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Ten years after his death, an exhibition of the French sculptor known for his radical compressions (compacted cars, discarded metal or rubbish), expansions (polyurethane foam sculptures) and fantastic representations of animals and insects.

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Yes, Authentik with a 'k'. Handy size, snappily-written, and we're in 'em!

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Couldn't get to Cannes? Neither could we. And why would we want to when there's so much going on here on our doorstep? ;-)

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More than three decades after her death, Umm Kulthum is still recognized as one of Egypt's most famous and distinguished singers of the 20th century. Now a major new exhibition in Paris pays tribute to her as well...

Taken from Wikipedia

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As part of the Foire Saint Germain, spend the night listening to Indian music and poetry, with a Bollywood film as a bonus!

photo of the Arlequin cinema by blabsurb used under cc licence

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Another year of outdoor concerts in the beautiful setting of the Parc Floral...

photo of Zuco 103 at the Paris Jazz Festival by Benoît Derrier used under cc licence

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The much-loved film star and princess remembered.

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Sixth year for this themed event with designers and artists creating special works in luxurious places...

Katia Bourdarel

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To celebrate 150 years of the Association amicale franco-japonaise, the Parc de Bagatelle joins forces with the Bunka Gakuen Foundation in Tokyo to present an exhibition of sixty beautiful kimonos...

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You might know David Cronenberg from his slightly disturbing films such as Crash and A History of Violence. You might know Howard Shore from his music for The Lord of the Rings (and many many other films). You may not know (or be able to believe) that have now formed a dream team with Plácido Domingo and turned Cronenberg's film The Fly into - of all things - an opera...

photo by Martin_Heigan used under cc licence

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Your chance to see work by a whole range of artists on the theme of the environment...

photo (c) Andréa Botto - FIIE/PhotoSlimited

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A rare chance to see Jacques Offenbach's opera in a beautiful outdoor setting in Paris...

photo of Jacques Offenbach taken from the French Wikipedia page

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Kiraz is extremely well-known in France for his instantly recognisable style of drawings, especially his series of impossibly tall and thin women called 'Les Parisiennes'. The Musée Carnavalet, the Paris museum about Paris, is holding an exhibition showing his large body of work.

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If your (sad) excuse for never going to museums is that they close early and cost a lot, this free late night event is definitely for you.

© Centre Pompidou. Photo Georges Meguerditchian

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Bringing together over one hundred paintings, objects or films, Narrative Figuration Paris, 1960-1972 is an exploration of the sources of the figurative revival which marked the history of art in the sixties in Paris...

La Antelasa, Equipo Crόnica, Coll. Fondation Juan March., Madrid, © ADAGP, Paris 2008

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The mythical French car is 60 this year...

photo (c) cite.sciences

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Bigger every year, and now international with a sister event in Los Angeles, this festival has a wide variety of surprising and exciting films on offer on the theme of exploring and preserving our planet...

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Paris has lots of sights for fans of architecture, but perhaps you don't know about the Fondation Le Corbusier, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new exhibition...

photo (c) elen_

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John Howe, one of the conceptual artists for the Lord of the Rings films, will be making a rare appearance in Paris to inaugurate a new exhibition of his drawings and sign copies of his new book Fantasy Art.

photo (c) Les mondes engloutis

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A new retrospective of the artist that - according to some - surpassed her master...

La Vague, ©Musée Rodin (Photo Ch. Baraja), ©ADAGP, Paris

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