The start of the school year is a major highlight of the Parisian cultural calendar, during which Nuit Blanche stands out as a must-attend event.
This year, under the artistic direction of Jean de Loisy, President of the Palais de Tokyo, the 2016 edition will take place on the night of Saturday, October 1st from 7 PM until the early hours of the next morning.
We will be invited to undergo various trials of self-transformation, in the style of Poliphilo, the hero of this Nuit Blanche who, in a 1546 Italian illustrated novel, dreams his way through a journey in pursuit of Polia, the woman he is madly in love with…
Around fifty artists (including more than thirty international ones) will participate in this free event open to everyone, dedicated to contemporary art, which invites visitors to discover a multitude of artworks in public outdoor spaces.
The programming for the 2016 edition of Nuit Blanche promises beautiful surprises again, with numerous artworks presented in unexpected locations, some of which are usually closed to the public.
This 15th edition embraces the theme of Love, with a 35-work trail from the Hôtel de Ville to the Île aux Cygnes, conceived as a symbolic cartography of the quest for love, all around the Seine and its bridges.
Melle Bon Plan’s little Parisian selection:
Ecole 42 / First Street Art museum in France
This first street art museum in France (50 artists, 150 works, 4000 m2) will open its doors for Nuit Blanche. It is located in 42, the computer science school founded by Xavier Niel in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.
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42
96 Boulevard Bessières
75017 Paris
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La Cité de la Mode et du Design: Love comes to the Docks
For this occasion, the Cité de la Mode et du Design gives carte blanche to designers Julien Nonnon and Christophe Ponceau to present their definition of Love in this raw space.
The former will offer an immense video projection of kisses, and the latter reinterprets The Bulk Garden via design and plant art for a journey within the Atrium at nightfall.
Les Docks – Cité de la Mode et du Design
34, quai d’Austerlitz 75013 Paris
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Electrosound at the Rex Club with Espace Fondation EDF
For Nuit Blanche, the Espace Fondation EDF offers a 100% electronic music program surrounding its exhibition Electrosound, from lab to dancefloor.
The evening allows you to discover a series of electronic live sets (Arnaud Rebotini, Philippe Cam, Oklou and the Austrian Clara Moto), from 9 PM to 2 AM.
Free and open-access evening, subject to availability
Exhibition from May 25 to October 2, 2016
Espace Fondation EDF
6 rue Récamier- 75007 Paris
Rex Club
5 Boulevard Poissonnière – 75002 Paris
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Musical night at the Musée de l’Homme
The Musée de l’Homme participates in Nuit Blanche through music by hosting a production by Puce Muse, a visual music creation center and pioneer in digital arts research.
Selected by the city of Paris to be part of the Nuit Blanche OFF program, the instrumentalists of ONE (National Electroacoustic Orchestra) will offer the public an original experience in the Atrium of the Musée de l’Homme. The hyperphonic Odyssey is a space-opera composed around the sounds of planets and the latest NASA images.
Saturday, October 1st
20-minute concerts every 30 minutes from 8:30 PM to midnight
Atrium Paul Rivet
Musée de l’Homme
17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris
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The Musée du Quai Branly
The 15th edition of Nuit Blanche is dedicated to love! Parisians are invited on a romantic journey along the Seine with the adventure of Poliphilo, hero of a novel published in 1546, who travels through the ancient ruins of the Quattrocento Treviso in search of his beloved Polia.
The trail ends at the Musée du Quai Branly, where the broken hearts collected during the “Heart Trials” stage will be mended. Visitors will then be able to discuss their heartbreak supported by about twenty magicians and marabouts.
Furthermore, the museum will be open free of charge from 6 PM until midnight to the public, and visitors will be able to discover the PERSONA, Strangely human exhibition.
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Free admission from 6 PM to midnight
Musée du quai Branly
37 Quai Branly, 75007 Paris
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Atonal vibrations at the Institut du Monde Arabe
Zad Moultaka adds a new sensory dimension to the “Eastern Gardens”. Multiple sound sources recreate a dreamt jungle, invaded by a thousand songs, whistles, whispers, buzzes, cracklings of birds, insects, animals, wind, rain, fire…
sound installation in the Eastern Gardens
Institut du Monde Arabe
1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris
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Le Grand Paris Express
The Société du Grand Paris extends the capital’s artistic and playful journey by allowing people to guess the metropolis of tomorrow. Artist Tobias Rehberger and musician Thylacine present an immersive installation that intertwines sound, light, graphic design, and architecture to plunge the viewer into the world of a Grand Paris under construction.
To discover this installation, a true playground of light, head to the northern tip of the Île Saint-Germain, a green island in the heart of the metropolis located halfway between the future Grand Paris Express stations of Issy RER and Pont-de-Sèvres.
October 1, 2016 from 7 PM to 7 AM
Parc départemental de l’île Saint-Germain Exceptional live performance
by Thylacine, as a soundscape at 11 PM and 1 AM
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The heart of sound, live performance
Maguelone Vidal explores the poetic and sensory relationships between sound and body. While the performers dance to choreography by Fabrice Ramalingom, she mixes their heartbeats live, immersing the viewer in their deep sonorities.
Performances will take place at 9 PM, 10 PM, 11 PM, 12 AM, 1 AM, and 2 AM
Duration of each performance 20 to 25 mins
Gymnase Saint Merri
16 rue du Renard 75004 Paris
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The flight of the Phoenix in the Trocadéro Gardens
The German artist collective super+ will present its traveling installation The flight of the Phoenix in the Trocadéro Gardens. Throughout the night, the giant sculpture, made of metallic film and helium, will be exhibited above the Warsaw Fountain. Moved by the wind and maneuvered by the artists, the reflective flying body continually transforms, thus creating unique shapes.
Trocadéro Gardens
October 1, 2016 from 7 PM to 7 AM
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Underground Worlds
Created especially for Nuit Blanche, the Underground Worlds exhibition is the result of an encounter between digital art and urban art. 20 artists from the fields of urban art and digital art will take over 2000 m2 of an abandoned garage and take advantage of its upcoming demolition to radically transfigure it.
Underground Worlds is an opportunity for the public to discover original works since all the pieces presented are created in situ.
Saturday, October 1st from 7 PM to 2 AM
89, boulevard Bessières 75017 Paris
M°Porte de Clichy
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The most famous pedestrian crossing in the world in front of the Centre Georges Pompidou
For Nuit Blanche 2016, artist duo Les Nivaux presents Cross the scan on Place Stravinsky in front of the Centre Pompidou. For one night, the most famous pedestrian crossing in the world is in Paris, at full size and in the exact orientation.
on Place Igor Stravinsky 75004 Paris
starting October 1, 2016
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Performance by Nathalie Auzépy
For Nuit Blanche 2016, the Tree of Life, an experimental and interactive musical instrument already exhibited at the Musée Carnavalet, morphs into a Branch of Life. Based on the study of string and percussion instruments, and with the desire to create a space for life and exchange, Nathalie Auzépy encourages the visitor to evolve at the heart of this setup, and to make it their own.
The work will be presented in the gym of the Beaujon Sports Center, Paris 8th. Installed away from the usual arenas of contemporary art, at the heart of an atypical exhibition space.
October 1, 2016, from 7 PM to 7 AM
Beaujon Sports Center Gym 75008 Paris
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6b Open House
6b Open HouseOn the agenda for this open house:
- 7000m2 of creative space indoors and 3000m2 outdoors
- Over 50 artist studios open to the public
- Giant exhibition: projections, installations, ephemeral exhibitions…
- Live arts: theater, dance, concerts, performances…
- Initiation workshops for artistic practices
- Pop-up store
Saturday, October 1st from 2 PM to midnight
Le 6b
6-10 Quai de Seine 93200 Saint-Denis
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The tip:
to travel from one neighborhood to another, RATP is setting up a special service for Nuit Blanche, with certain lines running all night for free (between 2:15 AM and 5:30 AM)!
Additionally, Sodexo, a partner of the event, supports Nuit Blanche with its Batobus river shuttles.
To best prepare your route, you will find all the information on the Nuit Blanche website.
I wish you all an excellent Nuit Blanche!
