Collection The Art of Scandal: Seven Works from the Centre Pompidou that Changed … "Obscene", "absurd", "subversive"… before they became icons, these works scandalised, shocked and st… 24 Mar 2026
Collection, Backstage Inside the Secret Life of Alexander Iolas, Warhol’s “Discoverer” and C… A Greek art dealer with a razor-sharp eye, Alexander Iolas was among the first to spot—and show—Andy… 17 Sep 2025
Collection, Backstage The Secret History of Dominique and John de Menil, Legendary Patrons o… Joan Miró, Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock… As discerning collectors, Dominique and John de Menil gifte… 14 Feb 2025
Exhibitions, Collection “Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hulten”: For the Sake of … Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely left their mark on the early decades of the Centre Pompidou w… 20 May 2025
Collection The Centre Pompidou in the age of NFTs As 2023 kicks off, the Centre Pompidou is the very first institution dedicated to modern and contemp… 10 Feb 2023
Collection Focus on… "Windows" by Ellsworth Kelly He would have turned 100 on 31 May 2023. Just months before his death on 27 December 2015, Ellsworth… 10 Nov 2020
Collection Focus on… « Big Electric Chair » by Andy Warhol With Big Electric Chair, Pop Art master Andy Warhol moves away from celebrities and consumer goods t… 11 Dec 2025
Exhibitions, Backstage A journey into the heart of the Henry Darger mystery, through virtual … A self-taught artist, Henry Darger spent nearly his entire life in seclusion, working in the privacy… 21 May 2025
Collection Focus on... "Ten Lizes" by Andy Warhol In this monumental black-and-white silkscreen print, the pope of Pop art reproduced Hollywood star E… 31 Jan 2025
Collection Focus on... "The Winter Garden" by Jean Dubuffet A two-tone cave with shaped walls, a space outside of time perfect for meditating. Created in the la… 10 Nov 2020
Collection Focus on… “The Frame” by Frida Kahlo Barely 30 centimetres long, The Frame is one of the Mexican artist’s most emblematic self-portraits.… 10 Nov 2020
Exhibitions, Collection Maurizio Cattelan, unleashed At the Centre Pompidou-Metz, the exhibition "Dimanche sans fin. Maurizio Cattelan et la collection d… 22 May 2025
Exhibitions, Collection AI, NFT: Vera Molnár, a step ahead As early as the 1960s, Vera Molnár was exploring the infinite possibilities of computer-assisted art… 05 Feb 2024
Exhibitions, Collection Focus on... “Self Portrait” by David Hockney In this 2001 charcoal self-portrait, David Hockney appears without his signature glasses — they’re p… 20 Nov 2025
Collection Focus on… “Black Cross” by Kazimir Malevich Exhibited in December 1915 at the “0.10. Last Futurist Picture Exhibition” in Saint-Petersburg, even… 29 Feb 2024
Exhibitions, Collection Focus on... "Men in the Cities" by Robert Longo Caught somewhere between dance and collapse, the sharp-suited figures of Robert Longo’s Men in the C… 12 Nov 2025
Collection Focus on.. "Slave Auction" by Jean-Michel Basquiat Painted in 1982, Slave Auction is an iconic work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, who drew his subjects from… 24 Oct 2023
Exhibitions, Collection « Dessins sans limite », A Laboratory of Possibilities A universal gesture, drawing transcends cultures and eras. From preparatory studies to contemporary … 17 Nov 2025
Exhibitions, Collection Focus on ... "Chopin’s Waterloo" by Arman In 1962, armed with a sledgehammer—and before a live audience—Arman carried out the complete destruc… 25 Apr 2025
Exhibitions, Collection Focus on... the Tripp Trapp highchair The Tripp Trapp highchair is an absolute icon in the world of children’s furniture, designed by the … 02 Jul 2024
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![[Translate to English:] This powerful work by Jean-Michel Basquiat delves into themes of slavery, Black identity, and human commodification. On a dark, chaotic background accented with bright orange, electric blue, and white, a haloed skull, a striped figure, and a series of cartoonish faces emerge. The raw brushstrokes, drips, scribbles, and collages create a sense of controlled chaos, echoing the violent and fragmented history of African Americans. The painting evokes urgency, tension, and resistance, blending street art energy with symbolic and socio-political critique.](/fileadmin/user_upload/basquiat_slave-auction_vignette.jpg "[Translate to English:]")
