Emmanuel Perrotin
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Emmanuel Perrotin is a French
art dealer
specialized in modern art
. He owns the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin chain of art galleries, with two in Paris
and one in Miami.
artists such as Damien Hirst
, Takashi Murakami
, Maurizio Cattelan
and Mariko Mori
. He also works with French artists such as Xavier Veilhan
, Sophie Calle
and Bernard Frize
.
In 2001, he open a gallery, rue Louise-Weiss in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. This street is now considered to be one of Paris' most famous place for modern art.
In 2004, he open a gallery in Miami. The same year, he open another gallery in one of Paris' main localizations for art galleries, Le Marais
.
The Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin co-organized temporary exhibition
s in the Palace of Versailles
for Jeff Koons
(2008), Xavier Veilhan
(2009) and Takashi Murakami
(2010).
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
art dealer
Art dealer
An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells works of art. Art dealers' professional associations serve to set high standards for accreditation or membership and to support art exhibitions and shows.-Role:...
specialized in modern art
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
. He owns the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin chain of art galleries, with two in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and one in Miami.
Life and career
At the age of 17, Perrotin quit school and started working for galleries. He opened his first gallery when he was only 24 years old in his own apartment. He became famous in France by promoting international avant-gardeAvant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
artists such as Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst
Damien Steven Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent member of the group known as the Young British Artists , who dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s. He is internationally renowned, and is reportedly Britain's richest living artist,...
, Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami
is an internationally prolific contemporary Japanese artist. He works in fine arts media—such as painting and sculpture—as well as what is conventionally considered commercial media —fashion, merchandise, and animation— and is known for blurring the line between high and low art...
, Maurizio Cattelan
Maurizio Cattelan
Maurizio Cattelan is an Italian artist based in New York. He is known for his satirical sculptures, particularly La Nona Ora , depicting the Pope John Paul II struck down by a meteorite....
and Mariko Mori
Mariko Mori
Mariko Mori is a Japanese video and photographic artist. While studying at Bunka Fashion College, she worked as a fashion model in the late 1980s. This strongly influenced her early works, such as Play with Me, in which she takes control of her role in the image, becoming an exotic, alien...
. He also works with French artists such as Xavier Veilhan
Xavier Veilhan
Xavier Veilhan is a French artist who lives and works in Paris. His work consists of photography, sculpture, film, painting and installation art.-Works:...
, Sophie Calle
Sophie Calle
Sophie Calle is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Calle's work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the French literary movement of the 1960s known as Oulipo. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines...
and Bernard Frize
Bernard Frize
Bernard Frize is a French painter who works in a variety of materials and utilizes a multitude of techniques. As an artist he explores the bare minimal essence of painting, devoid of conception and aesthetic, instead focusing on an industrial approach to making art...
.
In 2001, he open a gallery, rue Louise-Weiss in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. This street is now considered to be one of Paris' most famous place for modern art.
In 2004, he open a gallery in Miami. The same year, he open another gallery in one of Paris' main localizations for art galleries, Le Marais
Le Marais
Le Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance...
.
The Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin co-organized temporary exhibition
Exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within museums, galleries and exhibition halls, and World's Fairs...
s in the Palace of Versailles
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....
for Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons
Jeffrey "Jeff" Koons is an American artist known for his reproductions of banal objects—such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror finish surfaces....
(2008), Xavier Veilhan
Xavier Veilhan
Xavier Veilhan is a French artist who lives and works in Paris. His work consists of photography, sculpture, film, painting and installation art.-Works:...
(2009) and Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami
is an internationally prolific contemporary Japanese artist. He works in fine arts media—such as painting and sculpture—as well as what is conventionally considered commercial media —fashion, merchandise, and animation— and is known for blurring the line between high and low art...
(2010).
Artists represented by Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
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Johan Creten Johan Creten is a Belgian ceramic sculptor born at Sint-Truiden, Belgium. He lives and works in Paris, France. In 2009 he was nominated for the Flemish Culture Prize.- Solo exhibitions :2011* "Johan Creten... Matthew Day Jackson Matthew Day Jackson is an American artist whose multifaceted practice encompasses sculpture, painter, collage, photographer, drawing, video, performance and installation... Wim Delvoye Wim Delvoye is a Belgian neo-conceptual artist known for his inventive and often shocking projects. Much of his work is focused on the body. He repeatedly links the attractive with the repulsive, creating work that holds within it inherent contradictions- one does not know whether to stare, be... |
Bernard Frize Bernard Frize is a French painter who works in a variety of materials and utilizes a multitude of techniques. As an artist he explores the bare minimal essence of painting, devoid of conception and aesthetic, instead focusing on an industrial approach to making art... Giuseppe Gabellone Giuseppe Gabellone is a Milanese artist born in 1973 at Brindisi, Italy. He lives and works in Paris and Milano. He has published three catalogues of his work that includes photographs, sculptural works and reliefs.... Gelitin gelitin is a group of four artists from Vienna, Austria. The group was formerly known as gelatin and changed their name in 2005. They are known for creating sensational art events in the tradition of Relational Aesthetics, often with a lively sense of humor.Among their projects are a gigantic plush... Duane Hanson Duane Hanson was an American artist based in South Florida but born in Minnesota, a sculptor known for his lifecast realistic works of people, cast in various materials, including polyester resin, fibreglass, Bondo and bronze... Jesper Just Jesper Just is a Danish artist, and living and working in Copenhagen and New York, NY. From 1997 to 2003 he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.... |
Bharti Kher Bharti Kher is one of India’s best-known contemporary artists. Her work encompasses painting, sculpture and installation, often incorporating bindis — the popular forehead decoration worn by women in India — which in Kher’s hands become an epidermal filter, transforming objects and dissolving the... Klara Kristalova Klara Kristalova is a sculptor, who works mostly in ceramics. She plays upon the Meissen porcelain technique, working in a similar fashion but with larger figurines. She lives and works in Sweden... Keegan McHargue Keegan McHargue is an American artist born in 1982 at Portland, Oregon, USA. He lives and works in New York, USA.- Solo exhibitions :2008* "Well Charged" Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France... Jin Meyerson Jin Meyerson is an American artist based in Brooklyn, New York.-Biography:Jin Meyerson grew up in rural Minnesota, adopted into a Jewish-Swedish family, before pursuing his education in fine arts... |
Mariko Mori Mariko Mori is a Japanese video and photographic artist. While studying at Bunka Fashion College, she worked as a fashion model in the late 1980s. This strongly influenced her early works, such as Play with Me, in which she takes control of her role in the image, becoming an exotic, alien... Farhad Moshiri Farhad Moshiri is an Iranian artist.He was born in Shiraz, Iran, and studied fine arts at CalArts in California. In America he first started experimenting with installations, video art and painting before coming back to Tehran in 1991... Mr. (artist) Mr. is a Japanese contemporary artist, based in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. A former protégé of Takashi Murakami, Mr.'s work debuted in both solo and group exhibitions in 1996, and has since been seen in museum and gallery exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Paris, New York, Minneapolis, Chicago,... Takashi Murakami is an internationally prolific contemporary Japanese artist. He works in fine arts media—such as painting and sculpture—as well as what is conventionally considered commercial media —fashion, merchandise, and animation— and is known for blurring the line between high and low art... Jean-Michel Othoniel Jean-Michel Othoniel is a contemporary artist born in 1964 in Saint-Etienne . He lives and works in Paris.-Biography:An artist who has a passion for all sorts of metamorphoses, sublimations and transmutations, Jean-Michel Othoniel has a predilection for materials with reversible properties... |
Paola Pivi Paola Pivi is an Italian multimedia artist who lives and works in Anchorage, Alaska. In her work, she uses a wide range of art techniques, such as photography, sculpture and performance. Some of her works contain performance elements, at times involving live animals and people... Aya Takano Aya Takano was born 1976 in Saitama, Japan. She is a Japanese pop artist associated with the Superflat movement.-Early Life and Influence:... Tatiana Trouvé Tatiana Trouvé is a contemporary visual artist based in Paris. She was born in Consenza, Italy in 1968, and later spent time living in Senegal, the Netherlands, and the South of France.... Xavier Veilhan Xavier Veilhan is a French artist who lives and works in Paris. His work consists of photography, sculpture, film, painting and installation art.-Works:... |
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