Palais de Tokyo Archives - Lorraine O'Grady

M Le Magazine du Monde, 2025

M Le Magazine du Monde features Lorraine O’Grady in its “Recadrages” issue by Clément Ghys, celebrating her groundbreaking legacy. Honored with exhibitions at the Palais de Tokyo and Mariane Ibrahim Paris, O’Grady—known as “Mlle Bourgeoise Noire”—transformed art with her 1983 Harlem performance Art Is..., affirming Black visibility and cultural pride.

Beaux Arts, 2025

The Palais de Tokyo’s Joie collective – Apprendre à flamboyer ! celebrates joy as a form of resistance and solidarity. Featuring artists like Lorraine O’Grady and Thomas Hirschhorn, the exhibition merges art and activism. O’Grady’s 1983 performance Art Is...—framing Harlem paradegoers as art—embodies this empowering call for collective engagement.

Art Is... Lorraine O'Grady Palais de Tokyo Thomas Hirschhorn performance