowitz, i could never be a dancer, Derek Jarman, Susi Jirkuff, Tomoki Kakitani, Richard Kern, The Kingpins, Thomas Lélu & JD, Christelle Lheureux, Kalup Linzy, Jacques Lizène & Daniel Dutrieux, Lydia Lunch, Las Malas Amistades, Paul McCarthy, Jill Miller, Melvin Moti, Petra Mrzyk & Jean-François Moriceau, Melik Ohanian, Tony Oursler, Paper Rad, Cécile Paris, Martin Parr, Ara Peterson, Maroussia Rebecq & Mathieu Danet, The Residents, Michael Roy, Kati Rule, Joanna Rytel, Wilhelm Sasnal, Susan Smith-Pinelo, Sonic Youth, Georgina Starr, Los Super Elegantes, Jimi Tenor, Wolfgang Tillmans, Jean-Luc Verna, Andy Warhol, William Wegman, Wyldfile, YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES...

Playback
Until January 06th, 2008

ARC/Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris
www.myspace.com/playback_arc
11 avenue du Président Wilson
75116 Paris

Tel. : 01 53 67 40 00
metro : Iéna
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 06pm
Late night on Thursday until 10pm

An American View: Barbara Ernst Prey at the Mona Bismarck Foundation until January 12, 2008

Drawing from the technical tradition of renowned American artists such as Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper and carrying on their development of a truly American school, Barbara Ernst Prey’s painting is based on European traditions, but moves in its own direction in terms of treatment and subject matter. These paintings evoke the somewhat subtle symbols of the spirit of America and its cultural foundations – a fluttering home-sewn quilt, lingering twilight on the coast of Maine, Adirondack chairs grouped in the family garden, lobster fisherman’s dories at rest – symbols of the deep, cultural spirit which binds the United States. Ask any American. These are images of the soul of the country and its unified dreams, emblems which speak to fifth generation Americans, as well as newly arrived immigrants.

An American View: Barbara Ernst Prey
Until January 12, 2008

Mona Bismarck Foundation
www.monabismarck.org
34 avenue de New York
75116 Paris

Entry free

Tel: +33 (0) 1 47 23 38 88
Email: info@monabismarck.org

Days and Opening Hours
Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:30am to 6:30pm (Closed on holidays)
Metro: Alma-Marceau, Trocadéro
Bus : 72 – 63 – 94

BANG+BANG®from December 01st:midnight to 31st, 2007:11:55pm at Glaz'art

Sexpo ! By Lorenzo: "Bang+Bang® drag us into an exciting place: each image makes us a voyeur / disturbed reader, titillating our latent fetishism. Each piece immerses us in its uncanny peculiarity, and invites us to design our sensational, sensorial world."

Erotic and funny, smart, naughty, Lorenzo's universe will take over the scene for a global performance on Dec. 5th : projection of mini films bang+bang®, A live concert from the bang+bang® 's Original Soundtrack written by Catleya, presentation of the deluxePoster® + cheapPoster®, hot performance of Juliette Dragon and the Filles de Joies (prostitutes). Live de Catleya à l’occasion de la sortie de leur dernier album « Rien ne presse » (RCA). A Live set from Catleya in conjunction with the release of their latest album "Rien ne presse" (RCA). Of course we'll dance together on miss Dragon's dj set.

EXPO BANG+BANG®
from December 01st:midnight to 31st, 2007:11:55pm

Glaz'Art
www.glazart.com
7/15 porte de la Villette
75019 Paris
Tél. 01 40 36 55 65
Fax. 01 40 36 09 50
Free entrance

Hedi Slimane /// Perfect Stranger Until January 5th, 2008

It is not on a podium that the designer Hedi Slimane is making his come-back but at the Galerie Almine Rech in Paris with the exhibition "Hedi Slimane / / / Perfect Stranger."

This art project was originally commissioned by the MUSAC. The Leon's Museum of Contemporary Art in Spain asked the designer to create a set of multimedia documents on the 2007 edition of the Benicassim festival. This rock rendez-vous had gathered last July some of the biggest names in the international arena such as Iggy & The Stooges, Nouvelle Vague, Dinosaur Jr, Amy Winehouse, Cassius, Muse, Unklle ... "Hedi Slimane /// Perfect Stranger" is a video, sound and photography tour in the heart of this festival. An exhibition at MUSAC and a book will follow this first step in the Paris gallery.

Hedi Slimane /// Perfect Stranger
www.hedislimane.com/diary/index.php
from Novembre 29th, 2007 to January 5th, 2008

Galerie Almine Rech
http://www.galeriealminerech.com/
19, rue de Saintonge
75003 Paris

Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 07pm

Métro ; Art et métiers (ligne 3)
Fille du calvaire (ligne 8)
Bus : 96 (Arret Bretagne); 29 (arret rue vieille du temple)

www.hedislimane.com
www.myspace.com/hedislimaneofficial

The theatrics of a lonely imagination Yves Saint Laurent Théatre, cinéma, music-hall, etc. til January 27th, 2008

Yves Saint Laurent may now be over 70 years old and retired from the fashion world, but it would wrong to forget the incredible influence he had during his career. A new exhibition at the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent (5 avenue Marceau, 16th arrondissement) shows a selection of his creations for the cinema, theatre and ballet, and runs until 27th January 2008. Did you know that he designed dresses for Claudia Cardinale in The Pink Panther? No, neither did I.

Yves Saint Laurent
Théatre, cinéma, music-hall, ballet
from Octobre 4th , 2007 to January 27th, 2008

Fondation Pierre Bergé / Yves Saint Laurent
www.ysl-hautecouture.com
3, rue Léonce Reynaud
75116 Paris
Information 01 44 31 64 31

Tuesday to Sunday
11am to 06pm
Admission price : 5€ concession : 3€

Metro: Alma Marceau
bus : 42 - 63 - 80 - 92 - 72
Disabled access
Parking avenue George V

The 111 of the arts of 2007 1.111 images to heal

111 Artists - 1.111 Original art pieces - 111€ per framed piece

All proceeds from the sale will go towards supporting the "Hospitalized Children suffering from Cancer" fund

The artists:
Jean-Jacques ADER • Michelle ALIMI-KRUITHOF • Pascal ANDRAULT • Benoît AUCLERE • Claire AUSZENKIER • Consuelo BARBOSA • Marie Annick BENETON • Dudley BENNETT • Nicolas BERGEROT • BOGOUSIA • Lionel BORLA • Maïté BOULAY BALDA • Klasien BOULLOUD • Katia CASELLAS-CLERTÉ • Jacques CAUDA • Laure CHAGNON • Nicole CIBOIS • Pierre CLAUSS • Cécile COLOMBO• Hervé COMBE • Pierre CORCOS • Catherine CORNEC • Elisa COSSONNET • DANASEGAR • Anne DE LA FOURNIÈRE • DECEBAL N • Véronique DESMASURES FRANCOTTE • Pasquale DESTREMAU • Dominique DRAUSSIN • Béatrice DUCREST • Roland DUPOUY • Khédija ENNIFER-COURTOIS • Jean-Louis ESPILIT • FASO • Laurence FOGLIERINI • Dominique FONTAINE MALLAT • Brigitte FOURNIER • Danielle GALLOIS • Sylvette GASSAN • Annick GASTON • Joseph GRENEVILLE • Catherine GUTHUIX • Jörg HERMLE • JMR • Benjamin JOFFRE • JOPHAN • Catherine JUNOD • Christelle LABOURGADE • Kiki LACARRIÈRE • Jean-Jacques LAPOIRIE • Caroline LASNIER • Marc LE DIZET • Jean-François LESENFANS • LUNAT • Jean-Claude LUTON • Anita MALAGRÉ • Emma MALIG • Isabelle MALMEZAT • Jean-Antoine MALOT • Pascal MARGAT • Frédérique MARTEAU • Pascal MATHE • Hervé MAURY • Isabelle MEGLINKY • MÉLI • Wanda MIHULEAC • Stéphane MORIAU • Maria MSIKA • Anne-Catherine NESA • Catherine ORSAL • Stéphanie PASQUIER-DESVIGNES • Joël PICAUD • Bruno PIKETTY • Pierre PITROU • Mili PRESMAN • Paul RAYNAL • Françoise RIVAUX • Florence ROQUEBRUNE • Olivier ROUAULT • Chantal ROUX • Damien Nicolas ROUX • Anny ROUX-SARDA • Frédérique SANTERRE • Ayako SASAKIBARA • René SCHLOSSER • Vincent SOJIC • romainSOussan • Marie-Line SULLE • Yuuko SUZUKI • Pierre TANGUY • Olivier-Maurice THOMAS • Alain TREZ • Norma TROSMAN • Martine TROUÏS • Dominique VANDERVEKEN • Pierre Jean VARET • Félicie VIGNAT • Jean-François VINCENT • Pascal VOCHELET • Erick VUILLIER • Gabi WAGNER • Elisabeth WALCKER • Christine WALHAIN • Frank WOHLFAHRT • Philippe ZAMI • Anling ZHANG •

Les 111 des arts 2007
www.les111desarts.org
from November 22nd to December 1st, 2007 - 12 noon to 09pm

Mairie du 8ème arrondissement
3, rue de Lisbonne
75008 Paris