Art Basel Paris: a subjective calendar to make the most of the most beautiful art fair

Wednesday October 16: what to do during Art Basel Paris?

Treat your lack of vitamin D by doing light therapy with James Turell at the galerie Almine Rech (54 rue de Turenne, Paris 3rd), before perfecting your arty look at Courrèges (27 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, Paris 4th). You will be perfectly dressed to discover one of the most ambitious exhibitions dedicated topoor art to the Collection Pinault in the spectacular Bourse du Commerce reinvented by Tadao Ando (2 rue Viarmes, Paris 1st). Please note: reserved tickets only give you access to the exhibition half an hour later. But be on time. You will then have time to discover the Sculpture Garden installed within the Royal Palace itself. If you feel tired or want to change your mind, head to the cinema screenings organized by Céline Dion’s favorite hotel, the Royal Monceau (37 avenue Hoche, Paris 8th), which also offers a cutting-edge experience to its customers within its public spaces.

Thursday October 17: what to do during Art Basel Paris?

Hair pain? Go for a treatmentInstitut Leonor Grey (15 rue Tronchet, Paris 8th) then to the exhibition dedicated to the hatter and haute couture star Stephen Jones at the Galliera Palace (10 avenue Pierre 1er de Serbia, Paris 16th). On the road, take a break at Guerlaina centuries-old reference in beauty and well-being, for its exhibition “Good Morning Korea”, a seventeenth exhibition celebrating the artists of the Pays du Matin Calme (68 avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris 8th). Cultivate it vibe Korean by going, in the evening, to Stopan address opened by two Michelin-starred people who decided to explore the Parisian left bank (6 rue Dupuytren, Paris 6th) with brilliantly reinvented gastronomy. And be on the list for the private visit organized by Thaddaeus Ropac in his Pantin branch around the exhibition « Expanded Horizons : American Art in the 70s »bringing together major works by 21 of the most influential artists who worked in the United States in the 1970s (69 avenue du Général Leclerc, Pantin, metro: Église de Pantin)

Francophile hat maker Stephen Jones is in the spotlight at the exhibition at the Palais Galliera, the fashion museum of the city of Paris.

Koto Bolofo

Friday October 18: what to do during Art Basel Paris?

At lunch, pretend to be Franck Sinatra by eating the pesto pasta at the Zeffirino restaurant, a Parisian version of the cult address in Genoa (9 rue Marbeuf, Paris 8th). Go to Châtelet Theaterpour Cortical Nightsthe performance by French artist Loris Gréaud, in collaboration with the Geneva Museum of Art and History. For the night, it’s at the Baths that you have to go to: the former flagship club from the 1980s to 2000 is the hotel to know, chic and full of elegant ghosts, whether Andy Warhol or Jean-Michel Basquiat (7 rue du Bourg l’Abbé, Paris 3rd).

The Salon Chinois des Bains, rue du Bourg l’Abbé, in Paris.

Saturday October 19: what to do during Art Basel Paris?

Mentally discuss whether commerce can be cultural, and vice versa, while walking around the store Diptycha space like no other combining craftsmanship, scents for the body and for the home, and the heritage of the bohemian chic of Boulevard Saint Germain in the 1970s (7 rue Duphot, Paris 1st). Don’t forget to have an Italian brunch at Gallery Continuesthe only Parisian gallery that plays the delicatessen (Italian) card in the middle of major works (87 rue du Temple, Paris 3rd). Return to the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré side to discover the new flagship of the Sotheby’s auction housea spectacular building displaying over five levels and more than 3,000 square meters all the expertise of the venerable institution born in 1744, with, in passing, the possibility of contemplating the very first Birkin bag made by Hermès for a famous British singer…

Sunday October 20: how to leave Art Basel Paris gracefully?

Can’t get enough of Paris? Run awayWestminster hotel in Le Touquet (avenue du Verger, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage), in the footsteps of the political artist Emmanuel Macron. But forget political ambitions to concentrate on the hundred years of this legendary establishment, served for 35 years by the veteran of housekeeping Christine Julien, the chef William Elliott (33 years of service), the king of breakfasts Fabrice Morel (32 years of good and loyal service)… But don’t forget, first, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art (261 boulevard Raspail, Paris 14th), the first of the major corporate foundations which set the tone in this area, and in a spectacular way. And, on the way to the station, go back through the Grand Palais, to enjoy the Art Basel Shop curaté par Sarah Andelmanin a joyfully arty spirit in which Guerlain, Uniqlo x Musée du Louvre, Lafayette Anticipations, Parley Foundation and even the Paris Saint-Germain football club have also collaborated… Art, this season, is truly all-terrain.

The Westminster, a chic hotel in Touquet, cultivates loyalty with its employees and its customers.