Paris Weekend Guide: AKAA's 11th Edition, Outsider' Paris Final Day and Hassan Hajjaj at the Philharmonie
From October 23 to 25, Paris is buzzing with art events like the Moderne Art Fair, Asia Now, Art Basel Paris, and Design Miami Paris. The 11th AKAA – Also Known As Africa at Carreau du Temple will highlight African artists, introducing AKAA PHOTO to celebrate the role of photographers in storytelling. An installation by Hassan Hajjaj at Philharmonie, featuring icons like Billie Eilish and Alicia Keys, will be on display until April 25, 2027. The Outsider Paris exhibition, focusing on self-taught artists, wraps up on October 25. The Large will showcase Moteur Imaginaire with over 100 artworks. Agnès Varda’s film L'une chante, l'autre pas will screen at Forum des images, alongside Carnets d'Ukraine until January 24, 2027, and La Gradiva, which debuted on October 21. Luazó will release an EP on October 23, too.
Key facts
- AKAA – Also Known As Africa holds its 11th edition at the Carreau du Temple in Paris from 23 to 25 October
- AKAA launches AKAA PHOTO for the bicentenary of photography
- Hassan Hajjaj's exhibition at the Philharmonie – Musée de la musique runs until 25 April 2027, with music by Acid Arab
- Outsider' Paris runs 20–25 October at the Bastille Design Center and Halle Saint-Pierre with free entry
- Moteur Imaginaire at Le Large brings together over 100 works, 55 artists from 23 countries and 17 new commissions
- Agnès Varda's L'une chante, l'autre pas (1977) screens at the Forum des images at 20h
- Michel Hazanavicius's Carnets d'Ukraine, performed by Hugo Becker, runs at Studio Marigny until 24 January 2027
- Luazó releases the EP Vuelo y Olvido on 23 October, with a concert at Studio de l'Ermitage on 12 November 2026
Entities
Artists
- Hassan Hajjaj
- Billie Eilish
- Madonna
- Rachid Taha
- Lee Scratch Perry
- Alicia Keys
- Swizz Beatz
- Babohot
- Claudia Tagbo
- Florent Peyre
- Arié Elmaleh
- Élise Diamant
- Jacques Mateu
- Ellen Birath
- Agnès Varda
- Delphine Seyrig
- Thérèse Liotard
- Valérie Mairesse
- Mathieu Demy
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Hugo Becker
- Julien Gelas
- Sébastien Laudenbach
- Georges Bizet
- Tristan Choisel
- Marine Atlan
- Colas Quignard
- Antonia Buresi
- Mitia Capellier Audat
- Suzanne Gerin
- Robin Gentien
- Luazó
- Mohamed El Khatib
- Louise Sari
- François Burland
Institutions
- Artistik Rezo
- AKAA – Also Known As Africa
- Carreau du Temple
- Moderne Art Fair
- Asia Now
- Art Basel Paris
- Design Miami Paris
- Philharmonie de Paris
- Musée de la musique
- Acid Arab
- Théâtre Antoine
- Théâtre de La Reine Blanche
- Jass Club Paris
- Le Large
- Fonds Renault pour l'Art et la Culture
- Fonds de dotation Emerige
- Forum des images
- Ciné Tamaris
- Studio Marigny
- Point Éphémère
- La Sécurité
- Grife
- Outsider' Paris
- Bastille Design Center
- Halle Saint-Pierre
- Galerie Doppia V
- Mon Premier festival
- Studio des Ursulines
- Quinzaine des cinéastes
- Festival de Cannes
- Semaine de la Critique
- Espace Culturel André Malraux
- Théâtre La Croisée des Chemins
- FIP
- Studio de l'Ermitage
- ADAGP
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Île Seguin
- Montréal
- Tiohtià:ke
- Canada
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- La Paz
- Bolivia
- Naples
- Italy
- Pompéi
- Ukraine
- Iran
- Andalousie
- Spain
- Ziguinchor