Past exhibition

Brion Gysin

The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris presents the first retrospective of Brion Gysin's work in a Parisian museum. Brion Gysin was an American-Canadian performance artist, poet, writer, and painter, born on January 19, 1916, in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, and died on July 13, 1986, in Paris. Visitors can see a collection of h...

10 April 2026 to 12 July 2026Musée d'Art Moderne de ParisParis

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The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris presents the first retrospective of Brion Gysin's work in a Parisian museum. Brion Gysin was an American-Canadian performance artist, poet, writer, and painter, born on January 19, 1916, in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, and died on July 13, 1986, in Paris. Visitors can see a collection of h.

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The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris presents the first retrospective of Brion Gysin's work in a Parisian museum. Brion Gysin was an American-Canadian performance artist, poet, writer, and painter, born on January 19, 1916, in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, and died on July 13, 1986, in Paris. Visitors can see a collection of h...

The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris presents the first retrospective of Brion Gysin's work in a Parisian museum.

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The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris presents the first retrospective of Brion Gysin's work in a Parisian museum.

Confront the work to its catalog to grasp the context of production. Identify the scenographic choices that orient the reading of the pieces. Identify the iconographic models that structure the composition. Trace the ev...

Confront the work to its catalog to grasp the context of production. Identify the scenographic choices that orient the reading of the pieces. Identify the iconographic models that structure the composition. Trace the evolution of a commiss...

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