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7 art galleries to discover in Saint-Germain-des-Près

Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the banks of the Seine are historically a refuge for artists, intellectuals and art lovers. This lively neighborhood is home to 7 art galleries that showcase an eclectic mix of contemporary and classic works. As you wander the charming cobbled streets, you can immerse yourself in a world of limitless artistic expression. Discover an eclectic artistic institution: Galerie Vallois In the heart of Paris, Galerie Vallois is a treasure for all art lovers. Founded in 1990, it exhibits high quality contemporary works. The gallery highlights new realism with artists such as Villeglé, Saint Phalle and Tinguely. She also looks to the future of contemporary art with artists from Los Angeles: McCarthy, Jackson, Kersels and Janes. The gallery creates links between generations of artists, promoting exchange and collaboration. Galerie Vallois offers an immersive experience where art comes to life. Galerie Vallois – Art Deco – 41 Rue de Seine, 75006 Paris Acquire a piece of history: Galerie Furstenberg Founded in 1971, Galerie Furstenberg specializes in pre-Columbian art. …

Paris Right Bank / Left Bank in limited edition at Galerie Roger-Viollet

Paris, “as it was”, would hum Harry Styles when discovering this exhibition. “Paris Rive Droite/Rive Gauche, the banks of the Seine between work and leisure” is a series of black and white prints. To browse at number 6 rue de Seine until September 30th. In this art gallery dedicated to photography, Gilles Taquet and Hélène Corre bring the past to life on modern prints. A century in black and white Paris from the 1850s to the 1960s tells us about life back then. It is in black and white on the 86 shots. All of them, so striking that one cannot imagine this Parisian past in color. Here, anglers in 1940, a little further, others, at the Auteuil viaduct, would be interrupted by an episode of flooding... This exhibition is an opportunity for the young (and not so young) generation to discover a professional universe that we would associate today with arduous work. Labour, one would have considered in those days. On the walls, in black and white, it is a question of work, but also leisure such as swimming in the Seine...

Discovering “artist's jewelry” at the MiniMasterpiece Gallery

Inaugurated by Esther de Beaucé in 2012, the MiniMasterpiece Gallery is entirely devoted to jewelry by contemporary artists and designers. A graduate of the prestigious Brown University, Esther de Beaucé first co-directed the Schirman & De Beaucé gallery - from 2005 to 2012 - before embarking on another adventure. That same year, she inaugurated the very first gallery exclusively dedicated to jewelry-sculptures by contemporary artists and designers in Paris. For the young woman, the “artist's jewel” represents a work of art in its own right, which confronts the plastic surgeon with unusual creative constraints such as size or portability. An intimate collection that can be worn on the neck, on your finger or on your wrist, these artist's jewels are the fruit of the love, friendship and challenge that have presided over their creation. Superb miniature 'objects' that offer a new perspective on creation in the XNUMXst century! Jewelry sculptures, original collaborations and other astonishing adornments, the passionate gallery owner publishes these pieces in limited series, soliciting and supporting various renowned contemporary designers. Among them …

Our favorite galleries in the Marais

The Marais and its surroundings are a gold mine for art enthusiasts and lovers. Paris Select presents the art galleries not to be missed to embellish your Parisian walks… Galerie Maria Lund Located in the heart of the Marais, the Galerie Maria Lund highlights and promotes profound works in a philosophical sense raising real existential questions. The resulting answers are intended to be more suggestive than imposing. Alongside the temporary exhibitions which follow one another throughout the year – for which the gallery sometimes collaborates with institutions – the gallery can receive artists for concerts and reading conferences. Maria Lund Gallery, 48 rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris Schwab Beaubourg Gallery Created in 2011 by Thierry Schwab and his son Edouard, the Schwab Beaubourg gallery is housed in a beautiful space of 170 m2 near the Pompidou Center. It defends contemporary figurative painting and sculpture, presenting leading artists such as the sculptor Marc Petit, continuously exhibited as well as the painters Safet Zec, Antoni Taulé, ...

Exceptional art galleries in the 8th arrondissement

The Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Avenue Matignon, rue de Penthièvre and rue de Miromesnil remain the stronghold of great antique dealers and prestigious art galleries. In a spirit of tradition and renewal, art dealers with global influence have sometimes settled there for several generations and rub shoulders with famous foreign galleries recently installed. In this article, we reveal the most beautiful of the 8th arrondissement. Galeries Bartoux Among the many art galleries in Paris, this one is located in the heart of a mythical avenue, the Matignon. Galeries Bartoux specializes in contemporary art. Fostering new artistic trends, it makes us discover works from surrealism and new realism as well as the biggest names in Pop Art and Street Art: Dali, Arman, Picasso, Andy Warhol… A selection of works by great masters and contemporary artists to admire in their new Parisian space of 500m2, inaugurated last summer. Galeries Bartoux, 5 avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris. 01 42 66 36 63 Tajan For 30 years, Tajan has been the unmissable event for collectors. ...

To the happiness of the day: the Poetic Gallery around erotic art  

A stone's throw from the Opéra district, in the legendary rue Chabanais, nestles the Galerie de Nicole Canet. A great lover of gay art and the male nude, this former antiques dealer at the Puces de Saint-Ouen opened her own gallery 20 years ago, showcasing the censored face of Paris… Puritans abstain! Rue Chabanais embodies the forbidden pleasures and Parisian thrills of the time. So it's no coincidence that the Au Bonheur du Jour gallery is located just opposite the former Chabanais, one of the most famous former brothels in Paris. Inaugurated 20 years ago, there are works of all kinds: drawings, paintings, photographs and other rare pieces dating from the end of the XNUMXth century. Each of them honors the expression of homoeroticism and eroticism. Among the most famous works, we can cite the mythical black and white photographs of Yves Paradis, the paintings of Gaston Goor. The gallery owner has also thought of a chapter dedicated exclusively to girls. Also on the program: surprising discoveries about …

Barbie celebrates its 60th birthday in Paris!

Next May 16 will mark the first day of the “Barbie's Birthday” exhibition, at the Galerie Isabelle Laverny, in the 17th arrondissement. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the most famous doll, photographer Michel Tréhet will present 60 unpublished black and white photographs highlighting this glamorous icon, known to all. From Audrey Hepburn to Grace Kelly via Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director Michel Tréhet has immortalized all the icons of fashion, style and elegance embodied by Barbie. At the Galerie de la rue Guersant, we find Grace Kelly in stagings in Deauville, on a trip to the Hôtel Normandy, which has received all the big names in fashion. Deauville is not a destination chosen by chance. A place dear to the heart of Coco Chanel, the designer liked to go there regularly to recharge her batteries. As you stroll, you discover photos in which Barbie wears outfits signed by the greatest designers, including a Dior model from 1947. Then head to the beach at …