On the Ground in London & Paris
Heading to Europe this month for the art fair season? APAA advisor members provide their insider recommendations for things to do on-site during Frieze London (October 9–13) and Art Basel Paris (October 18–20). Thank you to Susannah Pollen, Erica Barrish, Ellen De Schepper, Matan Daube, Christine Minas, Hailey Widrig, and Andrea Hazen for your tips!
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers at the National Gallery, an obvious but unmissable once in a lifetime show
Michael Craig-Martin retrospective at the Royal Academy, a most joyful show
Public Art Program at Paddington Square—Ugo Rondinone, Pae White, Catherine Yass, and others
Leighton House Museum, a hidden gem that was re-developed two years ago and re-opened
Lygia Clark & Sonia Boyce at Whitechapel Gallery
Haegue Yang: Leap Year at Hayward Gallery
Infinite Accumulation by Yayoi Kusama at Liverpool Street station
George Rouy: The Bleed, Part I at Hauser & Wirth, a debut show
Nairy Baghramian: Jumbled Alphabet at South London Gallery
Daisy Parris: Back to the Sky at Sim Smith, a second solo show by the abstract artist
Dinner at the Ambassadors Clubhouse, just behind Savile Row
Fuel up with amazing pastries from London's best bakery, TOAD Bakery.
The Connaught Patisserie—the pastry chef has partnered with British artist Liz West to create a selection of edible works of art
Bacchanalia’s lunchtime set menu of two courses is a steal!
The best cocktail is (still) the martini at Dukes’
Bar 42 in Mayfair, great for spicy, exotic cocktails. And a very cosy, beautiful place
The Library Bar at The Lanesborough
The American Bar at the Savoy is the longest surviving cocktail bar in London
The Fumoir at Claridge’s
Paris Internationale, opening October 15
The newly renovated Musée Jacquemart André. Definitely buy tickets ahead of time. There is a show of masterpieces from the Borghese on this month and it's really crowded.
Galerie Max Hetzler showing Glenn Brown: In the Altogether (14 October – 18 December 2024)
Offer Waterman and Francis Outred present Frank Auerbach: Portraits of London open now through 7 December
Jackson Pollock: The Early Years (1934-1947) at the Musée Picasso Paris
The 2024 Reiffers Art Initiatives mentorship program exhibition featuring Ugo Rondinone his mentee, artist Tarek Lakhrissi
Installation of a new sculpture by Carsten Höller at Place Vendôme, titled Giant Triple Mushroom (2024). Höller’s sculpture is presented as part of Art Basel Paris’s public programming and will be on view from October 15 through November 24, 2024
Heinz Berggruen, a dealer and his collection at Musée de l’Orangerie
Corita Kent. La révolution joyeuse at The Collège des Bernardins
Surréalisme at Centre Pompidou
If you are staying in Paris for the weekend, go down to visit the Lambert collection in Avignon
Rodin actually lived and worked in Meudon, a 15 minute train ride from central Paris. You can visit his home and studio
Great place to have coffee/lunch/meeting in their renovated restaurant, Le Nélie. You can access Le Nélie even if you don't go to the museum itself. It's a perfect place for a rendez-vous in the 8th. Prices are reasonable despite upscale atmosphere.
Chez Janou: simple, very cosy French bistro. Classic French dishes, recommended by a Paris native
Lunch at Les Deux Abeilles is like going back in time. Authentic Parisian experience.
Chez Dumonet (Restaurant Josephine)—classic French bistro comfort food
Restaurant Loulou: best grilled sea bass!
Bar Les Ambassadeurs at Hotel de Crillon, very cosy, classy bar, always a winner. Get their old fashioned with a giant ice cube with the letter “c”
Le Bar du Bristol, we usually end up going at least once during Art Basel Paris week
Going for champagne and chips is a special treat at Ritz Bar
Bar 8 at the Mandarin Oriental, Paris
Le Bar at Gentlemen 1919
Le Bar Botaniste at the Shangri-La
