This event is in the past.It took place on August 23, 2026 at Fondation Cartier.

Exposition générale 1
Fine Arts Exhibition
Exposition générale 2
Exposition générale 3
Exposition générale 4

Exposition générale

February 5 - August 23

At Fondation Cartier

Montparnasse, Paris

🏛️"machine à voir" — the architecture may eclipse the art
Café and bookstore make it worth a visit even if you're "réfractaire à l'art contemporain"

The building steals the show at this new Fondation Cartier outpost. Jean Nouvel's glass-arched "viewing machine" lets you peek at artworks from the street, while modular platforms and exposed machinery make the 6,500 m² space feel like a living experiment. Even art skeptics might come for the architecture and stay for the café.

Jean Nouvel architecture
glass arches and city views
modular platform design
contemporary art exhibitions