A new Daft Punk exhibition is coming to Paris this month. Called Around The World, the photography show runs from November 20 to 22 at 114 Rue de Turenne in the Marais district, and it looks back at the duo's rise between 1995 and 2005.
At a glance
- What: Around The World, a photography exhibition about Daft Punk
- When: November 20 to 22, open from 10 AM to 7 PM each day
- Where: 114 Rue de Turenne, in the Marais district of Paris
- On show: roughly 60 photographs taken between 1995 and 2005
- Photographers: nine in total, including Tetsuro Sato, Rick Guest, Zach Cordner, Philippe Levy and Seb Janiak
What we know
The exhibition follows Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo across one decade of their career. The earlier portraits show the two musicians without helmets. The later pictures document the robot characters that most fans now associate with the name Daft Punk.
According to EDMTunes, several of the images have never been shown in public before. Some of the photographers are also expected to meet visitors during the three days. That makes the show a chance to hear the stories behind the pictures as well as to see them.
The project was put together by five longtime fans: Lenny Houari, Guillaume Vidal, Stéphane Kazazian, Benjamin Felix and Landry Thomas. They started work in 2024 by tracking down photographers who had shot the duo in their early years. Along the way they found pictures that had mostly dropped out of sight after first running in international music magazines.
Tickets
Tickets are already on sale. EDMTunes reports that general admission has sold out, and that a final release priced at €11.85 is available until November 22 or while stocks last. If you plan to go, it is worth checking availability before you travel.
Why it matters
Daft Punk ended their run more than five years ago, but interest in their story has not faded. The period covered here, 1995 to 2005, is the stretch in which they went from two young Parisian producers to one of the most recognisable acts in electronic music. Seeing both sides of that change in one room, the faces and then the helmets, is unusual.
It also matters that this is a fan-led project. The organisers did the research themselves and brought back images that could easily have stayed forgotten in old magazine archives. Holding the show in Paris, the city where the duo started out, gives it a fitting home.
The run is short, at only three days, so visitors will need to plan ahead. If you are in the city for other events that week, such as fabric paris · extended 12 hours, the exhibition could be an easy daytime stop.
