Exhibitions on tour
Some exhibitions of Les Abattoirs travel abroad, find here those that leave Toulouse for other cities.
Niki de Saint Phalle. The 1980s and 1990s: Art Running Free
Niki de Saint Phalle. The 1980s and 1990s: Art Running Free
At the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Canada
From 12 June 2025 to 4 January 2026
These two decades were written under the aegis of Niki de Saint Phalle's great work, the adventure of the Tarot Garden in Italy. In parallel with the long-term creation of this garden, which was both a place of art and a place to live, she developed a whole new aspect of her work, which enabled her to become her own patron. If the 1960s and 1970s made Niki de Saint Phalle famous, thanks to her emblematic Tirs and Nanas and her proximity to the New Realism movement, it is time to look at what is falsely called "the second part" of her career. Less well known, these years are nonetheless marked by a freedom, an emancipation, a diversity of work, a commitment and a model of entrepreneurship that are innovative and exemplary.
Curator and educational texts
Maude Lévesque, adaptation of the concept and texts, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Annabelle Ténèze, Lucia Pesapane, concept and original texts, Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse
An exhibition by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, produced in collaboration with Les Abattoirs Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse and with the participation of the Niki Charitable Art Foundation.
The exhibition Niki de Saint Phalle – The 1980s and 1990s: Art Unleashed has received financial support from the Gouvernement du Québec and the Ville de Québec under the Entente de développement culturel.
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec is a state corporation funded by the Gouvernement du Québec.
Exhibition produced in 2022 with the support of the Niki Charitable Art Foundation, and exceptional support from the City of Toulouse and Toulouse Métropole.
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Grand hall du pavillon Pierre Lassonde
179, Grande Allée Ouest
Québec (Québec) G1R 2H1
Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
Grand Palais, Gallery 7.2
From 17 December 2025 to 5 April 2026
All About Love is a monographic exhibition by American artist Mickalene Thomas (1971, New York), the first African-American artist to be honoured with a major solo exhibition at the Grand Palais.
Internationally recognised for her bold and multidimensional practice, Thomas explores the visibility and representation of black women in art, history and popular culture. Through a vibrant synthesis of painting, collage, photography, video and installation, she reinvents the classical portrait with a unique queer and black feminist perspective.
All About Love invites the public to enter a world of love, leisure and liberation, where beauty, intimacy and self-control redefine the historical view of art.
Following acclaimed exhibitions at The Broad (Los Angeles), The Barnes Foundation (Philadelphia), The Hayward Gallery (London) and Les Abattoirs (Toulouse), this retrospective is the most ambitious presentation of Mickalene Thomas's work in Paris.
Curators
Rachel Thomas, Chief Curator, Hayward Gallery
Lauriane Gricourt, Director, Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse
Erin Jenoa Gilbert, Independent Curator
Scenography
Nicolas Groult and Valentina Dodi
Exhibition organised by the GrandPalaisRmn, the Hayward Gallery, London, and Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse
Access
Entrance on Square Jean Perrin
17 Avenue du Général Eisenhower 75008 Paris
Metro lines 1 and 13: Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau
or line 9: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Information and reservations
www.grandpalais.fr