It was only a week ago that I discovered Guillaume Bresson's work for the first time at "Slick 07" and I was so impressed and seduced by his mature approach to modern painting that I decided to present his latest exhibition at Gallerie Lacen despite the fact that it is nearly finished. The mix between classical composition of urban landscapes and the "clair-obscur" impeccable technique combined to the darkness and the violence of the situation it represents is just stunning.
Like Le Caravage with mythical heroes in his own times, Bresson seems to be the voice of a forgotten surburban youth, fighting to create their own heroes in parking lots and empty halls. In a two tone and over-contrasted environment, Bresson re-invent the "Historical" painting style where gladiators are fighting choregraphic battles in black & white. Fight club energy and adrenalin are pumping through his work.
Well, I guess you got my point, I love is work and I'm looking forward discovering his new work which seems to be more colourful.
GUILLAUME BRESSON
Until November 4th, 2007
Galerie LACEN
http://www.lacengalerie.com/
57 rue de bretagne
75003 Paris
Tél +33 1 76 56 34 39
Fax +33 1 42 77 34 39
Tuesday-Saturday 11am to 07pm
info@lacengalerie.com
Thursday, 1 November 2007
Last chance - GUILLAUME BRESSON
at the Galerie LACEN until November 4th, 2007
Lee Bul, On Every New Shadow
at The Fondation Cartier from November 16, 2007 to January 27, 2008
Lee Bul, one of the leading Korean artists of her generation, will present an ambitious new sculptural installation at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris. 
Variously suspended in mid-air or anchored to the floor, the sculptures constitute a singular environment that engages with the surrounding Jean Nouvel architecture, inhabiting and elaborating on its physical and conceptual frameworks. Complex and sensuous, the artist’s installation manifests the disintegration of utopian aspirations that continue to haunt the collective imagination in a darkly seductive space of glittering ruins and vestiges.
The Fondation Cartier pour l´art contemporain
http://fondation.cartier.com/
261, boulevard Raspail
75014 Paris
Tel: +33 (0)1 42 18 56 50
Fax: +33 (0)1 42 18 56 52
Access:
Métro: lines 4 et 6, stations Raspail ou Denfert-Rochereau
Bus: 38, 68
RER: Denfert-Rochereau
Parking: Disabled parking available at 2 rue Victor Schoelcher
The exhibitions
Open every day, except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Open Tuesday evenings until 10 p.m.
Sunday, 28 October 2007
G A O B R O T H E R S
until November 24th, 2007 @ Albert Benamou Gallerie
Photographs - Sculptures
Exhibition from October 25th to thursday November 24th, 2007
For more than 20 years, the Gao Brothers - Gao Zhen & Gao Qiang - team up to form a brilliant artistic couple which work is attempting to describe all over mutating China's paradoxes. Born in Jinan, in the province of Shandong, located in the north of China, both of them studied Art and together, they produce for the international an ensemble of virtuoso multimedia including video, photography, theatre, performance, painting and sculpture not to mention numerous critical essays and their mentoring of other artist's exhibitions.
True leaders, and despite repeated censorship from their fellow authorities, their are the over conscious observers of all transformations and turmoil happening in their country.
The Gao brothers stay away from any judgement or form of cynism. They watch mankind like scientist stare at viruses through a microscope. They reproduce human behaviours with a touch of choregraphy.
Galerie Albert Benamou
www.benamou.net
24 rue de Penthièvre. 75008 Paris
Metro: Miromesnil
Opening hours 06:00pm - 09:00pm
Tel: 01 45 63 12 21
Email: albertbenamou@gmail.com
Free entrance
The exhibition will be presented until november 24th,2007.
INVOCATIONS * BKRW * SEBASTIEN PONS
until the 23rd of November
BKRW is starting the celebration of its first anniversary by an exhibition of the artist behind BKRW's world. the fingers and the brain behind all BKRW logo, artworks, and graphical world: SEBASTIEN PONS.
INVOCATIONS is the work of a french artist with rare and original style, his latest artworks are mixing sweet pop colors, primitives and asian arts, imaginary world and characters, colorfull demons.
This exhibition will take place in the new GALERIE x CONCEPT SHOP x KIDS ATELIER x STUDIO: called L'ISSUE, a 180 square meters place located in front of CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU aka BEAUBOURG, deep downtown. A brand new exhibition place we've fall in love for : because of its architecture, its concept, and its kids programs with the artists of the gallery.
INVOCATIONS
www.bkrw.com
to the 23rd of NOVEMBER
L'ISSUE
http://www.lissue.com
38 RUE QUINCAMPOIX
75004 PARIS
Opening hours: Wedenesday to friday - 12 Noon to 09:30pm; Saturday & Sunday 11:00am to 08:00pm
Metro: Etienne Marcel / Rambuteau
