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 […]
Festival des Écrivains du Monde
25 September, 2015 at 00:00 - 00:00 on 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
The Arts Arena is happy to invite you to participate in the 3rd Festival des Écrivains du Monde, organized by Columbia University and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Under the leadership of Paul LeClerc, Director of Columbia Global Centers | Europe, Bruno Racine, President of the BnF, and Artistic Director Caro Llewellyn, this year’s celebration […]
Artist Seton Smith and Curator Ami Barak
21 September, 2015 at 19:00 - 21:00 on 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
Photographer Seton Smith is from a family of internationally renowned artists, the daughter of the sculptor Tony Smith and sister of artist Kiki Smith. Her works are found in the world’s major collections, including Centre Pompidou and Musée National d’Art Moderne, the Whitney Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. […]