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Nuit Blanche (White Night), a celebration of art, food, and culture, takes place overnight as an annual event in October, [12] the same month as the Paris Motor Show. Also held in October is the Foire Internationale d'art contemporain (International Contemporary Art Fair), or FIAC. The Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre, celebrating the wine ...
The Biennale de Paris (English: Paris Biennale) is a noted French art festival, established in 1959. In 1983, the organization ceased functions, until its reestablishment in 2000 with the first exhibition of the new era occurring in 2004. [1] The Biennale's mission is to promote art and artists which challenge current conventions in the art ...
The Salon (French: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: Salon de Paris [salɔ̃ də paʁi]), beginning in 1667 [1] was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art event in the Western world.
Its official adoption as the motto of the city of Paris dates to 24 November 1853, in connection with the renovation of Paris led by Georges-Eugène Haussmann. [5] It was included as the heraldic motto with the city's coat of arms from this time. [10] The motto is part of the official livery of the Paris Fire Brigade.
Its Singapore branch (managed through Art Heritage Singapore) also closed down, in April of the same year. [7] After it closed down, it was revealed that Marc Restellini may have used the Pinacothèque with the art dealer Yves Bouvier to sell the exhibited works. The Pinacothèque was a subsidiary of companies in Belgium and the Netherlands, so ...
Now its art is in a museum. The humor magazine that began in 1952 as a comic book making fun of other comic books soon became an institution for mocking authority in all spheres of life, from TV ...
The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ palɛ de ʃɑ̃z‿elize]; English: Great Palace of the Champs-Élysées), commonly known as the Grand Palais, is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine, France.
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