“Night is not the opposite of day” surfaces do not simply turn from white to black: in reality these are not the same images.Paul Morand, preface to Brassaï’s Paris de nuit, Paris, Éditions Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1933.
Galerie Roger-Viollet today inaugurates a new exhibition devoted to the night in the “City of Light”.
And so Paris, at night, is transformed, defying insomnia with ceaseless activity or joyfully preparing for a moment of celebration. The grand avenues become narrow streets, and the narrow streets become imaginary boulevards; the stairways of Montmartre climb toward infinity; the black ribbon of the Seine evokes an unfathomable mirror…
This exhibition presents 70 numbered contemporary prints in limited edition, covering the period 1900–1970.
Paris, ouvert la nuit
11 June – 3 October 2026
Opening reception Thursday 11 June, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Galerie Roger-Viollet
6, rue de Seine
75006 Paris
Tel: 01 55 42 89 09
www.roger-viollet.fr
Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm — Free admission
