Also new this year for the FIAC / (OFF)ICIELLE Art Fair is a Street Art programme, curated by Nicolas Laugero Lasserre. French and international artists have been invited to paint the walls on the wharf of the Cité de la Mode et du Design. Participating artists include: Bault, Gris1, Katre, Kouka, Lek, Monkey Bird Crew, Sowat, Swoon.
View the full set of pics here
(OFF)ICIELLE
www.officielleartfair.com
Cite de la Mode et du Design
34 quai d’Austerlitz, 75013 Paris
After the art week in London ( covered here), Paris is hosting a series of art fairs and events. (OFF)ICIELLE, FIAC’s new event, is held from 22 to 26 October at Les Docks – Cité de la Mode et du Design. The satellite fair is featuring 68 galleries from 14 different countries, specializing in contemporary and emerging art, from young galleries and newcomers to the international art scene.
Some highlights include a flying carpet by Moussa Sarr, a poem within an ice cube by Paula Doepfner, a burnt canvas ‘Bordeline’ by Sonne Kasper, a taxidermist bear by Abraham Pointcheval and a monochromie series by Esther Stocker. Artist Ofri Cnaani was doing a non-stop-performance with the participation of the visitors.
See the full set of pics here
On the wharf is also a Street Art programmation which we will cover shortly. So stay tuned for more info.
(OFF)ICIELLE
www.officielleartfair.com
French Lowbrow artist 100TAUR ( see our studio visit here) just opened his latest solo show ‘Monsters in my closet‘ at Artoyz gallery in Paris. The exhibition features a comprehensive body of work, from drawings, engraving, mixed media paintings to taxidermy sculptures. In parallel 100TAUR created a large site specific installation with a boat and hybrid creatures.
100TAUR’s fantastic world is full of happy monsters, multi-eyed slugs and hybrid creatures that seems to be floating and dancing within an oniric universe, while some pop classics like Sponge Bob are reinterpreted with his own personal touch.
View the full set of pics from the opening here
100TAUR – Monsters in my closet
Until 15 Nov 2014
Artoyz Gallery
53 Bd Beaumarchais, 75003 Paris
Following his group shows in the US and recent installation at the Toulouse Museum (FR), we visited the cabinet of curiosities of Low Brow French artist 100taur as he prepares for his upcoming solo show ‘Monsters in my closet’ at the Artoyz gallery in Paris.
100taur is a multidisciplinary artist, whose creativity expands from graffiti, paintings, drawings, engraving to sculpture, installations and taxidermy. His sources of inspiration come from Greek mythology, hybrid creatures like Chiron, known for his kindness, knowledge and skills with medicine, but also Japanese culture and sci-fi and horror films. Passionate by the natural world, 100taur also studies and breeds insects that he draws with the ultimate details.
100taur’s fantastic world is full of happy monsters, multi-eyed slugs and hybrid creatures that seems to be floating and dancing within an oniric universe, while some pop classics like Sponge Bob are reinterpreted with his own personal touch.
View the full set of pics here
100taur – Monsters in my closet
16 Oct – 11 Nov 2014
Artoyz Gallery
53 Bd Beaucmarchais, 75003 Paris
For the last instalment of our Nuit Blanche coverage in Paris dedicated to Street Art, Swoon covered the walls of former Massena train station. The installation refers to the Motherhood theme, and her intricate lace paper cut-outs highlight the fragility and beauty of life.
French artist L’Atlas adorns the walls with his signature geometric typography, while American artist Mark Jenkins put his tape figures in surprising locations and situations throughout the city: a girl is dangling her head on a fishing line from a balcony, a hooded man seems locked to the gate of a building, much to the awkward looks from the residents.
French stencil artist Yz painted a large floral mural using only natural material like wood, paper, zinc and black ink.
View the full set of pics from the Nuit Blanche here
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