Air de Paris

Air de Paris is a contemporary art gallery owned and directed by Florence Bonnefous and Edouard Merino, now located in Paris, France.

History

Air de Paris was established 1990 in Nice by Florence Bonnefous and Edouard Merino,^[1] who attended the Ecole du Magasin^[2] in Grenoble together. In 1994, Air de Paris relocated to Paris, first at a location on rue des Haudriettes, then on rue Louise Weiss. The name "Air de Paris" was a tribute to Marcel Duchamp and his readymade 50cc of Paris Air.^[3]

At the beginning, there was Les Ateliers du Paradise^[4] with Philippe Perrin, Pierre Joseph and Philippe Parreno: the exhibition conceived like a movie in real time, that will last for a summer, transforming the gallery into a photogenic space. Paul McCarthy, Lily van der Stokker, Jean-Luc Verna among others participate to the reputation of the Nicean formula.

Air de Paris represents established practicing artists such as Philippe Parreno, Liam Gillick, Rob Pruitt, Trisha Donnelly, Bruno Serralongue; historically important artists such as Guy de Cointet, Dorothy Iannone, and Allen Ruppersberg; and emerging artists such as Eliza Douglas and Aaron Flint Jamison. Air de Paris is also representing the photographic work of Michel Houellebecq since his large survey exhibition at Palais de Tokyo^[5] in 2016 ^[6]

Artists

References

External links

• Air de Paris official website