Art
Isidore Isou's Radical Quest to Reinvent Language
A sweeping retrospective at the Centre Pompidou surveys the work of the Romanian-born artist who founded the avant-garde Letterism movement in 1940s France.
Centre Pompidou
Film
24 Hours Watching DAU, the Most Ambitious Film Project of All Time
What started as a biopic of Soviet physicist Lev Landau ballooned into a years-long Ukrainian social experiment involving thousands of amateur actors. The resulting 13 feature films are now screening for the first time.
Art
The Complete History of Cubism in One Blockbuster Exhibition
The first exhibition devoted to Cubism in France since 1953 illustrates how the radical art movement shattered western pictorial conventions.
News
Jeff Koons Faces Fines After Being Found Guilty of Plagiarism (Again)
The artist must pay nearly $170,000 to the creator of a 1985 ad campaign that he copied for the 1988 statue, “Fait d’hiver.” This is just one of five copyright infringement lawsuits from the artist's Banality series.
Art
Sound Artist Ryoji Ikeda Visualizes Big Data
Ryoji Ikeda's overwhelming sound and video installations, exhibited at Centre Pompidou, evoke the totalitarian grip that Big Data holds on our daily lives.
Art
The Radical Early Works of French Artist-Activist Jean-Jacques Lebel
A retrospective at Centre Pompidou features the eclectic early works of the artist, poet, political activist and scholar who spearheaded the European wing of the "happening" movement.
In Brief
Banksy Confirms He’s in Paris as New Murals Are Vandalized and Protected
The artist finally confirmed his presence in the French capital, while another unconfirmed work appears to be his tribute to victims of the November 2015 terrorist attacks.
In Brief
Kinkier than Thou: Pompidou Installs Doggie-Style Sculpture the Louvre Dumped
After the Louvre rejected a racy sculpture, the contemporary art museum welcomed it with open arms.
News
Strike Forces Centre Pompidou to Close for Fourth Consecutive Day [UPDATED]
The strike stems from a change to the status of the museums' workers set to go into effect on April 1.
Art
Two Cy Twombly Exhibitions Marry Myth and Sensual Abstraction
By a playful amalgam of semiotics with scatology, Twombly redevised history painting into palimpsest poop.
Art
Best of 2016: Our Top 15 Exhibitions Around the World
Our picks for the best art shows in the world this year.
Art
Tracking the Beat Generation Across Three Continents
PARIS — Though almost entirely lacking a female presence — artist Jay DeFeo and poet Diane Di Prima being the exceptions that prove the rule — the Centre Pompidou’s airily laid out retrospective of the Beat Generation is otherwise flawless.