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Artist Focus: Icy & Sot (IR)
During this period of lockdown, we look through the artistic journey of Iranian brothers Icy & Sot and their recent show ‘Fences Faces’ at Magda Gallery in Paris. Iranian refugees now living in New York, they started their practice using … Continue reading
Paris: Okuda & Remed “Temples et Ames”
ADDA & SARTO Gallery in Paris is currently showing a duo exhibition with artists OKUDA and REMED titled ‘ Temples et Ames’. One is from Lille in France, the other from Santander in Spain. Madrid adopted them both and they … Continue reading
Paris: Hisham Echafaki for the Musee de la Poste
The Musee de la Poste has been undergoing massive transformation and architectural refurbishing during the past 6 years. To celebrate its reopening, we have collaborated with artist Hisham Echafaki to create specific artworks for the facade of the new building. … Continue reading
Paris: District 13 Art Fair 2019
The second edition of District 13 – International Art Fair returns to Drouot auction house in Paris from 25 to 29 September 2019. Featuring 17 international galleries, the District 13 – International Art Fair presents a global landscape of emerging … Continue reading
Paris: Jean-Michel Othoniel ‘Oracles’
Galerie Perrotin presents a new solo show of French contemporary artist Jean-Michel Othoniel in Paris, following several important personal exhibitions in Canada, USA and France in 2018. Jean-Michel Othoniel’s enchanting aesthetics revolves around the notion of emotional geometry. Using the … Continue reading
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Tagged Galerie Perrotin, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Paris, Perrotin
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Banksy News
Three major headlines related to Banksy London: Banksy enters the permanent collection of the British Museum The British Museum in London has acquired its first work by the anonymous artist, a fake £10 banknote depicting Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, … Continue reading
Posted in London, Paris
Tagged 2019, Banksy, Bataclan, Bethlehem, British Museum, Di-Face Tenner, London, Palestine, Paris, Peckham rock, Stolen, Walled Off Hotel
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Paris: ‘Illustres- C215 autour du Pantheon’
Portraits of illustrious men and women painted by the French street artist Christian Guémy, better known as C215, adorn the French National Monument Pantheon and surrounding streets in the fifth arrondissement of Paris until 10 October. This year, the Centre … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflyartnews, C215, Christian Guemy, CMN, Histoire(s) de Graffiti, Pantheon, Paris, Sur les Murs
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Paris: Miss Van Retrospective at Galerie Openspace
OpenSpace Gallery in Paris is paying tribute to leading female urban contemporary artist Miss Van with a special Retrospective. The exhibition, curated by Samantha Longhi and Nicolas Chenus presents more than 90 works from 2003 to today, and is running … Continue reading
Paris: BLO – ‘Anywhere, Out of this mind’
Berlin based artist BLO, from the Da Mental Vaporz crew, is currently showing a new exhibition entitled Anywhere, Out Of This Mind at Galerie 42b in Paris. The new body of work features a series of oniric painted assemblages with … Continue reading
Paris: Oli Epp ‘Epiphanies’
Semiose Galerie in Paris is currently showing ‘Epiphanies‘, a solo exhibition by British artist Oli Epp. Born in 1994, Oli Epp is a recent graduate of the City & Guilds of London Art School and has taken the art world … Continue reading
Paris: D*Face ‘Turncoat’ Mural
British artist D*Face (covered) has just completed his second mural in Paris, at 155 boulevard Vincent Auriol, part of the ongoing open air museum in the 13th District with Street Art 13 Mural program. This is the mural version of … Continue reading
Paris: Felipe Pantone – Dynamic Phenomena
Chromatic and cynetic master Felipe Pantone is currently presenting his first solo exhibition ‘Dynamic Phenomena‘ in Paris at Magda Danysz Gallery. Born in Buenos Aires, Pantone is an Argentinian-Spanish artist based in Valencia, Spain. Internationally prolific, Pantone enchants with his … Continue reading
Paris: ESCIF ‘Open Borders’ at Palais de Tokyo
From May 4th, Palais de Tokyo in Paris will pay tribute to the history and legacy of the May 1968 events with a intervention by Escif, where he reproduced some of the famous writings from that period of student revolts. … Continue reading
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Tagged ESCIF, Hugo Vitrani, Lasco, May68, Mural, Open Borders, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Project
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Urban Art Fair (Paris)
For its 3rd Paris edition, the Urban Art Fair brings together thirty galleries from eight different countries at the Carreau du Temple from April 12 to 15, 2018. With a selection of French and international galleries, the Fair is presenting … Continue reading
Paris: Art Paris Art Fair 20th Anniversary
2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Art Paris Art Fair. Since its foundation in 1999, the fair has established itself as Paris’ leading modern and contemporary spring art event. The 2018 edition is playing host to 142 galleries from 22 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Art Fair, Art Paris Art Fair, BELK LE RAT, Paris, Switzerland, Tilt
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Paris: Street Art Guide
Paris is an open air museum! Looking up, we can discover amazing pieces from graffiti writing, humourous stencils , poetic collages or monumental murals. We take you through the best locations in Paris to enjoy art in the streets from … Continue reading
Paris: Urban Week in La Defense
For its 4th edition the Urban Week festival returns to the business district of La Defense in Paris from 20 -23 September 2017 with a series of events celebrating street culture from street art, music, sports and food. Through the project … Continue reading
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Tagged Belin, Brusk, Celine Neveux, Cenz, La Defense, Mr Cenz, Paris, Street art, Urban Week
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Paris: John Giorno
Cahier d’Arts in Paris presents a series of prints of the works by New York artist John Giorno, as well as four new painting poems until the end of August. Part of the New York underground scene in the mid sixties, … Continue reading
Paris: Xu Zhen – Civilization Iteration @Galerie Perrotin
‘Civilization Iteration’ is the first solo exhibition of Chinese artist Xu Zhen at Galerie Perrotin in Paris, showcasing Xu’s important series of works since 2013 when he started a brand in his own name. Iteration refers to the way of … Continue reading
Paris: Ludo ‘I’ve been missing you’ Solo Show
French artist Ludo is returning to Paris after five years with a new solo show namely titled ‘I’ve been missing you’ at Magda Danysz Gallery. After extensive travelling, creating installations in New York, monumental walls throughout the world and institutional … Continue reading
Paris: Tristan Eaton ‘Uprise’ Solo Show
US artist Tristan Eaton who is currently on the front cover of SC Exhibition Magazine is exhibiting in Paris at Galerie Itinerrance. The solo exhibition titled ‘UPRISE’ is a visual history of protest and resistance. A look back on human … Continue reading
Paris: Brusk ‘ In Memoriam’ Solo Show @Galerie Strouk
Famous for his large scale multicoloured murals on his own or with his crew, the Da Mental Vaporz, French street artist Brusk, is back to Paris for a new solo show ‘In Memoriam’ at Galerie Laurent Strouk. It is his … Continue reading
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Tagged Brusk, Da Mental Vaporz, In Memoriam, Laurent Strouk Galerie, Paris, refugees
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Paris: Aya Takano – The Jelly Civilization Chronicle
Japanese painter, illustrator, sci-fi writer and manga artist Aya Takano, is exhibiting ‘The Jelly Civilization Chronicle’, a selection of 26 paintings and several drawings on celluloid, all preparatory studies for a 186-page manga, unveiled in its entirety at Galerie Perrotin … Continue reading
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Tagged Aya Takano, Galerie Perrotin, Japan, Paris, The Jelly Civilization
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Paris: JR – Wrinkles of the City Istanbul
Gallery Perrotin in Paris is currently showing the latest instalment of ‘Winkles of the City – Istanbul’, a project created by French artist JR, featuring monumental portraits across cities dedicated to the elderly people and their stories. In May 2015, JR … Continue reading
Paris: Faile ‘Meet Me Halfway’
Brooklyn-based duo Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller a.k.a FAILE are exhibiting for the first time in Paris at Magda Danysz Gallery. The show titled ‘Meet Me Halfway’ presents a large range of media, from paintings, collages and stencils and works on carved wood featuring their … Continue reading
Paris: Bom.K – Effets Secondaires
Four years after his last solo show in Paris (covered), graffiti artist Bom.K is returning to Paris for a solo show entitled Effects Secondaires (Side Effects) at Galerie Itinerrance opening on April 21st. The title of the exhibition refers to the sensations … Continue reading
Paris: Levalet – ‘Nobodies’ solo show
After five years of touring France and abroad with his in-situ characters, French street artist Levalet is presenting a new solo show in Paris at Galerie BRUGIER-RIGAIL entitled ‘Nobodies’. The exhibition plays on identity and judgement. Even though « you … Continue reading
Urban Art Fair Paris 2017
Following last year’s success with more than 20.000 visitors, the second edition of the Urban Art Fair in Paris is gathering art critics, galleries, collectors, artists and fans of urban art at the Carreau du Temple from April 20 to … Continue reading
Paris: Lab14
Between December and 26 Feb 2017 a former building belonging to the French Post Office in the 14th district of Paris has been transformed by 30 street artists before its refurbishment. Supported by ARTANA, Poste Immo and Altarea Cogedim, the … Continue reading
Paris: Cleon Peterson ‘ Victory’ @ Galerie du Jour
American artist Cleon Peterson presents his first solo show at Agnés B’s Galerie du Jour in Paris. Entitled VICTORY, the new body of work features sculptures and paintings with his instantly recognizable black and white characters entangled in vicious cycles of violence. With a … Continue reading
Paris: Invader PA_1266
In parallel to his current show ‘Hello My Game is’ at Musee en Herbe (covered) , French artist Space Invader is back to the streets of Paris with a new large mosaic featuring a self portrait in action, masked and … Continue reading
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Tagged Hello my game is..., Invader, Musee en Herbe, Paris, PA_1266, Space Invader
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Paris: Invader – My Game is…@ Musee en Herbe
Invader takes over Le Musée en Herbe in Paris for an exhibition entitled Hello, My Game Is… with over 100 new works on show. It’s the first exhibition of Invader in Paris since 2011 (see our coverage of the 1000 exhibition) . … Continue reading
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Tagged Butterfy Art News, Invader, Mosaic, Musee en Herbe, My game is, Ninja, Pac Man, Paris, Space, Street art
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Release: Underground Does not Exist Anymore
Fresh from their return from their one year artistic residency at Villa Medici, Lek & Sowat present their latest book ‘Underground Does not Exist Anymore‘ together with curator Hugo Vitrani. The book retraces the events between December 2012 and June 2014, … Continue reading
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Tagged Azyle, Blo, Bom.k, Butterfly, butterflyartnews, Dem189, DMV, Dran, Evol, Futura, Hugo Vitrani, Jacques Villegle, Jean de Loisy, John Giorno, Kan, Lasco, Lek, Mode2, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, POPAY, Sowat, Underground does not exist anymore
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Paris: Sowat – Studio Visit
From September 2015 to August 2016, French artists Lek & Sowat were the first Graffiti writers to become artists-in-residence at the prestigious Academy of France in Rome, the Villa Médicis. A mark of recognition for this atypical duo whose path has led them … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflyartnews, French, Lefeuvre, Paris, Solo show, Sowat, Studio visit
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Paris: Shepard Fairey ‘Earth Crisis’ at the Eiffel Tower
Shepard Fairey unveiled his latest work “Earth Crisis”: a giant sphere suspended between the first and second floor of the Eiffel Tower, a call to action to address the global environmental crisis. Visible from November 20 to 26th, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged COP21, Earth Crisis, Eiffel Tower, Galerie Itinerrance, Paris, Shepard fairey
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Release: Nick Walker – The Last Ride Print
Nick Walker (check the studio visit here) will have a new print on sale on Monday 12th October at 3.30pm DST UK time, entitled The Last Ride. The print is based on a portrait I took of the UK artist during a … Continue reading
Paris: Brusk – ‘Ad Vitam Eternam’
Member of the Da Mental Vaporz crew , multidisciplinary artist Brusk is one of the leading figures of Street Art in France, with mastering techniques in graffiti , but also lightgraff, sculpture, installation and 3D animation. For his first Parisian … Continue reading
Paris: Jeff Koons Retrospective – Centre Pompidou
In collaboration with the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Centre Pompidou in Paris is currently presenting the first exhaustive retrospective devoted to Jeff Koons in Europe until 27 April 2015. Through a chronological itinerary, the retrospective features around 100 sculptures and … Continue reading
Paris: Richard Prince – New Figures
New York based contemporary artist Richard Prince goes neo-Cubist with a beautiful body of photo collage paintings titled New Figures at Gallery Almine Rech in Paris. The drawn lines, pale colors, and collaged shapes refer to Picasso’s elegant lines and … Continue reading
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Tagged Almine Rech Gallery, New Figures, Paris, Richard Prince
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Paris: Vhils – Vestiges
After completing his walls for the Paris Nuit Blanche (Covered here), Portugese artist Vhils just opened a new solo show ‘Vestiges‘ at Magda Danyz gallery. Engraving portraits and abstract patterns on cork, metal, wood and paper, Vhils continue to explore the … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflyartnews, Magda Danysz, Paris, Solo show, Vestiges, Vhils
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Paris: Quentin Garel, AJ Fosik & Kate Clark @ Galerie LJ
Galerie LJ is currently featuring a group exhibition on the theme of animal sculptures, with works from Quentin Garel, AJ Fosik and Kate Clark whose sculptures are a mix between taxidermy and anthropomorphism. View … Continue reading
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Tagged AJ Fosik, Galerie LJ, Kate Clark, Lowbrow, Paris, Quentin Garel, surrealism, Taxidermy
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Paris: Fondation Louis Vuitton
Fondation Louis Vuitton, the philanthropic wing of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, is opening a 41,441-square-foot art museum in Paris on 27 October to share its cultural values with the general public. The new glass building was designed by the architect … Continue reading
Paris: FIAC Highlights
The 41 Edition of the French International Art Fair (FIAC) started with a bit of scandal. The ‘Christmas Tree‘ by Paul McCarthy on Place Vendome which was supposed to officially launch the FIAC was destroyed before the opening by vandals … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Art, butterflyartnews, Fair, Fiac, Grand Palais, International, Paris
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Paris: FIAC / (OFF)ICIELLE ART FAIR / STREET ART
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, butterflyartnews, DMV, Fair, Gris1, Lek, Officielle, Paris, Sowat, street, Swoon
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Paris: (OFF)ICIELLE Art Fair
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Art, butterflyartnews, Fair, Fiac, Hors les Murs, International, Officielle Art Fair, Paris
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Studio Visit: 100TAUR (Toulouse)
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged 100taur, closet, in, Low Brow, Monsters, my, Paris, Pop surrealist, Studio visit, Toulouse
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