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The collection of the Fondation Louis Vuitton does not aim at the objectivity and exhaustiveness of a public collection. It is committed to sharing the emotions and questions provoked by certain works whose power to "break the rules" reinvents a relationship with the world. To do so, it is naturally organized around sensitive lines that draw four directions: Contemplative, Popist, Expressionist, Music and Sound.

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The exhibition brings together the works of 72 urban artists who have taken over a historic Paris metro map. Collector Jérôme Dauchez offered the urban artists the Paris metro map as a backdrop for their imagination. This map, dating from 1947, thus becomes a symbolic surface for expression, where the intertwining metro lines, the curves of the Seine, and the abundance of iconic locations form the backdrop for their creations.

Fluctuart is hosting its first private collection, that of Jérôme Dauchez, for an exhibition that highlights the turbulent relationship between urban art and the Paris metro. The works, which range from reflections on the artists' in situ interventions to interpretations of their relationship with the capital, offer an eclectic panorama of urban art, from graffiti to street art, addressing all kinds of figurative and abstract expressions.

The exhibition sheds light on the final years of Henri Matisse's career, between 1941 and 1954, through more than 230 works, including paintings, drawings, cut-out gouaches, illustrated books, textiles, and stained glass windows, from the Centre Pompidou collection and major international loans. It reveals the multidisciplinary nature of his practice during this period, while bringing together an exceptional collection of cut-out gouaches.

In this solo exhibition, American artist Mickalene Thomas (born in 1971 in New York) explores the visibility and representation of Black women in art, history, and popular culture. Through a vibrant synthesis of painting, collage, photography, and video, she reinvents the classical portrait with a unique queer and Black feminist perspective.

Internationally recognized for her bold and multidimensional practice, Mickalene Thomas explores love as a force for liberation, self-affirmation, and joy. Inspired by bell hooks' seminal text All About Love: New Visions ( 1999), the exhibition celebrates the power of love to transform personal and collective lives. Mickalene Thomas's practice often reinterprets and disrupts canonical moments in European art history. Works referencing masterpieces such as Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1863) and Ingres' La Grande Odalisque (1814) are reimagined through a contemporary lens of emancipation, placing Black women at the center of the narrative.

The Grand Palais invites artists Eva Jospin and Claire Tabouret to take over two galleries connected by a single entrance. On one side, Grottesco, a journey through forests, caves, and imaginary architecture; on the other, D’un seul souffle (In a Single Breath), or behind the scenes of a monumental project: the future contemporary stained-glass windows of Notre-Dame de Paris.

Eva Jospin brings together more than fifteen works, some of which are being exhibited for the first time. The title of the exhibition is inspired by the legend of a young Roman who accidentally fell into a cave where he discovered forgotten frescoes from the Domus Aurea. Eva Jospin draws on a fusion of textiles and sculpture: a style in which the vegetal, the architectural, and the fantastical intertwine. On the other hand, Claire Tabouret invites us into the intimacy of her creative process by unveiling life-size models, sketches, and preparatory work for the six stained-glass windows she created for Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

The exhibition traces the birth and evolution of Japanese comics from the late 19th century to the present day. After exploring Western influences, satirical press, the early days of animation, kamishibai (a form of street theater for children), and the creativity of Osamu Tezuka, the father of modern manga, the exhibition invites visitors to discover the little-known world of painted scrolls and illustrated books from the 18th and 19th centuries, viewed from the perspective of manga art and its graphic processes.

Through a selection of varied works (original manga plates, magazines, painted scrolls and illustrated books, objects and prints), the exhibition places manga back in the cultural context in which they were born, juxtaposing them with works from the Guimet Museum. One section is devoted to Hokusai's world-famous print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, and its reinterpretations in manga and Franco-Belgian comics. Haute couture dresses inspired by manga culture are also on display.

Cartoonist, actor, and radio commentator, Geluck created Le Chat in 1983, which within a few years became a comic book icon and the subject of numerous exhibitions, notably in the form of monumental bronze sculptures on the Champs-Élysées in 2022. This exhibition looks back at the creation of Le Chat, now forever associated with Geluck, through the discovery of the cartoonist's early drawings, watercolors, and the character's first steps and subsequent development. The many mediums used by the artist are highlighted: sketches, original drawings, comic strips, acrylic paintings, silkscreen prints, unusual objects, and sculptures.

Philippe Geluck himself is the curator of the exhibition, in which visitors can see him and Le Chat interacting with prestigious artists such as Warhol, Picasso, Banksy, Vermeer, and Courbet. Courbet is not mentioned by chance in this list of great predecessors, as one room will be dedicated to L'Origine du monde (not the one painted by Gustave Courbet, but a meticulous copy attributed to René Magritte—a painting that has never been exhibited before), whose history is surreal in itself.

Located between Bastille and Nation, in a former foundry in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, the Atelier des Lumières offers monumental immersive digital exhibitions that are broadcast continuously. With 140 video projectors and a spatialized sound system, this unique multimedia equipment covers 3,300 square meters of floor to ceiling space, with walls rising up to 10 meters.

The Dior Gallery, which bears witness to the bold vision of Christian Dior and his six successors: Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and Maria Grazia Chiuri.

Since its creation in 1984 by Alain Dominique Perrin, then President of the Maison Cartier, it has exhibited artists from all horizons, decompartmentalizing practices and fields of thought. Its collection, built up over the course of an international program, reflects its multi-disciplinary approach and the breadth of the themes it tackles, in direct contact with contemporary issues.

The Fondation Cartier is committed to making contemporary art accessible to as many people as possible. Through its exhibition projects and its program of meetings, debates, performances and conferences, the Fondation Cartier builds bridges between places of creation and nurtures a genuine space for multicultural dialogue.

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