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		<title>Agathe Snow at galerie Hussenot</title>
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After exhibiting at the Jeu de Paume last year, Corsican-born, New York-based artist Agathe Snow returns to Paris for a solo show at Galerie Hussenot. Using a variety of found materials: wood, fabric, masonite, Snow has created colourful patchworks, which are suspended in the gallery space. Each piece is said to represent one of her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatexposition.com/?p=1821</link>
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		<title>Antoine de Galbert&#8217;s Ethnic Headdresses at the Maison Rouge</title>
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The Maison Rouge is a unique space in Paris. It&#8217;s not the only foundation for contemporary art, but it is the only one to be founded by an individual rather than a business. Moreover, Antoine de Galbert, founder, president and collector distances himself from the glitz of the contemporary art scene. He was recently quoted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatexposition.com/?p=1809</link>
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		<title>Watteau at the Louvre</title>
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Antoine Watteau and the art of engraving is a small show in the north west corner of the Cour Carré of the Louvre (second floor). Watteau died young, at the age of 37 but left his mark on French Roccoco art &#8211; not least due to the prolific engraving of his paintings and drawing. Indeed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatexposition.com/?p=1804</link>
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		<title>Emporte-moi/Sweep me off my feet at Mac/Val</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emporte-moi/Sweep me off my feet is an exhibition about love. It may sound slushy or trite but actually Mac/Val, in collaboration with Musée national des beaux-arts in Quebec, have put together a fresh and engaging show.
The exhibition poster shows a photo of a Marina Abromavic performance, entitled Rest Energy, from 1980. With her then partner, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatexposition.com/?p=1779</link>
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		<title>New Greek Galleries Open at the Louvre</title>
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Borghese Ares, 1st &#8211; 2nd century AD
The Louvre Greek galleries have reopened after redevelopment to proudly exhibit classical Greek and Hellenistic sculpture. In the north gallery, art, artifacts and sculpture are displayed alongside maps that lay down the broad parameters of the ancient Greek world. In the south gallery heroes and Gods of mythology stand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatexposition.com/?p=1789</link>
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		<title>Odile Decq and Camille Henrot at the Espace Louis Vuitton</title>
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Odile Decq, Plongeon du funambule, installation, 2010
Perspectives is a show of two artists: architect, Odile Decq and prix Marcel Duchamp-nominated artist Camille Henrot. The exhibition opens with Henrot&#8217;s Arrivals/Departures, two very ordinary TV screens showing flight times. On closer inspection the &#8220;departure&#8221; destinations are all places that no longer exist: Carthage, Chipoudie&#8230; and the &#8220;arrivals&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatexposition.com/?p=1768</link>
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		<title>William Kentrige at the Jeu de Paume</title>
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William Kentridge, drawing for the film Stereoscope (Felix crying), 1998-99
Five Themes is South African artist William Kentridge&#8217;s first retrospective in France. Despite the variety of media, the overall aesthetic is black and white -  his film, charcoal drawing, animation and miniature theatres are all achromatic. But, weaving literary and theatrical inspiration (The Magic Flute, Ubu [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatexposition.com/?p=1761</link>
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		<title>Alchemy Box at la Maison d&#8217;Art Bernard Anthonioz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alchemy Box, an exhibition of works recently acquired by Frac Ile-de-France (regional contemporary art body), is all about montage. From its cinematic sense to collage and the juxtaposition of 3D objects.
Morgan Fisher&#8217;s ( ) is a film made entirely of extracts of inserts, that is film shots from alternative view-points that act as a link in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatexposition.com/?p=1753</link>
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		<title>Dynasty at the Palais de Tokyo and the Musée d&#8217;art moderne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dynasty, the first exhibition uniting the Palais de Tokyo and the Musée d&#8217;art moderne, brings us the best of the young French contemporary art scene. With 40 artists presenting one work in each wing, there is a lot to see.
The show begins with typically Palais de Tokyo-esque monumental installations. After Robin Meier and Ali Momeni&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatexposition.com/?p=1735</link>
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		<title>Really the last chance to see&#8230; Pieter Hugo at Colette</title>
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South African photographer Pieter Hugo has bagged a section of concept store Colette for his first solo show in France. Three portrait series are represented: Boy Scouts, Orlando Pirates and Catch Congolese Wrestlers. Although differently presented &#8211; the wrestlers and pirates posing on a neutral backdrop, the scouts in leafy urban settings, they are united [...]]]></description>
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