The 7 Spring Exhibits to Book Today

This spring 2025 is shaping up to be more than fruitful for intellos in need of arty events! For those in the back who haven’t kept up, Do It gives you the recap of the season’s must-sees: between the photo exhibit of the great Robert Doisneau, the history of cinema with Wes Anderson, the historical retrospective of the art of Gaza or hangings of very big names like Matisse, David Hockney or even Fernand Léger and his influence, we’re giving you the list again of a few of the current gems. Get your planners ready!

True monument of contemporary art, David Hockney is surely one of the most influential artists in modern painting. The largest retrospective ever dedicated to this genius of the palette is currently taking over the Fondation Louis Vuitton. On the program: more than 400 works take over the galleries of this extraordinary venue, with a special focus on the artistic work of the painter these past 25 years. Between his views of famous pools, his cult portraits (hi Harry Styles) and his typical Norman landscapes, this colorful exhibit, whose design was overseen by the artist himself, properly celebrates the return of brighter days. An absolute must go!

David Hockney 25, “Do remember they can’t cancel the spring”, Fondation Louis Vuitton, avenue du Mahatma Gandhi, Paris 16. Every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Fridays until 9 p.m. From April 9 to August 31, 2025.

An exhibition displaying a single goal: “art et la beauté doivent inonder la vie pour le bonheur de tous.” Tous Léger ! explores the dialogues between Fernand Léger and his rightful heirs: the Nouveaux Réalistes and Pop Art artists. Aesthetic of the vide-poche and triumph of the object, pop and tangy colors, life as an absolute art theme… From the most iconic works of Fernand Léger through IKB by Klein, to the Nanas of the most Girl Power of modern artists – I’m talking about Niki de Saint Phalle – we totally crush on the delightfully illuminated scenography of this exhibit! Unthinkable to miss this more-than-complete retrospective.

Exposition Tous Léger !, Musée du Luxembourg, 19 rue de Vaugirard, Paris 6e. Open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Until July 20.

The great master of fauvisme, Matisse, and his daughter Marguerite take over the splendid Musée d’Art Moderne, historic neighbor of the Palais de Tokyo. The touching father-daughter relationship is highlighted in this hanging that explores the major periods of the painter through his dearest being. Worthy heiress and major influence of her father, we discover how the daughter helped evolve her father’s art, but also how she started painting herself before dedicating herself to managing her patriarch’s work. An exhibit on the most stylish nepo-baby in art to admire urgently!

Matisse et Marguerite, from April 4 to August 24, 2025. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

It’s a presentation and embellishment of some 400 works captured by the greatest French photographer hosted at the magnificent Musée Maillol, just steps from boulevard Saint-Germain. No one captured childhood and casualness like Robert Doisneau. When he approaches the adult world, he stands out in portraits of the trendiest artists of the time. In advertising, he innovates. At Vogue, he excels and satirizes. In the suburbs and mines, he denounces and beautifies. But wherever he goes, Robert Doisneau captures moments and reality better than anyone. We wander among the most beautiful shots of the great humanist and moment-catcher, across the periods of his life and the film rolls that accompany them… An exhibition full of sincerity and human magic.

Instant donnés, Robert Doisneau, April 17 to October 12, 2025 at Musée Maillol, 59-61 rue de Grenelle, Paris 7e. Open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Entry from €16.50.

A real dive into cinematographic evolution and the oh-so-unique universe of Wes Anderson is unfolding at the Cinémathèque. If each of the director’s films is so unique and shows its own mini-world, the filmmaker’s style is instantly recognizable. Thus, in this retrospective dedicated to him, we travel through the aesthetics and costumes of the quirky Famille Tenenbaum, before arriving at the Grand Budapest Hotel, literally, since we come face to face with the model of the iconic candy-pink hotel from the 4-time Oscar-winning film! Only one desire after leaving the Cinémathèque: go on a film marathon of the most eccentric and talented director of recent years!

Wes Anderson, l’exposition, March 19 to July 27, at the Cinémathèque Française, 51 Rue de Bercy, Paris 12e. Monday, Wednesday to Friday: 12 p.m.–7 p.m., Weekends: 11 a.m.–8 p.m., closed on Tuesdays

Whether we resist it or use it to excess, it doesn’t matter: intelligence artificielle is an integral part of our current world. This exhibition at the Jeu de Paume, Place de la Concorde, offers an immersion between IA and artistic creation. But above all, it invites spectators to reflect on the societal stakes of this tool as useful as it is freaky. This perspective, split into several mediations with a strong focus on analytical and generative IA, is the first of its kind and shows a real transformation of our era and the past, present, and future impact of IA on contemporary artistic practices and visual culture. A mind-blowing exhibition to boost your culture G and refine your knowledge of technology in art and beyond.

Le Monde selon l’IA, until September 21 at Jeu de Paume, Place de la Concorde, Paris 8. Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Today more than ever in danger, Gaza is full of archaeological sites and historical gems. This exhibition at the grand Institut du Monde Arabe, like a public salute, pays tribute to works from Franco-Palestinian excavations begun in the 1990s, and nearly 130 treasures that could never return to Gaza. We marvel at amphoras, statuettes, figurines, mosaics dating from the Bronze Age to the Ottoman era, all the more fascinating given recent destruction. Between photos, mapping of bombings, and artifacts, the exhibit addresses questions (and crucial ones) about heritage in times of war, in a location where currently more than two-thirds of buildings are destroyed. When war threatens identities by destroying everything that composes them, it would be mad to miss this historical and ever-so-relevant exhibition.

Trésors sauvés de Gaza, from April 3 to November 2, at the Institut du Monde Arabe, 1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, Paris 5.

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