Review | Paris + par Art Basel
Paris+ par Art Basel was announced this year as another strategic international destination to follow the trends in the art market. The event, which took place from the 19th to the 23rd of October, featured a program dedicated to contemporary and modern art at the Grand Palais Éphémère and around town.
Check out the highlights of our team of art advisors:
ARTISTS
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (Zakopane, Poland, 1978)
She lives and works in Czarna Góra, a gypsy village in the Tatra Mountains, between Slovakia and Poland. She is a sculptor, painter, educator and activist - author developed a sculptural technique using cardboard as raw material - she sculpts on glued layers, using the color and texture of cardboard. Through this technique, the artist creates semi-abstract and surreal representations of animals, combining everyday life in the village where she lives. The artist represented Poland in the latest edition of the Venice Biennale.
She lives and works in Czarna Góra, a gypsy village in the Tatra Mountains, between Slovakia and Poland. She is a sculptor, painter, educator and activist - author developed a sculptural technique using cardboard as raw material - she sculpts on glued layers, using the color and texture of cardboard. Through this technique, the artist creates semi-abstract and surreal representations of animals, combining everyday life in the village where she lives. The artist represented Poland in the latest edition of the Venice Biennale.
Maxwell Alexandre (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1990)
He lives and works in the Rocinha favela, in Rio de Janeiro, and his work involves the construction of narratives based on his daily experiences in the city and the favela. He works with different supports such as tarpaulins for Capri pools, wooden doors and iron frames, where anonymous characters appear in recurring situations in the periphery. Despite his young career, he is one of the leading figures in Brazilian contemporary art. In 2022, the artist held two important international solo shows, one at the Palais de Tokyo, in Paris, and another at The Shed, in New York. At Paris+ par Art Basel, the artist presented a solo project at the booth of the gallery A Gentil Carioca.
He lives and works in the Rocinha favela, in Rio de Janeiro, and his work involves the construction of narratives based on his daily experiences in the city and the favela. He works with different supports such as tarpaulins for Capri pools, wooden doors and iron frames, where anonymous characters appear in recurring situations in the periphery. Despite his young career, he is one of the leading figures in Brazilian contemporary art. In 2022, the artist held two important international solo shows, one at the Palais de Tokyo, in Paris, and another at The Shed, in New York. At Paris+ par Art Basel, the artist presented a solo project at the booth of the gallery A Gentil Carioca.
Mimosa Echard (Alès, France, 1986)
She lives and works in Paris and investigates the creation of hybrid ecosystems where the living and the non-living, the human and the non-human coexist. Her works explore areas of contact and contamination between organic objects and objects of consumption - elements that, in our cultural conventions, can seem contradictory. Materials used vary from medicinal plants collected in her garden to cosmetic products or electronic components, as well as copper sheets, metal chains and shells. The artist is the winner of the Marcel Duchamp Prize, an annual award given to a young artist and held by the Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l'Art Français.
She lives and works in Paris and investigates the creation of hybrid ecosystems where the living and the non-living, the human and the non-human coexist. Her works explore areas of contact and contamination between organic objects and objects of consumption - elements that, in our cultural conventions, can seem contradictory. Materials used vary from medicinal plants collected in her garden to cosmetic products or electronic components, as well as copper sheets, metal chains and shells. The artist is the winner of the Marcel Duchamp Prize, an annual award given to a young artist and held by the Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l'Art Français.
Nina Canell (Vexionia, Sweden, 1979)
She lives and works in Berlin and makes the nature of the process the main material of her artistic practice. Her work materializes in sculptures and is characterized by a synthesis of relationships, where material forms and immaterial forces are placed in proximity, facilitating the emergence of dynamic relationships. She participated in the Venice, Sydney, Lyon, Gwangju and Liverpool biennials, as well as in group exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York; Tokyo Palace, Paris; Guggenheim, Bilbao and others.
She lives and works in Berlin and makes the nature of the process the main material of her artistic practice. Her work materializes in sculptures and is characterized by a synthesis of relationships, where material forms and immaterial forces are placed in proximity, facilitating the emergence of dynamic relationships. She participated in the Venice, Sydney, Lyon, Gwangju and Liverpool biennials, as well as in group exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York; Tokyo Palace, Paris; Guggenheim, Bilbao and others.
Ymane Chabi-Gara (Paris, France, 1986)
He lives and works in France and researches isolation, solitude, the body in relation to the world and the condition of being social - the main themes addressed in his paintings. He represents individuals, alone or in small groups, in universes and situations that mirror their interiority. He graduated from La Cambre in Brussels in 2008 and from the Beaux-Arts in Paris in 2020 and has received several international awards such as the International Grand Prix of the Takifuji Art Award, Japan, 2020, the Rose Taupin-Dora Bianka Prize, as well as the Sisley Beaux-Arts of Paris.
He lives and works in France and researches isolation, solitude, the body in relation to the world and the condition of being social - the main themes addressed in his paintings. He represents individuals, alone or in small groups, in universes and situations that mirror their interiority. He graduated from La Cambre in Brussels in 2008 and from the Beaux-Arts in Paris in 2020 and has received several international awards such as the International Grand Prix of the Takifuji Art Award, Japan, 2020, the Rose Taupin-Dora Bianka Prize, as well as the Sisley Beaux-Arts of Paris.
EXHIBITIONS
Monet - Mitchell / Louis Vuitton Foundation
Until 02/27/2023 The "Monet - Mitchell" exhibition, on display at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, proposes a dialogue between the legacy of the artists Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Joan Mitchell (1925-1992). The innovative format of creating a dialogue between different productions that share common points relates the landscapes painted by the two artists during their careers. The result of the expography is the meeting of gestural and energetic canvases by Monet and Mitchell, which portray foliage, water and atmosphere - elements capable of reflecting the mutual affinity with the landscape. The exhibition brings together 60 emblematic works by both artists and allows the public an immersive journey marked by parallel and complementary pictorial developments.
Until 02/27/2023 The "Monet - Mitchell" exhibition, on display at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, proposes a dialogue between the legacy of the artists Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Joan Mitchell (1925-1992). The innovative format of creating a dialogue between different productions that share common points relates the landscapes painted by the two artists during their careers. The result of the expography is the meeting of gestural and energetic canvases by Monet and Mitchell, which portray foliage, water and atmosphere - elements capable of reflecting the mutual affinity with the landscape. The exhibition brings together 60 emblematic works by both artists and allows the public an immersive journey marked by parallel and complementary pictorial developments.
Earthseed: Julie Curtiss, Loie Hollowell, Marguerite Humeau / White Cube Paris
Until 12/17/2022 The dystopian world created by Octavia E. Butler (1947−2006), an influential science fiction author, is the starting point for the exhibition, which brings together works that refer to a journey through space, considering different movements of the female body as a space for transformation and gateway to the imagination. The three contemporary artists, whose work is in dialogue, connect through the female body. Marguerite Humeau locates the roots of our spiritual sensitivity tangled with the origins of human consciousness and speculates on evolution; Julie Curtiss presents an unsettling surrealist depiction of femininity and suggests rituals; finally, Loie Hollowell celebrates human reproduction, in a language of forms that refer to the earth and the cosmos.
Until 12/17/2022 The dystopian world created by Octavia E. Butler (1947−2006), an influential science fiction author, is the starting point for the exhibition, which brings together works that refer to a journey through space, considering different movements of the female body as a space for transformation and gateway to the imagination. The three contemporary artists, whose work is in dialogue, connect through the female body. Marguerite Humeau locates the roots of our spiritual sensitivity tangled with the origins of human consciousness and speculates on evolution; Julie Curtiss presents an unsettling surrealist depiction of femininity and suggests rituals; finally, Loie Hollowell celebrates human reproduction, in a language of forms that refer to the earth and the cosmos.
James Turrell / Gagosian
Until 12/22/2022 In addition to participating in the inaugural edition of Paris+ par Art Basel, James Turrell has two works on display at Gagosian - Ariel, 2022, a large-format diamond-shaped work in color and a medium-format ellipse-shaped work entitled Game, 2022. The artist conducts his artistic production from a study of perceptual psychology that he has explored since the 1960s - with phenomena from sensory deprivation to intense optical effects. Turrell explores light as his main theme and raw material, in projects that stand out for breaking the limits of vision while expanding thought.
Until 12/22/2022 In addition to participating in the inaugural edition of Paris+ par Art Basel, James Turrell has two works on display at Gagosian - Ariel, 2022, a large-format diamond-shaped work in color and a medium-format ellipse-shaped work entitled Game, 2022. The artist conducts his artistic production from a study of perceptual psychology that he has explored since the 1960s - with phenomena from sensory deprivation to intense optical effects. Turrell explores light as his main theme and raw material, in projects that stand out for breaking the limits of vision while expanding thought.
Alicja Kwade / Place Vendome
Until 11/13/2022 Place Vendôme hosts a monumental installation by Polish-German artist Alicja Kwade that combines natural stone globes and concrete stairs, which carry a symbolism of the continuity inherent in human nature, made by cycles that alternate between trying to get up and fall. The artist, who is an art enthusiast in public spaces, thought of an installation capable of proposing a community sense of interaction around the work, which surprises for its large formats but also for its potential to unite generations.
Until 11/13/2022 Place Vendôme hosts a monumental installation by Polish-German artist Alicja Kwade that combines natural stone globes and concrete stairs, which carry a symbolism of the continuity inherent in human nature, made by cycles that alternate between trying to get up and fall. The artist, who is an art enthusiast in public spaces, thought of an installation capable of proposing a community sense of interaction around the work, which surprises for its large formats but also for its potential to unite generations.
Giuseppe Penone / Center Pompidou
Until 03/06/2023 Although he is best known for his artistic production in sculptures, Giuseppe Penone, a contemporary artist representing the Italian Arte Povera movement, has always produced drawings. The solo show at the Centre Pompidou reinforces the artist's other facet and brings together 241 drawings, many of them unpublished, that represent different phases of his artistic career, four sculptures from the collection of the Musée National d'Art Moderne, in addition to two sculptures belonging to the artist, which also reveal the predominant raw materials in its production: wood, clay, stone, leaves and bronze.
Until 03/06/2023 Although he is best known for his artistic production in sculptures, Giuseppe Penone, a contemporary artist representing the Italian Arte Povera movement, has always produced drawings. The solo show at the Centre Pompidou reinforces the artist's other facet and brings together 241 drawings, many of them unpublished, that represent different phases of his artistic career, four sculptures from the collection of the Musée National d'Art Moderne, in addition to two sculptures belonging to the artist, which also reveal the predominant raw materials in its production: wood, clay, stone, leaves and bronze.
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