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PRINTEMPS 2025 at Palais de Tokyo: A Bold Celebration of Art, Movement, and Collective Joy

PRINTEMPS 2025 at Palais de Tokyo: A Bold Celebration of Art, Movement, and Collective Joy February 4, 2025Art Events, Paris0 Comments

PRINTEMPS 2025 AT PALAIS DE TOKYO: WHERE ART MEETS CELEBRATION

Paris, a city synonymous with artistic reinvention, is set to unveil a season of collective euphoria at the Palais de Tokyo. From February 20 to May 11, 2025, the contemporary art space will be transformed into a living, breathing celebration of creativity, where art, performance, and public participation collide in electrifying ways.

Raphaël Barontini, À la cour d’Henri Christophe, 2022. Acrylic, ink, glitters and silkscreen on canvas, 185 x 305 x 6 cm Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim (Chicago, Paris, Mexico City) © ADAGP, Paris, 2024

At the heart of this season is “Collective Joy – Apprendre à Flamboyer !”, a vibrant exhibition that reimagines the power of community, gathering, and artistic exchange. Curated by Amandine Nana, it brings together a dynamic roster of international artists whose work intersects with social movements, cultural rituals, and utopian expressions. A space for interaction and performance, the exhibition is more than a showcase – it’s an experience.

The Art of Gathering: A Multi-Sensory Celebration

This season at Palais de Tokyo is not just about looking – it’s about feeling, participating, and stepping into the pulse of contemporary artistic expression. Throughout the exhibition, the museum will feature interactive installations, open-stage performances, and a rotating program of artistic interventions designed to dissolve the boundaries between audience and artwork.

Two key solo exhibitions further anchor this electrifying moment:

Raphaël Barontini’s “Quelque Part Dans La Nuit, Le Peuple Danse”
A poetic fusion of painting, textile art, and performance, Barontini’s work reimagines the narratives of African and Caribbean history, challenging traditional depictions of power and resistance. Inspired by Aimé Césaire’s play “La Tragédie du Roi Christophe”, his immersive installation places the viewer inside a dreamlike, theatrical space where the past and present intertwine.

RAMMELLZEE: The Graffiti Alchemist of New York
In partnership with Palais de Tokyo and CAPC Bordeaux, this groundbreaking retrospective of the late, enigmatic artist RAMMELLZEE revisits his radical deconstruction of language, graffiti as futuristic warfare, and his legendary connection to the early hip-hop movement. Expect an explosive mix of paintings, sculptural battle gear, and the artist’s futurist, sci-fi-inspired visions of urban resistance.

A Season of Performance, Dance, and Cultural Interventions

Beyond the exhibitions, PRINTEMPS 2025 will unfold as a cultural movement, integrating dance, literature, and experimental sound into its programming. Notable highlights include:

✨ The CN D (Centre National de la Danse) Residency (April 3–13)
Expect an immersive dance takeover as choreographers transform the museum into a stage for cutting-edge performances.

✨ Raphaël Barontini’s Bal de Quadrille (April – Dates TBA)
A collaborative performance reinterpreting the historic quadrille dance, where history and contemporary movement merge.

✨ La Compagnie du Zerep at Yoyo (April 25–27)
A weekend of theatrical chaos, radical performance, and unexpected surprises inside Palais de Tokyo’s nightclub.

A Final Thought from Shari

Some exhibitions leave you inspired, others make you think – but PRINTEMPS 2025 at Palais de Tokyo invites you to feel. It’s an invitation to step into the moment, move, celebrate, and be part of something bigger than yourself.

And if you leave with a new perspective, an unexpected dance move, or a desire to rethink the way art lives in the world? Then Palais de Tokyo has done exactly what it set out to do.

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