For this world premiere, inquisitive French conceptual artist Laure Prouvost presents her first major production for the stage. Prouvost is joined by artist Sam Belinfante, renowned dance artist Pierre Droulers—one of Belgium and France’s leading choreographers—and musicians from Minnesota and New York. Also, last days (until February 11) to discover her show They are waiting for you, an abstract journey from adulthood backwards to a state of pre-consciousness.
March 3-10, 2018 | Minneapolis (MN) & Ann Arbor (MI)
French Company Wang Ramirez make their Midwest debut with Borderline, a dreamlike work that combines hip-hop, contemporary dance, acrobatics and visual poetry.
Do not miss one of today's most sought-after quartets worldwide. Stay around after the show for CODA, a post-concert event with the quartet for Chicagoans under 35!
To commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the death of Claude Debussy (1862-1918), the Fine Arts Music and Notre École de Musique presents French pianist Jean-Louis Haguenauer.
Do you want to be reminded of the nature of true love? Don't miss the true story of Pierre Abélard, a 12th century French philosopher, and his student, the beautiful Héloïse D’Argenteuil.
Until April 1, 2018 | Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago)
The two lens-based artists David Schalliol (Chicago/Minneapolis) and Justine Pluvinage (Paris) individually present their work resulting from a two-year international residency. Upcoming talk with David Schalliol in conversation with architect Marshall Brown to address how changes in our post-industrial landscape alter communities.
Until March 25, 2018 | Beeler Gallery - Columbus College of Art & Design
It brings together printed historical materials from various creative fields including including many emerging artists from France. From art and design school exhibition posters to radical literature, from fashion show invitations to a philosopher’s notes from a 1970 art tabloid to Columbus’ first art book fair.
Until April 15, 2018 | The Art Institute of Chicago
French Artist Philippe Parreno creates spaces that allow us to speculate about alternate worlds and states of being. He conceives his installations not as collections of images or sculptures but as stagelike, a mise-en-scène where a series of events unfold.
Until April 8, 2018 | The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City)
This major exhibition explores Pablo Picasso’s life-long fascination with African and Oceanic art and from the Americas. Upcoming talks by three prominent French scholars and museum leaders to share their perspectives on Pablo Picasso.
Feb 17- May 13, 2018 | Speed Art Museum (Louisville)
A groundbreaking exhibition that broadly surveys a key chapter in art history in which an international group of female artists overcame gender-based restrictions to make remarkable creative strides.
The 2018 call for application for Artist Residency (visual arts, music, writing, performing art, curatorship, films...) in Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris is now open!
The 2018 call for applications for the Cultural Services of the French Embassy's programs & grants (visual arts, music, performing arts, cinema...) is now open!
