Through February 24th 2008/ Paris 4eme

" Duo ", Beatrice Cussol invites Dominique de Beir to the Eric Mircher Gallery

selection be-Art, has to see

Until February 23rd 2008/ Paris 3 eme

David B. at the Anne Barault Gallery

A drawn version Faulkner's "the Sound and the Fury" is what David B. delivers us on 14 boards. Excellent use of black/white/red.The black is cynically deep, the white glares almost violently and is always surrounded, therefore without hope and the red is sheer fury.. Each drawing presents a different unsettling drama, a jpourney toan elsewhere in the brain. ink and watercolors on paper courtesy galerie Anne Barrault clik infos

Until the 23^rd of February 2008/ Paris 11 eme

Graphic design at galerie Artegalore

GALA COLLETTE White Rabbit, 2007 12 posters, numbered and signed edition of 50 84x60 cm each, digital print on paper Boxed set or individual sale ©Gala Collette

Here are groundbreakers, true groundbreakers. These two gallery-owners are not afraid of the Terra Incognita, and quite rightly so. They present us with a relatively refreshing exhibition that pushes many boundaries. You will find graphic designers here that offer up some impressive artistic proposals; brushed away are the usual and often dusty think pieces that all too often land straight out of art school. Left, Gala Colette who has recast the spirit of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland with graphic design in colour. Magnificent. Right, armchairs created by Aksel Varichon, quite amusing. Worth a look as well are Myriam Barchechat, Anne Denastas et Vincent Roucher, Régis Glaas

AKSEL VARICHON Flow et Talk, Série "tante wera", 2007 Edition of 20 armchairs with 5 artist's proofs and two prototypes, numbered and signed. Structure in oak, ornaments in organic matter ©Aksel Varichon/ AK-LH

Through February 23rd 2008/ Paris 8 eme

" Tourist" an exhibition of Alexia Turlin , invited by Jean-Max Colard
at Fondation d'Entreprise Paul Ricard

Until February 23rd 2008/ Paris 3 eme

" My Last Meals" - Patrick Guns at galerie Polaris 

Through February 23rd 2008/ Paris 3eme

Vincent Mauger at the LH Gallery

selection be-Art, has to see

Through 17^th of February/ Paris 3 eme

Lisa Ruyter at galerie Thaddaeus Ropac/Paris

There is a troubling paradox in the pictural proposal of this American-born artist. First off, we're stunned by the vibrant and frank colours exploding onto the page: oranges, yellows, reds, but also a very capable treatment of the colour green. At a time of recurrent dissonance, their careful composition offers up a language, a conversation of greens were some wouldn't always agree with others. But the paradox is in the gap between the joy of these openly conversing colours and the subjects of the different pieces, a large mob of speechless humans "Standing room only" 2006 acrylique sur toile - 180x150 cm courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

Until the 16^th of February/ Paris 3 eme

Lamarche et Ovize at galerie Laurent Godin

Until the 9^th of February 2008/ Paris 3 eme

Don Brown at the galerie Almine Rech

Breathless, that's how you'll feel when entering the exhibition space. What a progression this artist shows! All by himself, he takes the reigns of centuries of sculpture's history. Audaciously, indeed, he dares to represent humanity in the era of installation art. While all previous human representations made more or less reference to the Greek canon in gthe german critic Winckler, Don Brown offers up new contemporary criteria that have all the makings of a new classic. Take in each detail. Colour: Powdered with milky whites or deep or shining, blacks, the intensity is immense. Format: The height of the platform, perfect for the eye to take in the sculpture in one appraisal. Navigation: In all meanings of the word, volume and emptiness multiply, light enters. Subject: Subtly provocative, delicately sexual. The peculiarity is elegant, the appeal both contemporary and timeless at the same time. Don BROWN 'Yoko XXI', 2008 Acrylic composite, gesso, wood Sculpture: 108 x 39 x 25 cm, Plinth: tbc 5/6 courtesy galerie Almine Rech clik infos

Through February 1^st 2008/ Paris 15 eme

Fabien Merelle at the galerie/association Premier Regard

Very promising beginnings for this very young artist. His lines with encre de chine are precise. Each drawing is like a short story with whose every detail we carefully engage. His subjects are sulphurous, inspired. He makes one think of Jacques Tati if he had taken up a brush and not a camera! "âneries" 2007 encre de chine sur papier courtesy de l'artiste Association Premier Regard clik

Louise Bourgeois at Tate Modern

Louis Bourgeois at the Tate Modern Reserve a Eurostar ticket quick-smart for a daytrip in London to see the living legend that is Louise Bourgeois. Her installations are out of the ordinary, quite disturbing and difficult to categorize. She often changes medium: textiles, wire and string, drawings, paper ? it all works for exploring the hidden ground deep inside us all. A must see, without hesitation. Tate modern clik infos

Through January 20^th, 2008 /TREVES - GERMANY

Philippe Jacq dans Quattropole et le "Prix Robert Schuman"

Philippe Jacq in Quattropole and the Robert Schuman Prize The young talent shown on Be-Art-Website are welcome to share their exhibitions with us. It provides us with the opportunity to get to know other locations than the sacrosanct capital, other ways of exhibiting and of showing. In this instance, Philippe Jacq, an extremely inventive emerging artist invites us to discover the Robert Schuman Prize that is given out every two years and is articulated through the three cities of Luxembourg, Metz, Sarrebruck and Trèves. Three countries, three identities that culture brings together. Decidedly, art is revealing its many facets. An event to applaud both in terms of its meaning and its form. courtesy of the artist infos sur prix Robert Schuman et lieux clik

Through January 2008 /Paris 4^th arrondissement

Georges Baselitz at Galerie Catherine Putman

Printmaking for Baselitz is just as important as painting. He has been printmaking since 1960. This exhibition displays some beautiful aquatints with a very beautiful range of golden yellow tones (the opposite colour is not quite right). Der Hirte (Remix) / le Berger 2006 aquatinte et pointe sèche 85 x 65 cm 20 épreuves galerie Catherine Putman clik

Until the 27^th of January 2008 /Paris 14^th arrondissement

Lee Bul et Robert Adams at the Fondation Cartier

Spectacular exhibition of the glass and aluminium work of Lee Bull. The South-Korean artist shares, live, her etherial universe made of nightmares and dreams. This is expressed well by the massive architectural framework that mingles with precise, baroque and flighty aerial pieces. Do have a look at the catalogue created by the Fondation for lee Bul, it is an absolute gem. Robert Adams' photography -at the basement level- contrasts sharply, requiring some time to get into the work. If you slowly experience his forest and ocean photography, you will end up seizing the emotion emanating from this sea in motion. Take the time to read/see the monographs created by the artist and admire their precision, their poetry that runs even through the blissful titles. "Sternbau n°2" 2007 stainless steel, acrylic, crystal courtesy galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Fondation Cartier clik

Through January 31th, 2008 /Paris 13^th arrondissement.

"Boxe" 20 photographers at the espace Guillaume

 

Boxing provides a rich ropic for photography: each boxer's gesture and each moment of the match contains a curious drama worth ready to be seized upon. The twenty photographers of this exhibition made no mistake about that. Notably, Philippe Bordas, Bruno Charoy, Philippe Loppareli, Jean Marc Fiess not to mention ?our? talented Bertrand Desprez. Have a look at the very last level of the restaurant. Cover of the exhibition catalogue courtesy éditions Cosa Nostra et Ci Vediamo

"Take me to the edge of heaven" goldrausch 2007"

Our globe trotter -see emerging talents- follows to create all over the world. This time, in Berlin, a collective exhibition If you go there don't miss her. Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg

The first impression is decorative but forget it and take time to see it. The impact is much more interesting. You discover several backgrounds that lay successively on the canvas. Squeezing lines never end and you don't know where they start. courtesy galerie Emmanuel Perrotin clik

Mathieu Briand chez Maisonneuve

The way a galerist works is such as important as the work of an artist. He must be intelligent with his choices, with the exhibitions he imagines etc...and Grégoire Maisonneuve, the owner of Maisonneuve Gallery has decided to honnor the artist Mathieu Briand a whole year with an exhibition each month. A very very good way for us to know perfectly the artist. courtesy Galerie Maisonneuve clik info UBÏQ : A Mental Odyssey CHAPTER IX - Perspective in Space

Ugo Rondinone curator for « The Third Mind » at the Palais de Tokyo

When an artist is transformed in a curator this is a good way to kwow him better. In this case, we are badly informed because ot the really strange choices he made. The paintings are not good at all except the sculptures... Vue 1 de l'exposition the third mind / Sarah Lucas Crédit photo : THE THIRD MIND, Carte Blanche à Ugo Rondinone / Palais de Tokyo, 2007 / photo : Marc Domage. PALAIS DE TOKYO CLIK INFOS

until january, 7 /PARIS 4ème

Silvia Bächli at the "Galerie d'arts graphiques" de Beaubourg

Every exhibition int this graphic art place is a moment that you wait for with impatience. This time, the drawings of Silvia Bächli -switzerland- A retrospective from the very beginnings works until know. Do not miss. Centre pompidou clik Silvia Bächli Untitled 2005 gouache on paper 62 x 44 cm / 64,5 x 46,5 cm framed, courtesy galerie Nelson-Freeman clik

Through January, 7th /PARIS 4ème

David Claerbout à Beaubourg

Fascinating way o using video miwed with photography. Really really good. The time is a part of the subject, an actor of the masterpiece. Take time to contemplate and examine the different purposes beaubourg clik

Through November 17 /PARIS 3eme

"Dérives" at Fundation Paul Ricard, the artist Mathieu Mercier as curator

Wilfrid Almendra, Vincent Beaurin, Christophe Berdaguer et Marie Péjus, Julien Bouillon, Stéphane Calais, Sammy Engramer, Marc Etienne, Daniel Firman, Regine Kolle, Hugues Reip et Virginie Yassef are the artists that have been chosen by Mathieu Mercier, artist him self. This is the 9th edition of the Fundation Prize. Quiet funny exhibition but a little bit classic coming from young artists. Just notice the sculpture of Wilfrid Almendra -hereby- that mixed the opposites: I mean what shoul be wood material is her made of resine, vegetation is made of galss etc...and the first glance on the piece is not what the piece is in the reality, just a rabbit.. really good work "Fugazi" 2007 Wilfrid Almendra acier poli résine cuir et peinture 70 x 590 x 300 cm courtesy Cosmic Galerie clik Fondation Ricard clik infos

"What you see is what you guess / WYSIWYG"

Exposition collective avec CHRISTIAN ANDERSSON / ATTILA CSÖRGÖ / CEAL FLOYER / CHRISTOPH KELLER / STEVEN PIPPIN / JULIUS POPP/ ARCANGELO SASSOLINO Always excellent disoveries in the FRAC. Toujours d?excellentes découvertes grâce au Frac Champagne- Ardenne. This time a mechanical digger moves slowly, we don't know how and it make the machine lokks like an animal... impressive -look left- Archangelo Sassolino Not far from ther, another exhibition "good night love" from the artist Audrey Armand: a lullaby from a voice coming from nowhere and in a room two baby's beds, empty but plenty of roses. frac clik infos

Through September 29th /PARIS 5eme

"de rendez vous en rendez vous" at the Galerie du Haut Pavé

They were discovered by the gallery two years ago, and they now setlle a new exhibition, so as to see the progression of their work. You will recognize the grey variations of the excellent Nicolas Beaud, whom we support very hard on this site (see Emerging talents). His work is even deeper, you will litteraly plunge into his canvases. ci-contre Variation V de Nicolas Beaud courtesy de l'artiste Galerie du Haut Pavé clik infos

Through October, 3rd /PARIS 3eme

Dora Garcia/ Twice Told Tales, with I.Cornaro, C.Floyer, A.Froment, R.Gander, B.Maire, F.Pisano, S.Denicolai&I.Provoost at the Galerie Michel Rein

Very beautiful discovery of a French young artist, Isabelle Cornaro. She suggests stange compositions, made of paper and interlaced hair, giving a first organic, almost deathly, impression. Then, after some explanations, you will recognize athe representation of a Berliner landscape, reduced to the essential meanings. Very surprizing. Isabelle Cornaro/ Landscape with a man killed by a snake Pasted paper, hair and graphite, wood & glass frame 35 x 27 cm courtesy galerie Michel Rein clik info

"Hypnerotomachies" Nicolas Buffe at the Galerie Schirman & de Beaucé

This young artist composes with all references: grotesque (Renaissance like, see the excellent documents about it in the text), decorative, cartoon style, fantasy... He therefore creates a new genre, unique and precise, his style: it's a kind of 'creolization' of history of art... The chalk drawings on a blackboard require a similar attention to that of reading, and their combination gives a certainly complex meaning, sometimes absurd or hirarious. Enjoy it quickly, he is leaving for Japan... Also see the emerging talents. "Materamoris" drawing 51 x 80 cm courtesy galleriy Schirman & de Beaucé clik infos

Through October, 6th /PARIS 3eme

"Vigilance propreté" Tatjana Doll at the galerie Jean Brolly

Tatjana Doll is a Berliner painter whose interest concerns the daily objects. In this exhibition, you will see 'portraits' of bin-lorries, almost in a real size. I wait impatiently the serie about hairdryers, and that of TV sets... It's technically well painted, and these objects produce a beautiful strength.

Through October, 6th /MONTROUGE

AUCTION SELL during the Salon de la Jeune Création Européenne -till October 12th.

In the context of the Salon, an auction sell organized by Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr will take place in the théâtre de Montrouge at 6:00 pm. You will have the opportunity to buy, between others, a very beautiful dyptic by Marion Franzini (see Emerging talents) JCE clik infos here courtesy Marion Franzini clik

:::Night of October 6th to 7th

SLEEPLESS NIGHT in Paris

"The idea for this edition of the Sleppless night is to cross Paris through a line of the Parisian metro, the line 14 (Gare Saint-Lazare- Olympiades, a new station opened in the south of the capital city) and to experience not only a night of contemporary art, but also a crossing of Paris."
clik infos

Through October 19th /PARIS 3eme

Gregor Hildebrandt at the Galerie Almine Rech

Wonderful hanging of the canvases by the German artist. He uses magnetic tapes that he mounts on a canvas. The work is minimalist, and has a strange sound dimension, for you imagine all the voices and musics of your life... Have a look at the last pannel, which is a theatre curtain, and you can also play with your imaginary world... Don't miss it. courtesy gallery Almine Rech clik infos

Through October, 12th /PARIS 15eme

Clément Bagot at the Galerie Première Vue

This young artist recreates the world with an accumulation of materials: school plastic rulers, different types of woods etc... He proposes us vassels, rockets, spatial stations. We have the feeling to be in a cartoon by Enki Bilal, or the young children by Jules Verne, as you like it. Have a look at the drawings, full of details. The place of the exhibition has a beautiful volume and light, I wish I had known it before. gallery premier regard clik infos courtesy of the artist clik sur son site

Through October 13th /PARIS 3eme

Douglas Gordon at the Galerie Yvon Lambert

We knew this Scottish artist from his disturbing pictures of American stars, of whom he partly burns the face, and more recently, from the popular film about Zidane. This time, he exposes bodyguards...No sorry, I day a mistake, after a prolonged searching, I discover hands molded on gold, and in another room, a sulk in which stars have been cut, and some paint in a corner... Look attentively, and you will discover that the paradow of this ciselled sulk haunt your mind...It's the same for these paint amounts, which could mean 'here is all that remains from painting...' In a word, contemporary art is disturbing, appaling, and it makes you feel good. courtesy Galleriy Yvon Lambert clik ici

Through October 13th PARIS 3eme

Tony Cragg "dessins" at the Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

Once more, we can only notice the inmensity of the work of this English sculptor. He can do everything, and, barely finished, his oeuvre becomes a classic... courtesy Galerie Taddaeus Ropac clik

Through October, 13th/PARIS 3eme

James Brown at the Galerie Karsten Greve

It's always interesting to pay attention to the new pieces of work of this ex-member of Basquiat's group. He presents a serie of big canvases entitled 'Firmament'. But take time to consider the papers with the ,,,,,, you will just wonder how they've technically been printed on the paper, which is even more powerful.

Through October, 14th /TOULOUSE

Le Printemps de septembre à Toulouse

If you get a chance to go there, have a look at the work by Katharina Ziemcke and Mathilde Rosier, two young artists of whom I've already talked about. The president and director of the association, Marie-Thérèse Perrin, introduces the content of the Printemps with resounding words... excerpt: "Wheeeeel , a young French scene, wants to show some of the strength lines that are dominant in the young creations in France, and this, through a selection of about 30 artists. It's neither exhaustive nor definitive, but it's something that's still building itself. Never has the situation been so opened, so diverse, so divergent, so fragmented. As if it were freed from the dominant easthetics to profit a new artistic biodiversity, which wants to be recognized from the outside. There's undoubtedly something else that is questioned through art, in the necessary renewal of our relation to the world. And that is certainly what is underlying on this dynamism. infos sur le printemps clik ici

Through October 20th /PARIS 3eme

"Au fond" Gaëlle Chotard at the Galerie Claudine Papillon

Very delicate pieces of iron, by this young artist who creates a very personal and poetic work. The shadow plays an even more important role this time; the precision of the details that the shadow creates is incredible, like a drawing, and even with differences of shades in the darks. One of the most beautiful exhibitions of the moment, don't miss it!

Through October, 20th /PARIS 3eme

Regina Virserius at the Galerie Eric Dupont

The Swedish photographer offers us compact landscapes, in which the green colour takes all textures, for the picture is so precise... We could call that a landscape portrait... Have a look at the 'book' of the artist, and look attentively these still lives, composed of giblets, something very beautiful... "Ciel" L567xH350 courtesy Galerie Eric Dupont clik

Through October, 20th /PARIS 3eme

Lisa Milroy at the Galerie Xippas

Black and White 2004-2005 12 panneaux - 220 x 170 cm chaque - courtesy Galerie Xippas clik infos

Unique piece- presented above- which summers the work of the English artist. We have here a concentration, an accumulation of the academic processes, that is to say, a work based on drawing, built with an irreprochable oil technique. Apart from this way of accumulationg to compose these precise details, the narration, too heavy and evident, has no interest...

:::Sunday, October 21st /PARIS 4eme

At Beaubourg, Lecture by Bernar Venet
11h30, in the serie 'One sunday, one oeuvre', dialogue between the sculptor Bernard Venet and Thierry Lemain, teacher of Aesthetics at the University of Brussels.

Through October, 30th /LILLE

Yoko Kobayashi at the Maison de Thé Cha Yuan

Yoko Kobayashi is a Japanese artist who melts the occidental techniques of painting, and the Japonese tradition of the 'mizuhiki' (interlace of paper threads). During a trip to Sweden, she was fascinated by the existnt similitudes between the patterns of Viking art, and that of her own country. She has ever since tried to make these ressemblances evident, as much in her work as in her studies about it. She has thus discovered how the celtic patterns could have reached her country, through a route from Turkey, Hungary, India, Sri Lanka, Mongoly, China, Corea. In all cultures, the knot has symbolical dimensions, evocking a divinity power, a subnatural strength able to both protect and bewitch the world. The knot is also a figuration of man getting imprisonned in the the threads of society, unable to know a positive evolution, loosing ancient links with his roots, and unable to perceive the messages transmitted by the previous generations. In a word, Yoko Kobayashi tries to transmit a message of humanity and universal hope, that everyone should be able to perceive. text and image courtesy Valérie Douniaux / Japon création clik infos

Through November, 3rd /PARIS 3eme

"Tremblin, still" Judit Ström at the Galerie Zurcher

This young Swedish artist creates a very personal universe, made of dreams . She handles admirably the paper, which she cuts, sticks, colours and suggests us audacious compositions, at the verge of balance. Not bad at all. courtesy galerie Zurcher clik info

Through September, 17th /PARIS 4ème

Annette Messager au Centre Georges Pompidou

You must absolutely visit this exhibition, especially if you're not that fond of installations. It will enable you to understand what is a real contemporary artist 's progression. But most of all, take your time, and let you imerge in it. read the chronicle on be-art articulés-désarticulés, 2002, détails Courtesy © Centre Pompidou clik infos Adagp, Paris 2007, photo : André Morin

Through September, 17th /PARIS 16ème

"Blow-up 1952-2007, Quand jÂ’étais petit je ne faisais pas grand" François Morellet au Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris

Morellet has had fun when modyfying the format of his canvases made in the 5Os, to put them in the contemporary format, that is to say, a big format.... and everyone says he is a genius. Another joke of the artist, who makes us aware that frequently, nowadays, the form prevails on what it contains...What would the British painting be like in a small format?? this is an idea for a next exhibition...From what I know, Marc Desgrandchamps is the only one who has begun this work of reduction, of concentration on a small format. Morellet has wished a peculiar use of space for theses small and big pieces of art, with the help of Didier Fiuza-Faustino, and of the Bureau de Mésarchitectures. Above all, take care to respect the order of the visit, and begin on your right; which enables you to get immerged in his work... Read the chronicle about Morellet (August 2006), click here

:::Until September, 18th /PARIS 3ème

"A concise history of aviation" Ole Terslose Jensen à la Galerie Maria Lund

Short visit at the Danish gallery and great laughter with the pictures by Ole Terslose Jensen. Very beautiful compositions. K18063 courtesy Galerie Maria Lund clik infos

:::Until September, 23rd /Aigues Mortes

"De passage" sur les remparts sud d'Aigues Mortes

On the south fortifications of the town, the municipality has hung the canvases of all the artists who have set an exhibition in the Chappelle des Capucins, between 2001 and 2007. Some names: Duport, Le Gac, Cognée, Viallat, Wurm...

Through September, 28th /Chantilly

RESONANCES 07 Kazuyo Yamamoto et Nicolas Beaud au Château de Montvillargenne

"en attendant la dentellière.." Courtesy Nicolas Beaud

curator, Beatrice Chassepot Two artists' outdoor exhibition:  Nicolas Beaud and Kazuyo Yamamoto. Nicolas Beaud re-invests the traditional and famous Chantilly black lace . More than 2.5 kms of black thread and more than 1000 lace-tools create this outdoor installation. amazing! Kayuzo Yamamoto has put a sculpture on the wall of the castle, outside. It gives a fantomatic dimension to the castle, really good! à 35 km de Paris, à 5 mn de Chantilly, accès libre

courtesy Kazuyo Yamamoto

:::Until august 26 /PARIS 16ème

LA MARQUE NOIRE/ Steven Parrino, rétrospective prospective au Palais de Tokyo

I don't follow the rule, for once, co,sisting in talking only abuot living people, the retrospect about Steven Parrino is important and deserves to be mentionned, in order to be understood. He used the canvas, and the shape as a means, a material for his reaseach. He has gone very far in that perspective. Another interesting piece is that cabin that wears the stigmas of violent knocks, go inside and stay a few minutes, it's calm, after the tempest.

:::Until july 13 /PARIS 4ème

Agathe May "Peinture gravée" at Catherine Putman Gallery

Unique universe of agathe May's. She always represents the same young girl, she? and, strangely the clothes (and not the face) express the more frequently this feeling... La baignoire - 2002 Bois gravé et eau forte 50 x 50 - 65 x 63 cm courtesy galerie Catherine Putman clik infos

:::Until july 13 /PARIS 6ème

"Cadrage et débordements" exhibition from the 2006 graduated of l'Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris

Under Thierry Raspail's supervision, such good things this year! My first price would go to Astrid Méry Sinivassin- atelier Alberola- who presents a hind covered with a white, virginal cloth suspended by two threads; the whole is surrounded by numerous animals statues. The whole is very poetic , and subtle. Magnificent too, are the sculptures by Nicolas Guiraud. Disappointing are the paintings by Marlène Mocquet (better at the galery Gutharc). Wonderful 'State of the empire', by Pierre Guy. Impressive are the maps under red colour, by Estefania Penafiel Loaiza, and the boubous knitted by Maris Preston. This year, all the works are very well finished, contrary to some other years. A really good session, go and discover it!

:::Until july 20 /New York

"Double Vapeur", Damien Cadio à la galerie Grimm/Rosenfeld

Quite proud to have introduced you quite early to Damien Cadio, he is an artist worth discovering. The last paintings have a smaller format, all the more intimists. The subjects he proposes us are invitations for the imagination, simply wonderful. courtesy galerie Grimm Rosenfeld clik infos

:::Until july 26 /PARIS 3ème

Ulrich Lamfuss at Daniel Templon Gallery

Astonishing work by this young German painter, who openly decides to paint after photographs. The technique, oil on canvas, is perfect, meticulous. The result presents an instantané of images that cross through our life, with fashion parades, cooked chikens or portraits of frogs...However, it's not a socio-politico-economic criticism that bores you, or makes you feel guilty. These images are there, he paints them, and that's all. The story is simple... Escada Fall/Winter Collection 2005/06 – Gold, 2006 oil on canvas 160 x 250 cm courtesy galerie templon clik ici

:::Until july 26 /PARIS 3ème

Tunga à la Galerie Daniel Templon

Rather funny agglomerated bodies in a sweets-pink atmosphere. It's an opportunity to go and be amazed; it lets forsee good moments of future exhibitions... Untitled 1, 2006 pastel on paper 44 x 54 cm courtesy galerie templon clik ic

a great number of Parisian galleries set a retrospective of the artists introduced during the year-time. To have a look to their websites, click above.

:::Until january 2008 /PARIS 3eme

Mathieu Briand at Maisonneuve Gallery

The young gallerist Grégoire Maisonneuve sets once more apart from some other gallerists. He offers to the artist Mathieu Briand a whole year exhibition. This is what all the artists are dreaming about... It is a courageous way of being a gallerist to be such involved in an artist. This is THE difference between a good gallerist and an art shopkeeper... So, please go and see every month the different works of Mathieu Briand UBÏQ : A Mental Odyssey, CHAPTER I - A Space Perspective courtesy Galerie Maisonneuve clik infos

MACVAL: Parcours 2 "Etre présent au monde"

Wonderful installation from the second part of the collection of this young and already rich museum. The choice of the pieces deals with the body, of his relation to the world. It's a coherent whole, a beautiful circulation make this exhibition an interesting proposition to watch, a point of view among others about the face.Worth seeing, an impressive ex-voto to the life of Annette Messager in the oeuvre 'Sin', the tragic work 'New-York 9/11' by Judit Reigl, the body in an insolit situation by Philippe Ramette (pictures), a beautiful monography by Gina Pane (one of the first artists of the body art); lose once's point of reference in the 'split hut' by Daniel Buren, and so many other pieces of art. It's really worth seeing it, but you have time, since it's going to last one year. The museum is a wonderful place on it's own. Macval clik info "Terre protégé" Gina Pane Courtesy Agence Heymann Renoult

:::jusqu'au 23 juin / PARIS 3ème

Alex Katz, à la galerie Thaddeaus Ropac

Strange way of drawing. The line is rather sharp, then it's covered with hatchings. No whites, no air. Impression of undoing what is done. This works rather well on the portraits. Miss Todd fusain et sanguine sur papier 123 x 105 courtesy Galerie Thaddeaus Ropac clik ici

:::Untill may 5 /PARIS 3eme

Romain Bernini "Backyard" Métropolis gallery

The artist create an interesting confusion about the first reading we have of his work by the introduction of element (ex: construction...) in very coloring landscape. Beautiful, to be seen. Courtesy Métropolis Gallery clik info "construction 5" 2007 oil 130x130

:::Until may 6 /PARIS 16ème

"nouvelles du monde renversé" au Palais de Tokyo

The previous exhibition was at once magical and powerful, with clever hanging up, and that's why we can't but compare this one to the lattest. This one is interesting, but more dispatched, since there are only monographical exhibitions. Therefore, Michel Blazy's work on the basis of his food obsessions is, at this point, rather funny; it's worth the candle. Or else, Tatiana Trouvé, who has meticulously set up an enigmatic way, with such beautiful pieces as these padlocked rocks; and also the paintings by Joe Coleman, who seems to be rather fashionable over the British Channel. photo : Michel Blazy Court. Art : Concept, Paris, photo : Marc Domage. Palais de Tokyo clik infos

:::Until may 12 /PARIS 3ème

Wim Delvoye à la galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

Wim Delvoye can be considered as the dignified succesor of the movement 'Support/Surfaces', he is really worth seeing ... "Cement Mixer Scale 4" 2006 Stainless steel - 75 x 176 x 50 cm courtesy galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

:::Until may 13 /PARIS 12ème

at the Maison Rouge, Fondation Antoine de Galbert :
Tetsumi Kudo "la montagne que nous cherchons est dans la serre"
Extracts from the collection of Antoine de Galbert
Mounir Fatmi "j'aime l'Amérique"

Wonderful arrangements by the exhibition director Anne Tronche for the retrospective about Tetsumi Kudo. We discover moving and intelligent pieces of art oscillating between the impulse of death and living, between poetry and horror. Then, let you captivate by a part of the fantastic collection of Antoine de Galbert, and a wonderful piece by Mounir Fatmi. Praises only, therefore, now it's yours... Votre portrait, Tetsumi Kudo 1970 / 74 35 x 45 x 27 cm courtesy Galerie Albert Benamou clik info

:::Untill may 13 /PARIS 16eme

Fischli & Weiss "Flowers and Questions" Museum of Modern Art

The artist plays with discrepancies and sometimes absurd, however with a big sense of humour. Don't miss the funny title of the small rudimentary sculptures in the second room, and the video "The way things go" and "The right way". Often witty and sometimes disconcerting, to be seen absolutly. Courtesy MAM clik info

:::jusqu'au 23 juin / PARIS 3ème

Lin Delpierre à la Galerie Cour Carrée

This is a photographic world absolutely remarkable. Lookk attentively the work in three pieces about Shangaï, which melt intimacy to urban landscapes, ou ask for the passers-by. All these photographs seem to create fleeting moments that our eyes capture. A real discovery. triptyque T8 courtesy de l'artiste

:::jusqu'au 25 juin /AIX EN PROVENCE
PIOTR KLEMENSIEVICZ aux : Musée des Tapisseries et Pavillon de Vendôme

Incredible painter who makes a soft revolution: the occidental perspective had never been violented at this point, for a choice of an oriental perspective. The horizon point goes right to the 'watcher', and the relations 'photograph/painting-painting/photograph had never been so melted. Congratulations, don't miss it. And what's more, Aiw is such a beautiful town... vues des expos, courtesy de l'artiste Renseignements 04 42 21 05 78

:::Until april 22 /MONTREAL/CANADA

Jérôme Fortin at the Contemprorary Art Museum of Montreal

be-Art is so proud to present this exhibition. We discoverd Jerôme Fortin, canadian artist during the last Parisian fair Show Off and he is on "emerging talents" from this moment!! pretty good eye from be-Art ?!! Écran no 16 (détail), 2006 Collage (annuaires Pages Jaunes) Collection de lÂ’artiste Courtesy Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain clik infos Photo : Richard-Max Tremblay

:::Until april 27 /PARIS 4eme

Herta Muller at Vieille du temple Gallery

The artist bring us into a very quiet univers, where the line harmony is so important. A very sensitive and poétic work. To be seen. untitled 2006 Mixed medium 30x30 cm Courtesy Vieille du temple Gallery

:::Until april 28 /BRUXELLES/BELGIUM
Max Neumann Pascal Polar Gallery

Important kind of museal work of this figuratif german artist. 38 paintings made of photomontages and collages , portaits from which emerge mental landscapes,or dream of the artist. Other interesting recent works. Untitled 2006 Mixed medium on paper 21x29,7 Courtesy Pascal Polar Gallery clik info

:::Until april, 13 /PARIS 8eme

"Re-trait" at Fondation Ricard

A vision on drawing through some contemporary works, with new medium (vidéo, neon...) and without its usual technic. A very interesting choice of works from the young curator Claire Staebler.Fondation Ricard clik info "Elégantes" detail 2006 Rainier Lericolais Courtesy Frank Elbaz Gallery

:::Until april, 14 /PARIS 6eme

"Carte blanche à" Nobuyoshi Araki at Kamel Mennour gallery

Wonderfull and precise compositions that make a strange result made of loving fascination for all these women. Finally the artist can't possess them even with many bonds. Nobuyoshi Araki untitled courtesy Galerie Kamel Mennour clik infos

:::Until april, 14 /PARIS 19eme

Prix Altadis à la Cosmic Galerie

ActesSud editions published few small books of each artist clik infos cosmic galerie infos clik

Graduates : Manu Arregui, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Sophie Dubosc, Florentine & Alexandre Lamarche-Ovize, Miki Leal et Juan López Special Mentions : Angelika Markul et Rubén Ramos Balsa Curators: Caroline Bourgeois and Mariano Navarro The Altadis prize has been created, in 2000, for spanish and french artists.

:::Until april, 14 /PARIS 3eme

"Group Show" à la Galerie Almine Rech

Beautiful group exhibition: in the first ground floor, very interesting wooden pannels by Jens Wolf, ciselled after the technique of 'shrinking sculpture' (wood, marble, etc..., as opposed to the technique of 'adding sculpture': modelling, plaster cast...). In other words, a technique specifically used on one genre is diverted on another one. Excellent. Also in the ground floor, big squared pannels by Gregor Hildebrandt, on which tape-recorder open reels have been minutiously sticked. This is a wonderful and generous proposition from an artist who invites us to use it in order to imagine whatever we want. And eventually Nathaniel Rackowe, on the first floor. "NPL2" - Nathaniel Rackowe technique mixte 100x100x200cm courtesy Galerie Almine Rech clik infos

:::Until april, 14 /PARIS 18eme
"Exploits et défaites" Cécile Belmont at Galerie Jeune Création

Epic I, detail (28x 160 cm, thread on fabric, 2005) clik sur son site ici

Embroidery is since Gadha Amer an art of its own. Cécile Belmont shows it to us in a delicate and brilliant way. She presents us moments of battles, which are excerpts from soldiers letters to their relatives. Her soldiers embroiderd on clothes and felt are all the more fragile than the drawing is sharp and precise. Very interesting, it's worth seeing it. Galerie Jeune Création clik ici

:::Until march, 31 /NEW YORK Chelsea...

Zeitgeist chez CuetoProject

The first exhibition in this new location for the French gallerist Valerie Cueto, a pretty good eye, go and see : Marko Velk(Croatia), Natacha Ivanova (Russia), Rachel Lowther (United Kingdom), Ali Mahdavi (Iran), Roman Opalka (poland), Alexandre Ponomarev (Russia), Egill Sæbjörnsson (Iceland), Chris Sauter (San Antonio), , Vuk Vidor (Serbia), Fritz Welch (Brooklyn). “Plow Flag installation”, 2006 de Chris Sauter courtesy CuetoProject,NY, clik here

:::Until april 1st /PARIS 8eme
"The event" at the Jeu de Paume

An exhibition about cultural history.Very interesting to see how images and distinct mediums construct our perception of events. Here five subjects from Criméan war 1853 where drawings, paintings, photographs,and engravings were the medium to september 2001 with the incredible looped tv footage of the two towers. Courtesy Jeu de Paume

:::Until march,8 /PARIS 14eme

:::Untill march, 24 /PARIS 6eme

Marko Velk, "Ce(ux) qui nous sépare(nt)" à la galerie Sellem

This young artist in in three place at the same time, two in Paris and one in New-York so you can't miss his work. Charcoal and pastel drawing, a very good skill of this technic, very strong.To be seen "ce(ux) qui nous sépare(nt)" Charcoal 125x125cm courtesy Sellem gallery clik info

:::Until february 22 & from 6 to 24 mars /PARIS 3eme
Les Filles-du-Calvaire Gallery: Two women work about representation of the body, the presence of each one and of us.

Katinka Lampe, "Pose":

Strange and excess child portrait. Realist painting where the artist bring some abnormal element, playing with the limit of abstraction and figuration. "untitle" courtesy Filles du Calvaire Gallery

Anja Schrey: "L'oeil volé":

Important selfportrait, drawing on white page confusing with the wall. In this way the presence of the artist is quite disturbing, and create a great feeling of indiscretion. "pin-up" courtesy Filles du Calvaire Gallery

:::Untill march 24 /PARIS 6eme
Julie Legrand, "Faire et défaire" Anton Weller Gallery

A very personnal work, thread of the artist history. Surprising tribute to her grand-mother died recently: "Rose" kind of recumbent figure made of mirror and color thread, organic material simulating decomposition.To be seen Also the work "Les liens coupés" to be seen at Fondation Antoine de Galbert, and an exposition to the "Chateau de St Ouen"until april 7. "Rose" installation mirror and thread Courtesy Anton Weller Gallery

:::Until march,11 /PARIS 3eme

"Aller/retour" paintings at the Centre culturel Suisse.

About the continuity of abstraction painting in spite of different context, from 1940 (R.Paul Lhose, Verena Loewensberg) to now (F.Baudevin, P.Decrauzat). Nice selection and a very kind welcome in the gallery. To be seen centre culturel clik courtesy CCS paris

:::Until February 24 /PARIS 3eme

"Les messagers de la mort décapités" Jan Fabre, Templon gallery.

A very whimsical univers, sometimes morbid but however surprising work from the very criticized Avignon Festival Directory during spring 2005. Strange mood Templon Gallery clik info Courtesy Heymann, Renoult Ass.

:::Until february, 24 /PARIS 3ème

Guillaume Pinard at Anne Barrault Gallery

Installations of drawings from this young artist and a funny video. It's a pleasure to go into his universe. Very good works indeed. dessin, 2005-2006 21,5 x 33,5 cm stylo noir sur papier courtesy galerie Anne Barrault clik infos

:::Until february, 24 /PARIS 3ème

Peter Zimmermann at Emmanuel Perrotin gallery

Pleasant works, really good mastery of the colours. "Knob" 2002 - résine epoxy sur toile 160 x 125 cm Courtesy Galerie Emannuel Perrotin clik

:::Until february, 24 /PARIS 3ème

Ode Bertrand at the Cour Carrée Gallery

Go there to see the serie of small formats. The artist Ode Bertrand, Aurélie Nemours's assistant for 35 years, explores all the possibilities of a black line on a white paper. And appreciate the estonishing alchemy between the delicate and so human signature and the "cold aspect" (because so precise) of the work. Parcours VI - 2006 oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm Photo Patrice Bouvier courtesy Galerie Cour Carrée

:::Until February 24/ PARIS 14eme

Michel Vanden Eeckhoudt, Camera obscura gallery.

The strange of animal and human behaviour, see with a great sense of humour by the artist, somewhere the Europeen counterpart of the American artist Elliot Erwitt Untitle courtesy Camera obscura gallery

:::Until February 25 /ANGERS

Frédéric Bouffandeau au Musée des Beaux Arts d'Angers

If you visit Angers, you must go there to see the wonderfulll papers of this artist. Very delicate and subtile works that appears like a continuity, like a souvernir of the precedent works. Infos Musée d'Angers téléphone : 02 41 05 38 00

:::Until march, 3 /NEW YORK Chelsea...

New York at night à la galerie DFN

If you like New York, if you want to remain it.... "night crossing" de Susan Grossman 2006 courtesy DFN gallery clik infos

:::Until march,3 /PARIS 13eme

Kees de Goede at Franck Bordas Studio

A masterpiece is chosen by the artist for example "le radeau de la méduse" and he puts each colour upon the composition that is printed at the back. Every colour fits to the composition of the painting. The result is both light and very deep. courtesy Studio Franck Bordas clik infos

:::Until february, 23 /PARIS 4eme

Several works are shown to remain the wonderfull 25 years of exhibition as Silvia Bächli, Thomas Ruff for example. But "the show must go on" on and you can see also works specially made for this exhibition as "untitled (flat) space" d'Ernst Caramelle or H. Klingelholler. courtesy galerie Nelson clik infos

:::Until february,10 /PARIS 4ème

Min Byung Hun à la Galerie Baudoin Lebon

We really appreciate this corean photograph that we first saw at the ParisPhotos fair last november. Calm, peace, eternity are the feelings that emerged when you see the works. Great works. "deep fog" 1998 tirage argentique 39 x 37 cm courtesy galerie Beaudoin Lebon clik

:::Until february12 /PARIS

Hiroshi SUGIMOTO, at the Atelier Brancusi/Beaubourg.

Like every time when you see Sugimoto'works you'll be estonished. Very precise and pure works. See the wonderfull interview on the video -about 20mn- photo courtesy Beaubourg/sugimoto

:::Until february16 /PARIS 8ème
Jean-Charles Hue at the Fondation d'entreprise Paul Ricard

When you look at these three videos it seems to be a documentray and gradually you understand it's different. Actually the artist has no work plan except to show us the very rough aspect of the people he lives with and shoots. He goes really far in this direction as far as Jimi Hendrix when he draws the note so far. For that reason tenderness and violence are both in the video. Then finish the exhibition watching the piece on the wall, made of necklace with eyes, it contains the whole history you saw. Strang feeling. courtesy Galerie Michel Rein clik fondation d'entreprise paul ricard clik

:::Until january, 26 /PARIS 4ème

Robert Rauschenberg "Combines" at Beaubourg

Quiet good schedule for this exhibition that re-places the work of new artists showned this time in fairs like Frieze, FIAC, Cologne.. You go to see a Rauschenberg exibition like you go to a trip, but here you are frustrated at the end because you only see 50 works from 1954 to 1961. Intelligent, humoristic, free, three words to resume what Rauschenberg is, really do not miss "Monogramme" 1955-59 freestanding combine info centre pompidou clik

:::Until january, 27/ PARIS 4eme

Yann Toma "Part de jouissance", Patricia Dorfmann gallery

The artist makes a real crazy proposition about the development of the company "Ouest-lumière" for which he is the only responsible. He shows to us the first advertising in India, that he rents for three years walls in Neemrana, and a serie of frenzied paintings showing the leader and share holder, relating the company adventure. An utopian and ubuesque work. Absolutely mad. courtesy galerie Dorfmann patriciadorfmann.com

:::Until january, 28 /PARIS 4ème

The Centre Pompidou organizes some events aim to understand Klein's works. informations Centre Pompidou clik

:::untill february, 4 /PARIS 14ème

Fondation Cartier:
Gary Hill

Two installations. "Frustrum", great video reflecting in a pond full of industrial oil. The video produces whisp noise and causes waves on the surface of the pond, and so a strong smell of petrol...Virtual having an effect on reality. Very strong sensation. And the second "guilt". To be seen

Tabaimo

Video installation. Strange and disturbing univers revealing the dark side of Japon country today. fondation.cartier.infos clik

:::Until january, 5 /PARIS 8ème

ZONES ARIDES - volet 1- at the Fondation d'entreprise Ricard clik infos

The artist Olivier Mosset shows to us his artistic vision of Arizona. He asked the same reflexion to others artists : Wilfrid Almendra, John Armleder, Clairet & Jugnet, Aurélien Froment, Mathieu Mercier, Olivier Mosset, Morgane Tschiember ainsi que Chantal Akerman, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster Ange Leccia. Olivier Mosset,acrylique sur toile 183 x 370 cm photo François Fernandez courtesy galerie les Filles du Calvaires

:::Until january, 7 /NANTES

ZONES ARIDES -VOLET 2- au LIEU UNIQUE à Nantes

same proposal as above from the independant curator, Patrice Joly infos clik Aurélien Froment "The island of silence" 2006 assemblage matériaux divers, 225x100x50cm courtesy STORE Londres

:::Until january, 6 /BASEL SWITZERLAND

Monica Studer and Christoph Van Den Berg at the Nicolas Krupp gallery

Incredible imagination from these two artists. All is virtual, like our life ? it could be a Freudian reflexion.. quite funny. See their website "vuedesalpes.com" courtesy Nicolas Krupp gallery clik infos

:::Until january, 8 /PARIS 4ème

Vija Celmins at Beaubourg

Quite precise and rigorous graphite drawings. " The artist exhaustes all possibities of an image " as said the curator Jonas Storsve. Very delicate and sensitive. info Beaubourg clik

:::Until january, 13 /PARIS 3ème

Gerwald Rockenschaub at Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

A great installation (see the far room) of huge coloured plates that give the sensation fo being an insect on a palette painter. Look first from the right to th left and then to the left from the right, you'll see each color differently each time "Untitled", 2006 Acrylic on wood panels (Installation view) coutesy galerie thaddaeus Ropac clik infos

:::Until january, 13 /PARIS 3ème

"Military Tents" Claude Viallat at Templon gallery

New series of paintings on military tents. You know here how much we appreciate the whole work of the Painter Claude Viallat. In fact the problem of "support surfaces" is getting tranformed with the years in a most interesting question and central question in Painting, the coulour. This is the most interesting reseacrh these years. Do not miss this esxhibition.

 

Through January, 15 /PARIS 16ème

Cinq Milliards d'années at Le Palais de Tokyo

This exhibition is a trip in the contemporary mind of Marc Olivier Walher, the new director and curator of the place. wonderfull infos Palais clik