Festivals and Films
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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736
28 January - 25 April 2011. Bavarian-born Austrian sculptor and master portraitist Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736-1783) is renowned for his "character head" busts whose faces are contorted in extreme...
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Until 21 March 2011. In an attempt to extract the artist from the movement, the Centre Pompidou assesses the work of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) and his dual identity as the leading figure...
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22 September-24 January 2010. The exhibition showcases 60 years of Monet
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15 September - 3 January 2011. Born in Jalapa, Mexico in 1962, Gabriel Orozco travels constantly and is an artist of no fixed abode. Neither is he equipped with a permanent studio. Despite this his wo...
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Architecture and Comics: The City Illustrated
1 July - 28 November 2010. Comprising 350 works by 150 international comic book authors, the Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Architecture presents an exhibition examining the relationship between c...
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09 July 2010 - 14 February 2011. This exhibition in the Natural History Museum caters for all the family and explores the evolution of animals and plants on Planet Earth. Encompassing some 35 million...
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Roads to Arabia - Archaeological Treasures from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
16 July - 27 September 2010. This exhibition of 300 artefacts traces the history of Saudi Arabia from prehistoric times to the present day. Most of the items on show, which include silverware, jewelle...
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10 March - 31 August 2010. When a documentary filmed in the concentration camp of Dachau was first screened 65 years ago, the world recoiled in a collective gasp of revulsion and horror. The film was...
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Yves Saint Laurent: Retropsective
11 March - 29 August 2010. Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008) began his career in 1953 by coming third place in a young fashion designer contest. By the time he retired in 2002 he was lauded as France's...
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30 March - 18 July 2010. Largely unknown to the western world, the Adivasis people make up the folk communities of India's indigenous population and are spread across the entire territory. Although th...
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18 March - 4 July 2010. The Lalannes, two individual sculptors often regarded as a single entity, are known for using nature and animals in their unique artwork. They have exhibited together ever sinc...
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Visions d’orient - Les orientales de Victor Hugo
26 March - 4 July 2010. Considered the most important of the Romantic authors in the French language, Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was aged 27 when he published "Les Orientales", a collection of flamboyant...
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30 March 2010 - 2 January 2011. An intriguing exhibition examining the complex issue of counterfeit goods. Placing genuine items alongside forgeries, participants are encouraged to spot the difference...
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10 March - 19 July 2010. Aged 88, London-based painter Lucian Freud is arguably one of the world's most important living artists. This exhibition, his first in France for 22 years, pays tribute to the...
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Until 31 December 2010. Donated to the Marmottan Museum in 1981, the Daniel Wildenstein Collection comprises 313 miniatures. Including works from the 13th to 16th century, from English, French, Italia...
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27 January - 5 April 2010. To celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, an exhibition of extinct and endangered species is taking place at the Cabinet d'Histoire of the Jardin des Plantes. Art...
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Joseph Kosuth: Neither Appearance Nor Illusion
22 October 2009 - 21 June 2010. Joseph Kosuth, a major presence in the contemporary international art scene, has taken over the exterior ancient walls and moat of the Louvre by suspending neon tubes w...
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23 October 2009 - 28 February 2010. This exhibition is not only interesting due to the breathtaking beauty of the work on display, but also because of the fresh questions it poses. Separated by a gene...
