Gagosian Paris Is Celebrating 10th Anniversary With Special Exhibition

GEORG BASELITZ In London nicht, der Arm aus Wien, der Kopf aus Berlin (Not in London, the Arm from Vienna, the Head from Berlin), 2011 © Georg Baselitz, Photo: Jochen Littkemann, Courtesy Gagosian

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the gallery’s central location in Paris, Gagosian presents Bustes de Femmes, a group exhibition focused on female portraiture. Spanning a breadth of stylistic and conceptual approaches, the paintings, sculptures, and photographs will demonstrate how the female figure has been reimagined and reconfigured by modern and contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds and traditions

GLENN BROWN Christina of Denmark, 2008 © Glenn Brown, Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates, Ltd. Courtesy Gagosian

The exhibition will include works by Richard Avedon, Balthus, Georg Baselitz, Huma Bhabha, Cecily Brown, Glenn Brown, John Currin, Roe Ethridge, Urs Fischer, Alberto Giacometti, Romuald Hazoumè, Jia Aili, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Man Ray, Adam McEwen, Joan Miro, Meleko Mokgosi, Henry Moore, Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, Jenny Saville, Cindy Sherman, Spencer Sweeney, Cy Twombly, Adriana Varejão, and Tom Wesselmann, among others.

RICHARD AVEDON Brigitte Bardot, hair by Alexandre, Paris, January 1959, © 2020 The Richard Avedon Foundation, Courtesy Gagosian

Expanding upon the theme and format of the gallery’s first booth at FIAC, in 2010, Bustes de Femmes will be presented in environments both real and virtual designed by architect India Mahdavi, known for her vibrant interiors. For this exhibition, Mahdavi will juxtapose each work on view with a fresh and joyful hue from her 2019 color collection Flowers.

ROE ETHRIDGE Awar, 2018, © Roe Ethridge, Courtesy Gagosian

Bustes de Femmes will include an online presentation that continues and extends the exhibition, to make these works available to a wider international audience during this time of limited accessibility.

URS FISCHER Parade, 2020, © Urs Fischer, Photo: Joshua White, Courtesy Gagosian

On the occasion of this exhibition, Gagosian Quarterly will present a filmed conversation between Jeff Koons and art historian Diana Widmaier-Picasso.