Beaux-Arts de Paris Hosts Kutluğ Ataman and Gina Pane Shows During Art Basel Paris
Alongside Art Basel Paris, the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, located at 14 Rue Bonaparte, is showcasing two complimentary exhibitions that opened on 20 October 2026. One highlights Turkish artist Kutluğ Ataman's work, Küba (2004), displayed in the chapel, which narrates the story of a self-governed neighborhood in Istanbul established in the late 1960s and later demolished in the 2000s. This installation includes 40 televisions and repurposed furniture, with English subtitles for the testimonies, and will be available until 25 October 2026. The cabinet des dessins et des estampes Jean-Bonna features Gina Pane's 1977 performance A Hot Afternoon, showcasing 19 photographs, 11 drawings, and handwritten notes from Anne Marchand, running until 18 December 2026. Admission is free, and classes persist amid student protests.
Key facts
- Both exhibitions opened on 20 October 2026 at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, 14 Rue Bonaparte, Paris
- Kutluğ Ataman's Küba (2004) is shown in the school's chapel as part of Art Basel Paris's off-site programme, until 25 October 2026
- Küba uses forty television sets, mismatched armchairs and salvaged furniture to present filmed testimonies of a self-governed Istanbul neighbourhood founded in the late 1960s and razed in the 2000s
- Mélanie Bouteloup, director of exhibitions at the Beaux-Arts, calls Küba Ataman's masterpiece
- Gina Pane's A Hot Afternoon was performed at Documenta 6 in Kassel in 1977 and involved the artist cutting her own tongue
- Anne Marchand donated 19 photographic prints, 11 drawings and handwritten texts by Pane, known as "constats", to the school
- The Pane display runs until 18 December 2026 and includes works by students Mandula Pap and Oscar Guérin alongside sheets by Dürer, Toulouse-Lautrec and Daumier
- Entry to both exhibitions is free
Entities
Artists
- Kutluğ Ataman
- Gina Pane
- Mélanie Bouteloup
- Anne Marchand
- Mandula Pap
- Oscar Guérin
- Albrecht Dürer
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Honoré Daumier
Institutions
- École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- Art Basel Paris
- Documenta 6
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Musée du Louvre
- Adagp
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Kassel
- Germany
- Küba
- Rue Bonaparte