Exhibition

Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab — My Rock Stars

From September 22, 2026, to April 25, 2027, the Musée de la musique - Cité de la musique hosts My Rock Stars, a dive into the musical pantheon of photographer Hassan Hajjaj. Roughly forty portraits, specially designed for the Philharmonie, gather Billie Eilish, Madonna, Rachid Taha, Lee Scratch Perry, Alicia Keys & Sw...

Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab — My Rock Stars
Paris

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Venue

Cité of the musique

Paris

Dates

22 September 2026 to 25 April 2027

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From September 22, 2026, to April 25, 2027, the Musée de la musique - Cité de la musique hosts My Rock Stars, a dive into the musical pantheon of photographer Hassan Hajjaj. Roughly forty portraits, specially designed for the Philharmonie, gather Billie Eilish, Madonna, Rachid Taha, Lee Scratch Perry, Alicia Keys & Sw...

From 22 September 2026 to 25 April 2027, the Musée de la musique presents My Rock Stars by photographer Hassan Hajjaj. Approximately forty colorful portraits — Billie Eilish, Madonna, Rachid Taha, masters of Gnawa — set...

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On Expo Paris, Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab — My Rock Stars is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Cité of the musique, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to the strongest editorial routes already available on the site.

For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.

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Why go: because Hajjaj achieves what few music exhibitions attempt — making global icons and shadow artists coexist on a joyful footing of equality. The bold colors, repeated patterns, and immersive sound of Acid Arab make it a visual and auditory experience...

Do not miss: the portrait of Billie Eilish, the visual emblem of the exhibition, and the meeting of Madonna with Hajjaj's saturated universe. The original soundtrack by Acid Arab, pioneers of Eastern electro in France,...

The idea: treat each musician, global star, or little-known Gnawa master with exactly the same respect. Nicknamed 'Andy Wahloo' by his friend Rachid Taha — Warhol crossed with darija walou, 'nothing at all' —, Hajjaj creates pop art from t...

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Visit description

From September 22, 2026, to April 25, 2027, the Musée de la musique - Cité de la musique hosts My Rock Stars, a dive into the musical pantheon of photographer Hassan Hajjaj. Roughly forty portraits, specially designed for the Philharmonie, gather Billie Eilish, Madonna, Rachid Taha, Lee Scratch Perry, Alicia Keys & Sw. From September 22, 2026, to April 25, 2027, the Musée de la musique - Cité de la musique hosts My Rock Stars, a dive into the musical pantheon of photographer Hassan Hajjaj.

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Why go: because Hajjaj achieves what few music exhibitions attempt — making global icons and shadow artists coexist on a joyful footing of equality. The bold colors, repeated patterns, and immersive sound of Acid Arab make it a visual and auditory experience. Do not miss: the portrait of Billie Eilish, the visual emblem of the exhibition, and the meeting of Madonna with Hajjaj's saturated universe.

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On Expo Paris, Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab — My Rock Stars is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Cité of the musique, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to the strongest editorial routes already available on the site.

How it connects

For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.

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Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab — My Rock Stars visual 1
Affiche officielle — hassan-hajjaj-my-rock-stars-les-portraits-colores-cite-de-la-musique-2026-09-22 deneb.philharmoniedeparis.fr
Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab — My Rock Stars visual 2
Hassan Hajjaj: My rock stars, les portraits colorés de l'artiste contemporain exposés au Musée de la musique Sortiraparis.com

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