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GRAND PALAIS, Paris W GRAND PALAIS, Paris w BIENVENUE AU GRAND PALAIS Welcome to the Grand Palais Le Grand Palais est situé au coeur de Paris, la ville la plus visitée au monde, sur l’avenue des Champs-Elysées. Il accueille chaque année 40 événements et plus de 2 millions de visiteurs. Marché de l’art, défilés de mode, salons, manifestations sportives, concerts, performances et installations artistiques… le monument est ouvert à toutes les formes d’art et d’expression. The Grand Palais is located on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, right in the heart of Paris, the most visited city in the world. Each year it hosts 40 events and over 2 million visitors. Art fairs, fashion shows, trade fairs, sporting events, concerts, artistic performances and installations… this historic monument is open to all forms of art and expression. UN JOYAU AU COEUR DE PARIS, SUR LES CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES A jewel in the heart of Paris, on the Champs-Élysées Edifié pour l’Exposition Universelle de 1900, le Grand Palais est un monument historique, « consacré par la République à la gloire de l’art français ». Depuis sa création, il a accueilli de nombreux événements artistiques, des spectacles de danse, des concerts, des concours hippiques mais aussi les premiers salons de l’automobile et de l’aviation. Built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, the Grand Palais is a historic monument, “dedicated by the Republic to the glory of French art”. It has hosted numerous artistic events since it first opened, dance shows, concerts, horse shows, as well as the early motor and air shows. LA PLUS GRANDE VERRIÈRE D’EUROPE The largest glass roof in Europe Exploit à la fois technique et artistique, le Grand Palais est un bâtiment unique et monumental. Sa surface globale est de 72 000 m2 . La surface de la Nef, seule, est de 13 500 m2. La construction de l’ensemble du Grand Palais a nécessité 8 500 tonnes de métal et 200 000 tonnes de pierres. A stunning technical and artistic achievement, the Grand Palais is a unique, monumental building. It has a surface area of 72,000 m2. The surface area of the Nave alone is 13,500 m2. 8,500 metric tons of cast iron and 200,000 metric tons of stone were used for its construction. DES ÉVÉNEMENTS PRESTIGIEUX Prestigious events DES EXPOSITIONS D’ART INTERNATIONALES International art exhibitions LES EXPOSITIONS D’ART / ART EXHIBITIONS Monet, l’exposition la plus visitée au monde, avec 900 000 visiteurs. Monet, the most visited exhibition in the world, with 900,000 visitors. Edward Hopper, Helmut Newton, L’aventure des Stein, Le grand monde d’Andy Warhol, Picasso et les maîtres, etc. LA CRÉATION CONTEMPORAINE / CONTEMPORARY CREATIVE WORKS FIAC, Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris Photo, Art Paris Art Fair, Monumenta... LA MODE - LE LUXE / FASHION - LUXUry GOODS Défilés / fashion shows : Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Sonia Rykiel, Carven, Vanessa Bruno, Paco Rabanne, Issey Miyake, etc. Expositions / Exhibitions : Cartier, Bulgari, Chanel,... SPORT - JEUNESSE - MUSIQUE / sport - YOUTH - MUSIC Saut Hermès, concert de Prince, Nuit électro, Fête de la danse, Redbull Skylines, championnat du monde d’escrime, etc. L’aventure des Stein, 2011 Helmut Newton, 2012 Hopper, 2012 Helmut Newton, 2012 Bohèmes, 2012 Le Grand monde d’Andy Warhol, 2009 Monet, 2010 Hopper, 2012 Bohèmes, 2012 Grand Palais EXPOSITIONS/EXHIBITIONS exposition Dynamo Un siècle de lumière et de mouvement dans l’art A Century of Light and Movement in Art 1913 - 2013 10 avril - 22 juillet 2013 10 April - 22 July 2013 Sur près de 4 000 m2, l’exposition montre comment, de Calder à Kapoor, de nombreux artistes ont traité les notions de vision, d’espace, de lumière et de mouvements dans leurs œuvres, en réalisant souvent des installations dans lesquelles le visiteur est partie prenante : les atmosphères chromatiques et changeantes d’Ann Veronica Janssens, les miroirs kaléïdoscopiques de Jeppe Hein ou les réalisation in situ de Felice Varini. un siècle Exposition organisée par la Réunion des musées nationaux-Grand Palais de lumière et In an area of almost 4,000 m², this exhibition shows how, from Calder to Kapoor, de mouvement many artists have explored the notions of vision, space, light and movement in their dans l’art works, often encouraging visitors to take an active role in their installations: notable examples include Ann Veronica Janssens’ changing chromatic atmospheres, Jeppe Hein’s kaleidoscopic mirrors and the in situ creations of Felice Varini. Exhibition organised by la Réunion des musées nationaux-Grand Palais Jesus Rafael Soto, Pénétrable BBL Bleu © Carlos Cruz-Diez, Transchromie Mecanique © Archives Soto © ADAGP, Paris 2013 ADAGP, Paris 2013 grandpalais.fr design : c-album EXPOSITIONS/EXHIBITIONS EXPOSITIONS/EXHIBITIONS EDWARD Georges Braque Félix Vallotton Le feu sous la glace - Fire under Ice 18 septembre 2013 - 6 janvier 2014 2 octobre 2013 - 20 janvier 2014 HOPPER18 September 2013 - 6 January 2014 2 October 2013 - 20 January 2014 Grand Palais Première rétrospective consacrée à l’artiste par un musée national parisien depuis près Cette rétrospective ambitieuse de l’œuvre de Georges Braque, artiste majeur du d’un demi-siècle, l’exposition revisite l’œuvre de Vallotton sous un angle inédit. Elle s’ar- e 10 octobre 2012 ticule autour de dix axes aux intitulés évocateurs, tant des préoccupations esthétiques, XX siècle, retrace toutes les périodes de sa création, depuis28 le janvier Fauvisme 2013 jusqu’à l’œuvre ultime qui culmine dans les séries éblouissantes des grands ateliers et des sociales et politiques dont s’est nourrie la créativité du peintre que de la personnalité oiseaux. Le parcours chronologique insiste sur les temps forts de son travail, comme complexe de l’homme. www.rmngp.fr le cubisme, les Canéphores des années vingt ou ses derniers paysages Exposition coorganisée par la Réunion des musées nationaux-Grand Palais et le musée d’Orsay Exposition organisée par la Réunion des musées nationaux-Grand Palais et le Centre Pompidou The first Vallotton retrospective held by a national museum in Paris for almost fifty years, This ambitious retrospective of the work of Georges Braque, a major 20th century this exhibition approaches his work from an entirely new angle. The works are arranged artist, looks back at all the different periods of his work, from Fauvism right through into ten themes, each with an evocative title inspired as much by the aesthetic, social to his late works that culminated in the stunning Studio and Bird series. The exhibition and political concerns that fuelled the painter’s creativity as by the complex personality is laid out chronologically, focusing on the high points of his work, such as Cubism, the of the man. Canephora of the 1920s and his last landscapes. Exhibition organised by the Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais and the Orsay Museum Exhibition organised by the Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais and the Centre Pompidou. Félix Vallotton, La Loge de théâtre, Le Monsieur et la Dame (détail), 1909 Collection particulière © DR , (détail) 1942, Friends of American Art Collection © Art Institute of Chicago. design c-album Institute ofArt Chicago. © Collection Art ofAmerican Friends (détail) 1942, , Georges Braque, Femme nue assise (détail), 1907, Paris, musée national d’art moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou, Nighthawks © Centre Pompidou, MNAMCCI, Dist. RMN/Philippe Migeat, ©ADAGP, Paris 2013 Hopper, Edward EXPOSITIONS/EXHIBITIONS EXPOSITIONS/EXHIBITIONS Raymond Depardon Cartier Tendre couleur - Gentle colour Le style et l’histoire Style and History 14 novembre 2013 - 15 février 2014 14 November 2013 - 15 February 2014 4 décembre 2013 - 16 février 2014 Le Grand Palais accueille la première rétrospective du photographe et réalisateur, qui 4 December 2013 - 16 Februray 2014 a fait entrer le photojournalisme dans l’histoire de l’art. L’exposition invite le public à la découverte de photos inédites en couleur (anciennes et récentes) et de nouvelles prises Éclipsée peut-être par la célébrité du nom et l’éclat des diamants, l’histoire complexe de vues, offrant un regard sur des thèmes chers au cœur de l’artiste : les grands espaces et foisonnante de la grande maison de joaillerie demeure trop peu connue. Cartier a et la solitude des villes. Le parcours reflète la vision personnelle de Depardon dans des pourtant joué un rôle très important dans l’histoire des arts décoratifs. Ses créations, lieux très différents mais unis par une grande douceur des couleurs. du classicisme du « joaillier des rois » aux inventions radicales du style moderne, entre Exposition organisée par la Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais en collaboration avec Magnum Photos. géométrie et exotisme, offrent un témoignage passionnant sur l’évolution du goût et des codes sociaux. Joaillerie, horlogerie, objets aussi pratiques que raffinés : Cartier a séduit les personnalités les plus élégantes du xxe siècle. The Grand Palais is hosting the first retrospective of this photographer and director Exposition organisée par la Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais who brought photojournalism into the history of art. The public is invited to discover previously unseen colour photos (old and more recent) as well as new images, giving an Eclipsed, perhaps, by the famous name and the sparkle of the diamonds, the complex insight into themes close to the artist’s heart: open spaces and the loneliness of the city. and exuberant history of this great jeweller remains relatively unknown. And yet the The exhibition reflects Depardon’s personal vision in locations that are very different but Maison Cartier has played a very important role in the history of the arts. Its creations, which are given a unity by the softness of the colours. from the classicism of the “Jeweller of Kings” to the radical inventions of the Modern Exhibition organised by the Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais in collaboration with Magnum Photos. Style, somewhere between geometry and exoticism, present a fascinating record of how taste and social conventions have changed.
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