Nuit Blanche 2018: Four Constellations Illuminate Paris
Paris's Nuit Blanche returns on October 6-7, 2018, with four curated routes called 'Constellations' by artistic director Gaël Charbau. The free all-night event, launched in 2002, attracts nearly a million visitors and has inspired similar events in 30 cities including Brussels, Kyoto, Melbourne, Taipei, and for the first time, Houston. The Invalides constellation features a pedestrianized kilometer from the Musée de l'Armée to the Champs-Élysées, with works by Félicie d'Estienne d'Orves, Jamila Johnson Small, and others. The Île Saint-Louis constellation explores hidden sites from Hôtel de Ville to Les Halles. La Villette constellation transforms the park with Fabien Léaustic's extraterrestrial geyser. The Porte Dorée constellation begins with a performance by Eric Minh Cuong Castaing and leads to the Palais de la Porte Dorée and Parc Zoologique de Paris.
Key facts
- Nuit Blanche 2018 takes place October 6-7 in Paris.
- Artistic director Gaël Charbau named the four routes 'Constellations'.
- The event is free and attracts nearly one million visitors.
- Invalides constellation includes a pedestrianized kilometer from Musée de l'Armée to Champs-Élysées.
- Félicie d'Estienne d'Orves presents light, sculpture, and new tech works.
- Jamila Johnson Small shows choreographic projects at Espace Cardin / Théâtre de la Ville.
- La Villette constellation features Fabien Léaustic's extraterrestrial geyser.
- Porte Dorée constellation opens with a performance by Eric Minh Cuong Castaing.
- Palais de la Porte Dorée, built in 1931 by Albert Laprade, is now the Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration.
- Nuit Blanche has inspired similar events in 30 cities including Houston for the first time.
Entities
Artists
- Gaël Charbau
- Félicie d'Estienne d'Orves
- Jamila Johnson Small
- Fabien Léaustic
- Eric Minh Cuong Castaing
- Samuel Trenquier
- Abdelkader Benchamman
- Bernard Tschumi
- Albert Laprade
Institutions
- Artribune
- Musée de l'Armée
- Hôtel des Invalides
- Pont Alexandre III
- Grand Palais
- Petit Palais
- Espace Cardin / Théâtre de la Ville
- Hôtel de Ville
- Cité des Arts
- Les Halles
- Parc de la Villette
- Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
- Géode
- Cité de la musique
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Zénith
- Palais de la Porte Dorée
- Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration
- Parc Zoologique de Paris
- Biennale de Dakar
- Biennale de Sharjah
- Galerie du jour agnès b.
- Isabelle Van Den Eynde
- Studio UY077
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Invalides
- Champs-Élysées
- Île Saint-Louis
- Île de la Cité
- Notre-Dame
- La Villette
- Porte Dorée
- Lac Daumesnil
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Melbourne
- Australia
- Taipei
- Taiwan
- Houston
- United States