Vivian Maier: The Color Work
The Snap-Happy Nanny
For such a private person, Vivian Maier took an awful lot of self-portraits. That was one of the impressions I got from the current show of color and black-and-white images by the enigmatic street photographer/nanny now on at Les Douches … Read More
Simonetta Restaurant
New Culinary Life on the Canal
Time was you couldn’t find an authentic Italian pizza in Paris to save your soul. Just about every pizzeria, so many of them run by people without a drop of Italian blood, had identical lists of pizzas (margarita, quatre saisons, … Read More
Pablo Valbuena: Si le Temps Est un Lieu
Life After Death
The vast spaces and smaller enclosed rooms of the amazingly successful Centquatre, aka 104, the city of Paris’s former morgue, are used for every purpose imaginable. This “artistic and cultural factory” hosts shops, a restaurant and a café, concerts and other … Read More
The Canal de l'Ourcq on a gray day. © Paris Update
What's Happening in Paris This Week
For full details about an event, click on the title to visit the official Web site (in English when available).
February 14
Love party
The free Bal de l’Amour will take place after the inauguration of Joana Vasconcelos’s public sculpture “Cœur de Paris.”
Porte de Clignancourt, Paris
February 16
Javanese dance
Free traditional dance performance. Reserve in advance.
Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris
February 17
Flea market and salsa dancing
Eat, buy tchotchkes and dance at this free monthly event.
Grands Voisins, Paris
February 17
Dancing dragons
The big Chinese New Year parade starts at 1:30pm at 44, avenue d’Ivry.
13th arrondissement, Paris
February 16-March 10
Skating in the sky
A temporary ice-skating rink on top of the Montparnasse Tower.
Tour Montparnasse, Paris
February 13-26
Comedy festival
The city of lights becomes the city of laughs as all kinds of comedy are exhibited around the city for the Festival d’Humour de Paris.
Various venues, Paris
Through March 30
Fine art photography
Alexandra Gibson’s project The Collective Dream spans seven years and 16 countries.
Silencio, Paris
Through February 20
Winter dancing
The Faits d’Hiver festival presents seven new dance performances. Above: Swiss dancer Edouard Hue presents his self-choreographed ‘FORWARD’ at the Swiss Cultural Center.
Various venues, Paris and suburbs
February 13-17
Massive art salon
Some 2,000 artists show their work at Art Capital.
Grand Palais, Paris
Through February 28
Flashback to the ’80s
France Années 80 celebrates the generation of filmmakers who defined the aesthetic of a decade.
Forum des Images, Paris
February 16
Luxury brand auction
Bid on over 250 items from Hermès, Chanel and Louis Vuitton at the government-run pawn shop.
Crédit Municipal, Paris
February 14-March 4
Magical realism
Réalité Magique presents the Surrealist photography of Bulgarian journalist and photographer Assen Zidarov.
Forum des Instituts Culturels Étrangers à Paris, Paris
Through March 31
Paris in pictures
Blogger and photographer Richard Nahem presents 12 years’ worth of photos of the City of Light.
Hôtel Pont-Royal, Paris
Through 18 March
A century of Japanese cinema
Big names and independent directors alike are showcased at the final installment of 100 Ans de Cinéma Japonais.
Cinémathèque Française, Paris
Through February 21
Winter sales
Official six-week retail sales period.
All over France
February 15 and 17
French films with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents Premières Vacances (Our Happy Holidays), directed by Patrick Cassir, on Friday and L’Homme Fidèle (A Faithful Man), directed by Louis Garrel, on Sunday.