In the works they date back to the 1930s

In summer, the forces of attraction of art move as vacationers. In Paris, the Grand Palais closed July 13 on the Warhol exhibition to reopen only late October. As the great museums of the capital, they offer less than blockbusters. Subtle theme, unsung artists, staggered choices. All good reasons to go to the discovery, without a priori.

Thus, the largest museum in the world devoted to the 19th century, the Orsay Museum, shows until September 13, the complete collection of collages of Max Ernst. It belongs to the man of press and great collector Daniel Filippachi, but this is not said officially. In the works, they date back to the 1930s. Surreal juxtapositions of old images curious stories (). A world to discover.

The Museum of Modern Art in the city of Paris open spaces to artists by a criticism particularly charismatic of the 1980s, Bernard Lamarche-Vadel (until September 6, ). What is the relationship between Joseph Beuys and Robert Combas No, if not Lamarche-Vadel himself. Ditto for the forgotten conceptual painter but very talented Martin Barre or realistic painter Olivier Hucleux. The critic committed suicide in 2000.

Do not miss in the new attachment to the female of the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou, to which we will soon be an article, the exhibition reveals the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915), known as "They", an artist which as its name suggests was native of Orléans. A five year career at the beginning of the 20th century, where it creates a few outstanding sculptures which cleverly blend primitive art and Cubism. All completed drawings to understand his creative process (until 14 September, the South, the musée Fabre in Montpellier offers now an ambitious programming.) September 20 (), they are rediscovered one of the important actors of new Art, Alfons Mucha. It is passed to posterity as exclusive, from 1894 to 1900 creator, posters in curves and revegetation of Sarah Bernhardt. But the retrospective consisting of 280 works shows also jewellery, his sculptures, his furniture and his spectacular compositions frescoes in the service of propaganda.

Nearby, at Arles, as each summer since forty years, the meetings of the photo occupy any city. "guest star" this year: the priestess of the New York underground of the mid-1980s, Nan Goldin. We will return ().

At Aix, the media exposure of the summer and unfortunately disappointing "Picasso Cézanne" is at the Granet Museum until September 27 (). A missed appointment for one of the keys to the history of the art of the 20th century. Nice the Mamac dedicated a retrospective to the 29 November to excellent American artist Robert Longo (born 1953). His works the best known are crayons in large format, showing characters moving about to fall, but he has also worked in a realistic manner and charcoal on representations variety such that nuclear explosions or the apartment of Freud always in Vienna.

And then, in the Alpes-Maritimes, three museums in Nice, Biot and Vallauris together to explore the relationships of the writer Blaise Cendrars with Léger, Chagall and Picasso scribe. October 12 ().

Instead of mythical exposure of the Côte d'Azur, it's the Foundation Maeght, until November 8, "Miro in his garden", 250 paintings and sculptures of one of the great Spanish modern artists and historical reference of the galerie Maeght ().

On the other side of the France, the Pont-Aven Fine Arts Museum organizes jointly with the departmental area of La Roche-Jagu, in the Côtes-a retrospective of the work of Maurice Denis on Brittany nabi: the birth of modernity, where it is under the influence of Gauguin, a mystical paint more frozen. October 5 ( Pont-Aven .fr).

Finally, the "smartest" Breton exhibition is "who's afraid of the artists." A selection of 60 works from the collection of the Breton François Pinault, exposed to September 13 () to the Palace of the arts of Dinard. Cattelan, Murakami and other stars of the international scene. A contemporary fresh air mixed with marine air wind. Awesome...