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Time Out
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
You could win a one-night stay in this world-famous Paris art gallery
There are some pretty plush places to stay if you're visiting Paris, but do any of them beat the chance to actually sleep in one of the city's finest contemporary galleries? Arguably not. And no, we're not just thinking hypothetically – thanks to a collaboration between Staycation, a hotel booking platform, and the Palais de Tokyo, one of the French capital's most wonderfully bizarre modern art galleries, you could win the opportunity to spend the night in the museum. Yes, you read that right. An apartment, which is usually reserved for artists in residence, will be transformed into a hotel room for just one night. But that's not all – the two lucky winners will also be given a guided tour through the gallery's two current exhibitions: Vivian Suter's 'Disco' and 'Ocotogone' by Chalisée Naamani. At midnight, it's off to the artists' apartment. Expect cool, concrete decor and a bottle of Palais de Tokyo's own special cuvée to be waiting for you. You'll sleep on an appropriately grand four poster, and have a breakfast of fresh pastries served to you in bed the next morning. So, when is this magical night set to take place? That would be on Thursday, August 28. To be in with a chance of winning, keep an eye on the Staycation and Palais de Tokyo Instagram accounts from Monday 18 August, when the competition goes live. In the meantime, these are the best museums in Paris.
LeMonde
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- LeMonde
A deep dive into Vivian Suter's immersive paintings at the Palais de Tokyo
An exhibition bringing together nearly 500 paintings would usually be far too much – except for Vivian Suter. Suter has a singular working method and an equally distinctive way of displaying her art, which first drew attention when she was featured at Documenta in Kassel, Germany, in 2017. At the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, as she does at every invitation to exhibit, Suter covered the tall, expansive walls with her unstretched canvases, hanging them above one another, often layered over each other as well. But if she stopped there, there would be no more than about 200 works on display. She therefore had rows of wooden racks constructed, where dozens more paintings hang, like sheets drying on monumental stands. As a result, it is possible to fully see only a few of the works, either because they are layered or due to the lack of distance. The artist creates her works with sweeping gestures that cross or splash across the surface, marking it with parallel lines the width of a brush, or depositing curved shapes, sometimes roughly sketched, sometimes more finished and complete. The compositions are generally simple, but some are much more subtle and appear to have been reworked after an initial session. The degree of complexity, therefore, varies.
