Paris: Modern and Contemprary Art Tour
In the art-woven streets of Paris unfolds an exploratory route that spans from the birth of modernism to today’s unbridled contemporary masterpieces… This tour, which unites the bohemian spirit of Montmartre with the avant-garde galleries of the Marais, not only traces the imprints of the Impressionists and Cubists but also turns its focus to the stories left in the shadows of art’s “official” history. And the unique surprise awaiting you—a revelation found nowhere else—will render you a living witness to the very Parisian narrative of modern art that this journey seeks to tell. At 59 Rivoli, a building occupied in 1999 by anarchist and alternative artists, we will visit the workshop-houses of two artists offering you the rare opportunity to immerse yourself in their daily lives and art, and to share an intimate, convivial conversation over a glass of wine.
While the bohemian lifestyle and cabaret culture—especially in Montmartre—created an atmosphere that fostered artistic liberation, they also contributed to the objectification and marginalization of women. Female artists were often overshadowed in artistic circles, regarded primarily as muses, models, or commodified figures rather than as creators in their own right. In Le Marais, the rise of modern art was accompanied by an elitism that excluded the lower classes and those outside the artistic world. Many artists, dependent on wealthy patrons, struggled to challenge the values of the bourgeoisie that financed their work, reinforcing class divisions within the art world.