Nuit Blanche • Artworks

Brits will know Gormley for his artistic excesses. There's 'Field', his mammoth installation of 35,000-odd terracotta figures. There's 'Angel of the North', its 54-metre wingspan looming over the A1 into Tyneside. And of course, there are those sinister statues who perch over the roofs of public buildings across south-east England, threatening to jump. His contribution to Nuit Blanche is in the vein of this last oeure. If you pass the Sorbonne campus, look up – you're in for a surprise.

On the roof of the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

7pm–7am

Traditional Indian miniature art meets an altogether more modernist aesthetic in the work of Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi. His epic frescoes throb with the imagery of blood and flowers, somehow channelling the serenity of Muslim art and the violence of his country's recent history at the same time. The medium in which he works brings to mind Motoi Yamamoto, who's also exhibiting at Nuit Blanche (see above); but the idiosyncratic style is all his.

10 Place du Panthéon

7pm–7am

From the favelas of Brazil to a famous Parisian landmark, French photographer-cum-street-artist JR certainly gets around. His latest project sees him convert the Panthéon into his latest makeshift gallery. Having amassed almost 4,000 selfies from people across France, the artist has pasted them over over the Panthéon's floor, walls and dome like a vast monochrome tapestry. The exhibition has been running all summer, but closes after Nuit Blanche. Catch it while you still can.

Place du Panthéon

7–11pm

This year Nuit Blanche is themed around 'street art', and the event would have been incomplete without a contribution from Jacques Villeglé. At 87, he's a veteran of high-concept public art, well known for his collages assembled from torn posters and his peculiar alphabet of symbols. The latter is employed in this installation, in which Villeglé splashes a quote from Edgar Allan Poe across the wall of the Quai d'Austerlitz.

85 Quai d'Austerlitz

7pm–7am

Few people have heard of him – but once they've experienced his virtual trips through 3D dreamscapes, none will be able to forget him. For some years now, Spain-born Pablo Valbuena has conjured up strange geometric environments through digital trickery. For Nuit Blanche, he takes over a physical space – one of the platforms at the Gare d'Austerlitz – for an evening of sonic experimentation and optical trickery. Think the stargate sequence from '2001', minus the dilated pupils.

Gare d'Austerlitz. Enter via platform 7

7pm–7am

Ever wondered what mannequins get up to when they're not posing in shop windows? American artist Mark Jenkins gives us an answer: his blank-faced humanoid sculptures can be spotted in cities across the world, hanging out inside dustbins or relaxing in fountains. Precisely what they're doing there is never explained; whether they're happy is for the viewer to consider. What's for sure is that Jenkins's absurdist humour never fails to raise a puzzled smile.

On the traffic island where Boulevard Vincent Auriol meets Avenue Pierre Mendès-France

7pm–7am

When Jan Vormann started to fill holes in buildings with Lego some five years ago, his aim was not to cover up the structural deficiencies but to draw attention to our neglect. His project worked: enthusiasts around the world took note, and today the little coloured bricks adorn buildings in dozens of cities around the world. As museums struggle to broaden their appeal, Vormann's work is a joyous reminder that art can be democratic. All you need is a psychedelic polyfilla substitute.

121–147 Rue du Chevalret

7pm–7am