Air de Paris

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, the gallery relocated to Paris, first at a location on rue des Haudriettes. Alongside other galleries including Almine Rech and Galerie Perrotin, Air de Paris moved to spaces on Rue Louise Weiss in the 13th arrondissement in 1997, as part a city-sponsored initiative.[3] In 2019, Air de Paris joined forces with three other galleries – Jocelyn Wolff, In Situ Fabienne Leclerc and Sator –, a public institution Le Plateau frac île de france and Fiminco Foundation to open spaces in Komunuma, a 11,000 m² (120,000 sq ft) four-building arts complex in Romainville.[4] Together with In Situ Fabienne Leclerc, the gallery occupies four-storey spaces and a shared roof terrace.[5]

The name "Air de Paris" was a tribute to Marcel Duchamp and his readymade 50cc of Paris Air.[6] At the beginning, there was Les Ateliers du Paradise[7] 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, Claire Fontaine, 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[8] in 2016 [9]

The gallery is present at major contemporary art fairs including Art Basel, Basel ; Independent, New York ; FIAC, Paris ; Artissima, Turin ; amongst others.

• Air de Paris official website