Celebrating the Extraordinary Perrotin & Artists Donation at the Georges
Alongside its new exhibitions, Galerie Perrotin has also recently announced the opening of its very first London space and an unprecedented donation, achieving some remarkable milestones that position the gallery as one of the leading forces of the cultural season this Fall. Last month, the news of the Perrotin & Artists donation heralded the arrival of 23 new artworks at the Centre Pompidou, courtesy of the gallery and 17 of its artists, their gesture represents a substantial contribution to the preservation of artistic patrimony. Finding their new home at level 4 of the museum, these pieces now join the masterpieces making up the collection of the Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre Georges Pompidou.
On October 13th, in the run-up to Paris Art Week, all key players of the cultural scene gathered to discover this extraordinary donation during an equally exceptional evening. Following a visit of the new pieces alongside their artists, guests headed for the cocktail reception at the Georges, the restaurant perched at the top of the building, where they enjoyed a live performance by Zaho de Sagazan, as well as DJ sets by Samuel Boutruche, Guillaume Sanchez and Claire-Marie Astruc.
We had the pleasure of meeting the President of the Centre Pompidou Laurent Le Bon, the Director of the Musée National d’Art Moderne Xavier Rey, the Centre’s Director General Julie Narbey and Emmanuel Perrotin, alongside Jean-Marie Appriou, Genesis Belanger, Sophie Calle, Johan Creten, Lionel Estève, Bernard Frize, Laurent Grasso, JR, Bharti Kher, Klara Kristalova, Takashi Murakami and Jean-Michel Othoniel, Tavares Strachan and Emma Webster – artists of the donation in attendance that evening – but also Xavier Veilhan, Mathilde Denize, Xiyao Wang, Christiane Pooley, Julian Charrière, Elizabeth Glaessner, Florian Reither (Gelitin), Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Ansel Elgort, Sarah Andelman, Olivier Zahm, Yorgo Tloupas, Frederic Jousset, James Goldstein, Matthieu Poirier, Marie Maertens, and many other figures figures of the cultural scene.
Photos: Jean Picon & Claire Dorn, courtesy of Perrotin
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