Art Elysées — Avenue des Champs Elysées – Pavillon Ephémère — Fair — Slash Paris

Past: October 23 → 27, 2014

The Parisian meeting of modern and contemporary art in october on the Champs Elysees avenue

From October 23rd to 27th, Art Élysées & Design Élysées come back on the Champs Elysees avenue.

Vue du salon Art Elysée 2013

The two events gather nearly 70 galleries inside their 3 ephemeral pavilions, presenting a broad panorama of modern art, contemporary art and twentieth century design furniture.

For seven editions, Art Élysées actively involved in the artistic effervecence of the Capital. A regular October event, which is soon became an international meeting point for gallery owners, collectors, specialists and amateurs of modern art, contemporary art and design. Art Élysées won today it’s status of major events and essential on art market calendar.

Vue du salon Art Elysée 2013

Light on the artist Javier Balmaseda, exposed by Baudoin Lebon gallery

Stand 138 — 139 A

On the occasion of the Art Élysées’s eighth edition, Baudoin Lebon will exhibit an installation of the Cuban artist Javier Balmaseda. In 2013, he represents the Principality of Andorra for the 55th Biennale di Venezia with the artwork “Fixed in Contemporaneity “. This installation consists of 10 horses of which legs have been cut, and are now fixed to jacks and other automobile elements.

Javier Balmaseda, Fixed in contemporaneity, 2013 10 horses of which legs have been cut, and are now fixed to jacks and other automobile elements Courtesy l’artiste et galerie Baudoin Lebon

The artist’s first intention is to create an image of contemporaneousness according to his own experiments, reflecting about life’s and art’s aspects. Through this installation, he questions — by means of a metaphor — a contemporary society overwhelmed by the loss of cultural identity. Hunger, precariousness, impotence, uncertainty, resignation and banishment are the triggering factors which incites him to manipulate this reality.

Javier Balmaseda, Fixed in contemporaneity, 2013 10 horses of which legs have been cut, and are now fixed to jacks and other automobile elements Courtesy l’artiste et galerie Baudoin Lebon