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The Marais area of Paris is known for having some of the top contemporary art galleries in the city, similar to Chelsea in New York. We have put together a list of galleries along with their new show openings for fall of 2015.
Galerie NEC
Alain Chiglien (French) and Roger Nilsson (Swedish) started NEC as a Swedish mid-century furniture gallery, later placing art on the walls. The art shows became so popular they added a second gallery just to showcase artists. Galerie NEC specializes in ceramic art and their stable of artists include Vincent Gagliostro, Gregoire Scalabre, Wouter Dam, Michael Geersten, Karin Tornell, and Thomas Humery.
Opening October 15: Vincent Gagliostro
117 rue Vieille Temple, 75003
20 rue des Coutures Saint Gervais, 75003
Open 11AM-7PM Tuesday to Saturday
Closed in August
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Galerie-NeC/94712592386
Almine Rech
With galleries in London, Brussels and Paris, Almine Rech has become one of the leading galleries of Europe. Opening in the early 90s with just one artist, the gallery now represents some of the most respected world artists and also develops rising new talent. Artists include Jeff Koons, Philip-Lorca di Corcia, Johan Creten, Alex Israel, Not Vital, Taryn Simon, James Turrell, and Joel Shapiro.
Opening October 19: Julian Schnabel- Jack’s Climb Up the Beanstalk to the Sky of Illimitableness Where Everything Went Backwards
Thaddaeus Ropac
Establishing his gallery in 1983 in his hometown of Salzburg, Austria, Thaddaeus Ropac opened the Marais space in 1990 and added a larger space in Paris in Paris suburb Pantin. Thaddaeus Ropac represents George Baselitz, Alex Katz, Robert Longo, Gilbert & George, Yan Pei-Ming, and Antony Gormly. He also represents the estates of Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Andy Warhol.
Opening September 12 at Marais gallery: Imran Qureshi- Idea of Landscape
Opening September 1 at Pantin gallery: Cory Arvangel AUDMCRS - PSK – SUBG
7 rue Debelleyme, 75003
Open 10AM-7PM Tuesday to Saturday
Closed August
69 Ave. du General Leclerc, 93500 Pantin
Open 10AM-7PM Tuesday to Saturday
Closed August
Karsten Greve
Studying art history in college in his native Cologne, Karsten Greve has long been an art dealer, starting his first gallery in Cologne in 1973. Greve has expanded his galleries with locations in Paris and St. Moritz. Artists include Louise Bourgeois, David Smith, Cy Twombly, Manish Nai, Catherine Lee, John Chamberlain, Willem De Kooning, Sally Mann, and Piero Manzoni.
Current: Beyond Horizon till August 29
Opening September 5: Raul Illarramendi
5 rue Debelleyme, 75003
Open 10AM-7PM Tuesday to Saturday
http://www.galerie-karsten-greve.com/en
Galerie Perrotin
Inspired by art an early age, French born Emmanuel Perrotin quit university at age 17 to work in various art galleries and later opened his own gallery in his Paris apartment when he was 24. Perrotin is now an international cutting edge art dealer with galleries in Paris, New York, and Hong Kong. Galerie Perrotin represents Takashi Murakami, Sophie Calle, Wim Delvoye, Laurent Grasso, Terry Richardson, Jean Michel Othoniel, John Henderson, Bharti Kher, and Bernard Frize.
Opening September 12: Thilo Heinzmann- Detours, Hasards & Monsieur Heinzmann
JR –Decade. Portrait d’une Generation
76 rue de Turenne, 75003
10 Impasse Saint Claude, 75003
Open 11AM-7PM Tuesday to Saturday
Closed in August
https://www.perrotin.com/