Exhibitions
Until August 18th, the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is devoting the most important retrospective ever presented to Keith Haring. Famous as a subversive and militant Pop icon, he often stayed in Paris. The 250 exhibited pieces on canvas, tarpaulins and from subway walls show the causes he was fighting against: racism, homophobia, violence, the AIDS epidemic, …
At the Musée de l’Orangerie, you will discover Les Macchiaioli 1850 – 1874 – Italian impressionists? This group of rebellious artists, coming from Tuscany, was at the origin of a new form of pictorial expression which broke with the academic creations, and is considered as the first modern Italian painters. Until July 22nd.
Ballet
Until June 3rd, the Opéra Garnier invites us to admire the reinterpretations of some of the most famous classical ballets: The Firebird by Béjart, Debussy and Mallarmé’s Faune by Nijinsky and then Robbins, and finally Ravel’s Bolero by the visual artist Marine Abramovic and the choreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet, their first production for the Opéra Ballet.
Restaurants
Go to La Bastille and discover le Café Français, the newest Costes spot.The décor has been imagined by Indira Madhavi: different areas, each with its own atmosphere, one bar and one lounge will welcome you, whereas the cuisine, supervised by Jean-François Piège and Thierry Burlot, will delight you: marinated Tosazu salmon, hard-boiled egg with mayonnaise, burrata cheese, poached green asparagus, Colbert whiting with tartare sauce, farm hen from the Armoise cour, sirloin steak with matchstick potatoes, Paris-Brest, giant chocolate éclair, … The finest products to celebrate the renewal of the Parisian brasserie! 35 to 65 Euro. Open every day from 7 am to 2 am. 3 place de la Bastille – 4th.
Back from South Africa when he spent some years, Christophe Chabanel (ex La Dînée and Le Dandrelin) has just opened his new restaurant: Invictus. A traditional and simple cuisine which will offer you a delicious experience! Royal-style chestnuts, foie gras and poultry emulsion ; poached smoked haddock, baked potatoes, juice with chives ; raspberry and pistachio financier, … Menu at 21 Euro for lunch and 25 Euro or 32 Euro for dinner. Open from Tuesday to Saturday (dinner only on Saturdays). 5 rue Sainte Beuve, 6th.