Martha Fiennes, Nativity, an artwork.
28 January, 2016 at 19:00 - 21:00 on Sotheby's - Galerie Charpentier, 76 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, 8e
After previews at the Victoria and Albert Museum,the National Gallery, and Sotheby’s in London, The Arts Arena in association with Sotheby’s Paris is proud to present the first showing outside of the UK of Martha Fiennes’s moving-image artwork, Nativity. The projection/installation will be followed by an artist’s talk, a Q&A with the artist and Technical […]
James Conlon at the George C. Marshall Center, Hôtel de Talleyrand
15 January, 2016 at 19:00 - 21:30 on 2 rue Saint-Florentin, Paris, 1er
One of the world’s most versatile and acclaimed conductors, James Conlon has conducted virtually every major American and European symphony orchestra since his 1974 debut with the New York Philharmonic. Principal Conductor of the Paris National Opera from 1995–2004, today he serves as Music Director of the Los Angeles Opera and the Cincinnati May Festival, […]
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants at the Banque de France, Galerie dorée
12 January, 2016 at 17:30 - 20:00 on 3 rue de La Vrillière, Paris, 1er
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants perform “L’air français, un art intime” in a by-invitation-only concert in the magnificent and recently restored Galerie dorée of the Banque de France, followed by a reception. This private event is the Closing Concert of the Farewell Symposium for Chrisitan Noyer, the outgoing Governor of the Banque de France. […]
ArtsArenaPLUS: Private cocktail reception
03 December, 2015 at 18:30 - 20:30 on Left Bank, Paris
Arts Arena director Margery Arent Safir invites members of the Arts Arena to a cocktail reception at her home. Address to be provided upon RSVP.
Richard Schulman, photographer
18 November, 2015 at 19:00 - 21:00 on 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
Richard Schulman has photographed unique architectural masterpieces for over 30 years. His Portraits of the New Architecture 1 was a bestseller and this volume 2 (2015) follows upon it. Mr. Schulman’s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The London Times, Vanity Fair, Paris Match, Der Spiegel. In this book, he photographs […]
Janine di Giovanni, award-winning war correspondent
10 November, 2015 at 19:00 - 21:00 on 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
Janine di Giovanni is an author, award-winning foreign correspondent, and current Middle East editor of Newsweek. A regular contributor to The London Times, Vanity Fair, Granta, The New York Times, The Guardian, she is also a consultant on Syria for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and a Senior Policy Manager/Advisor at the Centre for […]
Lucinda Childs, Available Light
28 October, 2015 at 19:00 - 21:00 on 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
Lucinda Childs continues to revive her masterpieces. Last year, Dance, created in 1979, was presented in Paris as part of the 2014 Festival d’Automne. This year, the great postmodern American choreographer reconstructs her Available Light, another milestone in her career that prolongs the spirit of her collaboration with the Judson Dance Theater. The music is […]
The Arts Arena | Municipal Art Society Paris-New York Series on Cities
23 October, 2015 at 00:00 - 00:00 on 242 West 41st Street, New York
Following the inaugural event of this series at the Arts Arena in June 2015, with award-winning landscape architect Thomas Woltz of the MAS, a session of the MAS annual Summit on New York City will be curated by Arts Arena director Margery Arent Safir with Mr. Woltz. “Landscape, Art, Climate” will look at how the […]
La Monte Young, The Man and his Music – Jacqueline Caux, his friend and filmmaker
12 October, 2015 at 19:00 - 21:00 on 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
La Monte Young is one of the most admired and eccentric of America’s 20th-century avant-garde artists, composers, and musicians. Widely recognized as the first minimalist composer, his works are among the most influential and radical in post-World War II experimental and contemporary music. In May 2016, the Philharmonie de Paris will present “La Monte Young […]
Alexandre de Vogüé: Living Vaux-le-Vicomte
30 September, 2015 at 19:00 - 21:00 on 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
The Château Vaux-le-Vicomte was built by Louis XIV’s Superintendent of Finances Nicolas Fouquet, who engaged Louis Le Vau, architect, André Le Nôtre, garden designer, and the painter Charles Le Brun. The result was so splendid that the King suspected Fouquet of misappropriating funds and had him imprisoned for life, then engaged the same team to […]