Paris is pataphysical, the amazing exhibition of Philippe Starck at the Carnavalet museum - photos

Do you know the pataphysics, this science of imaginary solutions created by the writer Alfred Jarry? Come and discover this whimsical movement in the company of the artist Philippe Starck, who offers us a tour of Paris... Original. The Frenchman takes us into his dreamlike and surprising world, with the exhibition Paris is pataphysical, presented at the Carnavalet Museum from March 29 to August 27, 2023.

Paris is a magical city, we already knew that. Capital of fashion, art, love, gastronomy ... It has many qualifiers. But Paris is also pataphysical, and it is Philippe Starck who demonstrates it to us.

The artist invites us to rediscover the famous monuments and tourist places of the city, through pataphysics. Around the Eiffel Tower, the Parc de la Villette, the Palais de l'Élysée or the Caffè Stern, we can see strange, offbeat, funny or fantastic phenomena.

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Dreams and reality mix in Philippe Starck's creations, and the original scenography plunges us into a unique journey. The beautiful and the bizarre, power and solitude, dreams and nightmares, celebration and silence: all the emotions, all the opposites come together in this exhibition, to make us see a different, almost mystical Paris.

Prolific artist Philippe Starck combines this mysterious quest with a kind of treasure hunt: among the well-known monuments are hidden winks to the many works created by the artist during his career, and which were inspired by the capital.

Remember to download the application of the Carnavalet Museum before your visit: you will find an audio guide, in which Philippe Starck himself gives us a guided tour of his exhibition. With his comments, his explanations and his many jokes, the artist invites us to enter his zany and unique world, to better understand it.

Paris, its wonders, its mysteries, its pataphysics: here is an exhibition like one rarely sees! Do not miss this original creation presented at the Carnavalet Museum.