In the Land of the Rising Sun
Through his vibrant portraits, breathtaking landscapes, and striking black and white still lifes, photographer Pierre-Elie de Pibrac paints an Ephemeral Portrait of Japan. The artist traveled across the country from December 2019 to August 2020 to create his series "Hakanai Sonzai", which means "I feel like an ephemeral creature". It was an immersive journey where he encountered unique individuals: yakuza members, Fukushima survivors, and even hikikomoris (people who live secluded in their rooms, disconnected from the outside world).
Éphemère Portrait of Japan
Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet
6, place d'Iéna – 16th arrondissement
Until January 15, 2024
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Sensory Journey
From fields of rare essences to the perfumer's workshop, from the streets of the medina to the hammam, from sacred spaces to the heart of the home... perfume dwells in Arabian lands. With Perfumes of the Orient, the Arab World Institute pays tribute to this ancient and vibrant civilization of perfumes, through the history of spice trade and the incense route, the practices related to perfume making, objects infused with floral waters, and spectacular bouquets of jasmine or narcissus. All portrayed through narratives that stimulate all our senses, with specially created olfactory devices by perfume creator Christopher Sheldrake.
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Scents of the Orient
Institute of the Arab World
1, rue des Fosses-Saint-Bernard - 5th
Until March 17, 2024
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A Dive into Bollywood
With over 1500 films per year, the Indian film industry is the most i.Important to the world, but often unknown to the general public or distorted by prejudices. Fortunately, you still have a few days to discover this very special practice of the 7th art at an exhibition at the Quai Branly Museum. On the program, over 200 works - paintings, shadow figurines, costumes, photographs - illustrating the incredible diversity of popular arts, stories, and artistic influences that have shaped the universe of Indian cinemas.
Bollywood Superstars
Musée du Quai Branly
37, quai Jacques Chirac – 7e
Until January 14, 2024
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The Tour of the USA
The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation dedicates a complete exhibition to the internationally renowned American photographer Ruth Orkin (1921-1985). But this expo focuses on a particular series... In 1939, at the young age of 17, the artist embarked on a crazy project, that of crossing the United States from West to East. She traveled long distances by car, train, or bus, and for the rest, she captured images on her faithful travel companion, her bicycle. In four months, she recorded 350 photographs of urban views, self-portraits, and astonishing compositions...
Bike Trip, USA, 1939
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
79, rue des Archives – 3e
Until January 14, 2024
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Time Travel
No trips to sunnier lands for this exhibition, but rather a journey back in time, to the heart of artistic Paris in the 1930s. Foujita, Marc Chagall, Giorgio de Chirico, Wassily Kandinsky, André Breton, Jean-Paul Sartre, Marguerite Duras, Boris Vian, Joséphine Baker, Jean Cocteau... The photographer Boris Lipnitzki and his portraits of the actors of the Parisian artistic and cultural life are honored at the Galerie Roger-Viollet.
Foujita, circa 1925 © Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
Boris Lipnitzki, a Russian photographer chronicling 1930s Paris
Galerie Roger-Viollet
Roger-Viollet
6, rue de Seine – 6thTuesday to Saturday from 11am to 7pmMore information
