An artistic and stylistic movement, Art Deco is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Officially born during the 1925 Universal Exhibition, this movement touched many fields, from architecture and design to furniture and fashion. Here is a selection of exhibitions around the world to (re)discover this artistic style, which remains influential today.
Art Deco differs from its predecessor, Art Nouveau, in its pursuit of simplicity, geometric shapes, and modernity, directly borrowed from the world of factories and aeronautics, rather than organic and floral forms. Its rise marked the entire beauty and design industry and is still considered as a unique blend of elegance, modernity, and luxury, a source of inspiration for multiple generations of fans of The Great Gatsby, Josephine Baker, and Peaky Blinders TV serie.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD), Paris
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris’s 1st arrondissement is hosting the exhibition “1925-2025. One Hundred Years of Art Deco”. This major retrospective presents more than 1,000 works that recount the richness, refinement, and contradictions of a style that still amazes us today. Sculptural furniture, luxurious jewelry, and objets d’art are part of the exhibition.
It should be noted that the same establishment is offering until January 11, “Paul Poiret, Fashion is a Celebration,” the very first Parisian exhibition dedicated to the most prominent haute couture designer of the Belle Epoque and the Roaring Twenties. Little known to the general public, the man who freed women from the corset was also a visionary and extravagant jack-of-all-trades. An immersive time capsule to be experienced through some 550 works (clothing, accessories, fine arts, and decorative arts).
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Featured photo : © Les Arts Décoratifs / Luc Boegly
