Interior of the Grand Palais, which will host the star exhibition of the fall: Edward Hopper
1-Everyone at the table- “ National Festival of Restaurants”-Have you always wanted to try one of the great Parisian gastronomic restaurants but are you afraid that you will have a heart attack when they bring you the bill? Well now you have the perfect opportunity to delight yourself with the culinary delicacies of the most renowned chefs in France such as Alain Ducasse at the head of the Plaza Athénée restaurant thanks to "La fête des restaurants". This festival that will take place between September 17 and 23 offers a tempting formula: a 2x1. You pay for a menu whose price is determined in advance and the second is free. Authentic gems of French gastronomy appear among the restaurants attached to the program, such as Le Meurice with the star chef Yannick Alleno.
Of September 17 to 23 . Book strictly on the Internet.
2- Untraditional art - Sophie Calle, “Pour la dernière et pour la première fois”
I admit it, I love it sophie street , is eccentric and personally a bit 'borderline' but always ends up surprising me. Her work has been described by The Independent Art newspaper as a “Compilation of her adventures and experiences” . And it is that Sophie Calle has the ability to turn her own life into art: follow strangers in the Bronx in New York, invite strangers to her bed, or analyze the breakup email of the ex-boyfriend of her for a hundred women (by the way, the result of such ramblings was exhibited at the Venice Biennale before thousands of people).
This time sophie street returns to the fray with an exhibition on the death of her mother whose remains rest in the Montmartre Cemetery . Photographs, videos and objects explore the absurd rituals of death. On the tomb of her mother a whole declaration of principles "Je m'ennuie déjà", ("I'm already bored").
_ Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin 76 rue de Turenne, 3e, Paris From September 8 to October 7._
3-For music lovers and those who want to change the world. "La fête de L'Humanite".
One of the most anticipated music festivals by Parisians. In the 2012 edition, the torn voice of patty smith , the chords of New Order or the wild rock of the “English bad boy” peter doherty.
In addition to the exceptional musical program, the festival, as always, will be the setting for debates on politics, humanism and philanthropy.
From September 14 to 16. La Corneuve
The Plaza Athénée, Alain Ducasse's restaurant
4- For fashionistas - The Louis Vuitton pop-up store in collaboration with yayoi kusama.
The graphic universe of the Japanese artist invades the atrium from the famous Printemps department store. The five windows of the Boulevard Haussmann show a delirious succession of lights and mirror spheres with the moles as an unmistakable hallmark of the avant-garde Yayoi.
An exhibition to see and admire in one of the busiest commercial avenues in the city and that continues the long tradition of the famous department stores Printemps Y Galeries Lafayette to turn her showcases into a real show for passers-by.
shop windows of Printemps 64 Boulevard Haussmann From August 23 to October 20.
5- And the great Exhibition of the moment. Edward Hopper at the Grand Palais.
After Monet, picasso, Turner Y Klimt , the American Edward Hopper (1882-1967) disembarks in the Elysian Fields with the serious promise of becoming the great Parisian autumn exhibition (Beware the queues!).
Conceived chronologically, the exhibition is made up of two parts: the first, dedicated to his formative years whose works approximate those of his contemporaries with those that coincide in his Parisian era and the second, devoted to his mature works , emblematic works with a very personal style in which his elaborate play of light and shadow reaches its peak.
From October 10, 2012 to January 28, 2013 Grand Palais.