When gray and dreary winter arrives in the capital, the only thing we dream of is a splash of color in our everyday lives. Perfect timing—that's exactly what the Grand Palais has in store for us. From December 16, 2026, through March 21, 2027, the famous museum in the 8th arrondissement welcomes artist Mika Ninagawa for an unmissable exhibition titled Alive with Shadows. What's on the menu? An explosion of color that plunges us into a truly singular universe.
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Transforming the Grand Palais into a temple of nature
In Japan and around the globe, her reputation speaks for itself: Mika Ninagawa stands out as one of the emblematic figures of visual arts. This year, it's in Paris that she sets up shop with a particularly floral and almost dreamlike exhibition. Alongside the EiM collective of creators, she unveils photographs, videos and installations that reveal the great diversity and richness of her artistic world. Forget the Grand Palais as you know it – you'll find yourself in a maze of gardens and flowers, accompanied by butterflies and goldfish. The goal? To showcase the incredible beauty of nature, but also its fleeting essence. To make it last, photography i
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Revealing the shadowy side behind the beauty of things
« I know that everything comes to an end. And it's precisely because I'm aware of this fleeting nature that I deeply desire to keep breathing life into these passing moments
, and yet miraculous » , explains the artist. Thus, through this exhibition Alive with Shadows — which means living with our shadows — she invites us to admire and question the different layers of her art: the shimmering beauty in the first place, but also the nuances that complete each work, even the shadows that accompany them, just as they inhabit each one of us.Alive with Shadows
Grand Palais
17, avenue du Général Eisenhower – Paris 8
From December 16, 2026 to March 21, 2027
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