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Serena Carone's trompe-l'œil ceramics debut at Perrotin Paris

exhibition · 2026-06-09

Perrotin's Marais space hosts its first solo exhibition of French artist Serena Carone, featuring enamelled faience sculptures with trompe-l'œil effects. Carone blurs reality and illusion by transforming everyday objects into poetic and unsettling visual experiences. She began her career tricking the postal service by painting stamps with a magnifying glass and miniaturist's brush, sending letters from abroad that arrived safely, postmarked and approved. She later expanded into three-dimensional trompe-l'œil works, creating cameras and phones.

Key facts

  • Perrotin presents first solo exhibition by Serena Carone in its Marais space
  • Exhibition features enamelled faience sculptures with trompe-l'œil effects
  • Carone blurs boundaries between reality and illusion
  • She started by painting stamps to trick the postal service
  • Used magnifying glass and miniaturist's brush for stamps
  • Sent letters from abroad that arrived postmarked and approved
  • Later created three-dimensional trompe-l'œil cameras and phones
  • Exhibition is at Perrotin Paris

Entities

Artists

  • Serena Carone

Institutions

  • Perrotin

Locations

  • Paris
  • France

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