UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL PARIS/TRAVELING FILM FESTIVAL 17
14 May, 2024 at 19:00 - 23:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
United Nations Association Film Festival/ Traveling Film Festival #17 Evangelicals: From Faith to Power Evangelical Christianity has extended to all spheres of society, bringing leaders like Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro to power. From the Cold War to the present day, Evangelicals, From Faith to Power traces the extraordinary rise of the movement on all continents, mapping its […]
BRANCUSI, THE METAMORPHOSES OF SCULPTURE with Olivier Mille, producer
25 April, 2024 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Universally recognized as the father of modern sculpture, Constantin Brancusi and his minimalist style brought about a total break with the artistic canons of the past. He propelled sculpture into the new world of abstraction and became, with Giacometti, the greatest sculptor of the 20th century. From March 27 to July 1, 2024, Centre Pompidou […]
EUROPE AUTOUR DE L’EUROPE FILM FESTIVAL
08 April, 2024 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Studio des Ursulines, 10 rue des Ursulines, Paris 5e
For the 13th year, the Arts Arena presents L’Europe autour de l’Europe for a screening and discussion. Founded in 2006 by Irena Bilic, who will be with us, the festival presents art films produced by the countries of Greater Europe with special attention to connections between classic European filmmakers and new talents of contemporary cinema. […]
ALEXANDRE LENOIR, visual artist
28 March, 2024 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
An honors graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, at age 31, painter Alexandre Lenoir has been the recipient of the Prix Thaddaeus Ropac, the Prix Marie-Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, the Prix Jean François, and the Prix Pierre Cardin de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts for his multi-layered paintings of color washes combined with an elaborate technique of stencilling. […]
The Arts Arena and World Monuments Fund – CULTURAL PRESERVATION IN THE FACE OF WAR
06 March, 2024 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Since the Russian invasion in 2022, Ukrainian cultural heritage has faced immediate threats and risks. From Odessa to Kiev, and Lviv to Kharkiv, attacks on Ukrainian heritage – both physical monuments and cultural identity — have been wide-reaching: and include targeted attacks within historic cities, the destruction of cultural sites, and the kidnapping of Ukrainian […]
ArtsArenaPLUS – MARK ROTHKO EXHIBIT VISIT
08 February, 2024 at 10:00 - 12:00 on Fondation Louis Vuitton, 8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi, Paris 16e
Arts Arena members are invited on a private visit to the exceptional Mark Rothko exhibit at the Fondation Louis Vuitton before the doors open to the public. The retrospective brings together some 115 works from the largest international institutional collections, including the Tate in London and the National Gallery of Art and the Phillips Collection […]
MARIA BY CALLAS with director TOM VOLF
16 January, 2024 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Cinéma Les 7 Parnassiens, 98 boulevard du Montparnasse, Paris 14e
December 2, 2023 was the centenary of La Divina, Maria Callas, considered the greatest opera singer of the 20th century. Tom Volf’s documentary Maria by Callas, which he will introduce, is the definitive portrait of this extraordinary woman, taking us behind Callas, the original diva, to meet Maria, in her own words. Seen in over […]
ALEXANDER POLZIN, sculptor and FILIPPO GORINI, pianist
14 December, 2023 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Alexander Polzin was born in East Berlin in 1973. His sculptural works and paintings works are seen in galleries and prominent public spaces around the world. including his “Giordano Bruno” in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz, “Le Couple” at the Paris Opera Bastille, and “Hommage à Paul Celan” in the Anne Frank Garden in Paris. He also […]
AMERICAN FRINGE 7
17 November, 2023 at 19:00 - 00:00 on Cinémathèque Française, 51 rue de Bercy, Paris 12e
American Fringe 7, the seventh edition of the Arts Arena-produced festival of ultra-independent American films, curated by Richard Peña, Director Emeritus of the New York Film Festival, Professor of Film Practices at Columbia University, and member of the Arts Arena Advisory Council, and Livia Bloom Ingram, Vice-President of Icarus Films, in partnership with La Cinémathèque […]
AMERICAN FRINGE 7
17 November, 2023 at 00:00 - 00:00 on Cinémathèque Française, 51 rue de Bercy, Paris 12e
American Fringe 7, the seventh edition of the Arts Arena-produced festival of ultra-independent American films, curated by Richard Peña, Director Emeritus of the New York Film Festival, Professor of Film Practices at Columbia University, and member of the Arts Arena Advisory Council, and Livia Bloom Ingram, Vice-President of Icarus Films, in partnership with La Cinémathèque […]