Le Monde's critics present our selection of exhibitions on painting, contemporary art and photography across France.

SelectionHere is Le Monde's selection of must-see art exhibitions, from painter John Singer Sargent to medieval forgeries to contemporary Nigerian artist Otobong Nkanga, which will go on display ...

January 14, 2026 (Paris, France) – Art Paris, the premier spring event for modern and contemporary art, returns to the Grand Palais from April 9 – 12, 2026. The 28th edition will host more than 160 ...

THE French nation has led the world in many movements tending to establish exalted ideals and to uplift mankind ; but at no time in its history have its aims and efforts been more noble or more ...

“We needed a father,” Mennour, 53, tells me one bright morning in Paris, as we converse in his former apartment in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, which he is planning to turn into a space for gallery soirees ...

France’s art market is booming. The country generated a record $339.5 million in auction sales in the first five months of 2022. And after spending two decades and $194 million on construction, ...

During World War II, the Nazis plundered tens of thousands of works of art from the private collections of European Jews, many living in France. About 75 percent of the artwork that came back to ...