Galeries Lafayette Group becomes the official partner of the Galeries Émergentes sector at the first ever edition of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Group will support, welcome and boost the visibility of 16 galleries at this renowned art fair
In line with its longstanding commitment to promoting contemporary design, Galeries Lafayette Group is getting involved with the French capital's most important upcoming week of culture by becoming the official partner of the first ever edition of Paris+ par Art Basel – a new unmissable modern and contemporary art event that will take place in Paris from 20 to 23 October 2022 at the Grand Palais Ephémère.
For this first edition, the Galeries Lafayette Group has chosen to support the work of 16 emerging galleries and artists by championing them and boosting their visibility at this essential event. A production support will also be set up to reward one of the artists in the sector. Lafayette Anticipations will support the selected artist in the realization of a new piece of artwork that will then be presented at the Foundation during Paris+ by Art Basel next year. The artist will be chosen by qualified professionals from the art world including Guillaume Houzé, Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, Myriam Ben Salah and Jean-Marie Appriou.
The Group is also getting its stores involved by inviting artist Yngve Holen to occupy the atrium of Galeries Lafayette Champs-Elysées with CAKE, an impressive piece that will be presented from 5 to 23 October. Supported by the Famille Moulin endowment fund and already presented as part of the YOU exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 2019, the piece features a car cut cleanly into four pieces – a luxury mass-produced object presented like a cake left as a sacrificial offering on an altar. For this piece, Yngve Holen chose to use a Porsche Panamera, a unique hybrid between a family vehicle and a sports car.
Meanwhile, the Galeries Lafayette corporate foundation Lafayette Anticipations will present a new exhibition by French artist Cyprien Gaillard from 15 October. HUMPTY \ DUMPTY is a unique project formed of two chapters that will be presented simultaneously at the Foundation and at Palais de Tokyo.
At Palais de Tokyo, the first chapter of the exhibition brings together a selection of pieces that have never been presented in France, as well as those of guest artists. In the second chapter of the exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations, the artist brings a monumental sculpture back to life. The sculpture, abandoned since 2003, comes from a central Parisian neighbourhood, the Quartier de l’Horloge. The artist has once more given the sculpture, which depicts a man with a sword and shield, the ability to move – reviving its symbolism of our eternal struggle against time.
““For over 120 years, the Group has acted as an intermediary between iconic artists, young creators and the general public by showcasing and enabling access to creativity in all its forms. While the capital gets ready to welcome international visitors for the first ever edition of Paris+ par Art Basel, we are proud to once more show our commitment to people who dare to create. In line with previous initiatives carried out by Lafayette Anticipations, a unique venue for production, experimentation and exhibitions in the heart of the Marais neighbourhood, this new partnership with Paris+ par Art Basel is an opportunity to underline our support for an emerging scene in our city and worldwide.”