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Press Release- April 2018 Contemporary Art invades Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris
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Exhibition/Sale from May 4th to July 31th 2018
URBAN ART, POP ART & LIVE PERFORMANCES A surprise art attack will be mounted on the illustrious Royal Monceau- Raffles Paris with color as the weapon of choice! Here creativity, art and culture have been omnipresent ever since the acclaimed Philippe Starck refurbished this luxury hotel. In the form of a scavenger hunt, the works will be spread around, from the Art Library, through the central lobby to wind up at the recently-opened Art Gallery. The well-known luxury boutiques which have recently opened in the hotel, such as ba&sh and La Maison Mauboussin will also participate in this artistic event by presenting works in their space. More than 30 works arising out of «Street and Pop Art» have been selected by Art Photo Expo, the exclusive art partner of this prestigious luxury hotel in Paris. The works of French and international artists, such as: Jef Aérosol, Banksy, Mr Brainwash, JonOne, Kokian, Bradley Theodore … to cite only a few, will be exhibited and available for sale from May 4 to July 31, 2018 by Audrey Trabelsi, Founder of Art Photo Expo France. She has set up this exhibition like a Paris street, offering «Live performances* » by several of the artists, such as Jef Aérosol who will come and spray the window and the floor, and Tempo Nok who will take over some of the gallery's walls to turn them into artworks. A promise of amazing art shows and not-to-be-missed events is yours for the visit. *Live performances: Reservations required to attend the live performances and the artists' behind-the-scenes preparations for the exhibition. List of artists: Jef Aérosol - Hiro Ando - Banksy - Giuliano Bekor - Remy Bond – Mr Brainwash - Deborah Bruni - Cali - Chloé B.B - Christophe Catelain - Annick B. Cuadrado - Robert Combas - Erro - Invader - JonOne - Kokian - Jeff Koons - Luke Newton - ODN - Tempo Nok - Deborah Sportes - Swoon - Bradley Theodore - Thierry Trivès - Robyn Ward.
A bold meeting of Art, Luxury and the Street
Every one of the artists presented here has cultivated their artistic identity through different media, including stencils, calligraphy, graffiti, drawing, sculpture, photography, painting and collage. «For some of the artists, whose first «canvases» were the walls of inner-city streets, exhibiting here alongside famous contemporary artists on the walls of one of the most renown luxury hotels in the world, represents a great achievement and the height of recognition,» acknowledges Audrey Trabelsi, the founder of Art Photo Expo France. .
Plan your visit:
«ART ATTACK»: Exhibition/Sale from MAY 4 to JULY 31, 2018 Works for sale from 1 600€ to 20 000€ From Tuesday to Saturday, from 11:30 am to 7 pm (free admission through Le Royal Monceau) Sunday and Monday from 2pm to 7pm
For more information : www.artphotoexpo.com / [email protected]
Art Photo Expo - Le Royal Monceau Raffles Paris- 37-41 Avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris Press Contacts : Art Photo Expo Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris Agathe Alezra-Cohen Barbara Sablon [email protected] - 06 11 51 96 77 [email protected] - 01 42 99 98 51 Press Release Annexe Artist’s Presentation
Jef Aerosol:
Born in Nantes in 1957, Jef Aérosol is a stencil artist, one of the pioneers of what everyone has today agreed to call "street art" or "urban art" (although he prefers the term "contextual art"). He affixed his mark for the first time in 1982 in the city of Tours: rock- pop-punk imagery highlighted by his signature, a mysterious red arrow. Since then, the spray dandy has left its mark on the walls of multiple cities around the world : stealth stencils or large murals.
His black and white characters, illustrious or anonymous, often life-size painted, testify for the artist's attachment to deep humanist values.
Jef's work is also visible in many events and exhibitions both in France and abroad. “Bandana”
Copyright © Jef Aérosol –All rights reserved.
Hiro Ando
Japanese multidisciplinary artist born in 1973, he's known for his sculptures inspired by traditional Japanese culture. Thus the cat, which is a lucky charm in Japan, like the Maneki-Neko, takes different forms such as the Samurai or the sumo wrestler. The artist reworks these themes with a very modern touch. The bright and smooth materials, the bright colors, the brutal but rounded shapes of Hiro Ando's sculptures take us into the world of manga in which the artist's generation grew up. Hiro Ando's art is the meeting between the Meiji era and the Manga, he undeniably belongs to Japanese neo-pop art