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Alain Bublex's Retrospective at Galerie Vallois Explores Imaginary Cities

exhibition · 2026-05-28

Alain Bublex's retrospective at Galerie Georges-Philippe Vallois in Paris will run from June 5 to July 18, 2026, curated by Anaël Pigeat. The exhibition highlights Bublex's belvedere 'Quoddy Mamco, 2023', initially designed for La Défense. It showcases works including 'Aérofiat 2.1-1995', 'American Landscapes', 'Plan Voisin de Paris-V2 Circulaire Secteur A23, 2013', and 'Plug-in City (2000)'. A reception desk designed by Bublex and Ania Martchenko in 2005 is repurposed as a sculpture, alongside an 'Awareness Box' camera that does not capture images.

Key facts

  • Exhibition at Galerie Georges-Philippe Vallois, Paris, from June 5 to July 18, 2026.
  • Curated by Anaël Pigeat.
  • Features the belvedere 'Quoddy Mamco, 2023' originally created for La Défense.
  • Glooscap project has been ongoing since 1992.
  • Includes works like 'Aérofiat 2.1-1995', 'American Landscapes', 'Plan Voisin de Paris-V2 Circulaire Secteur A23, 2013', and 'Plug-in City (2000)'.
  • Reception desk designed by Bublex and Ania Martchenko (AaMb) in 2005 is reused as sculpture.
  • An 'Awareness Box' camera that does not record images is displayed.
  • Bublex's studio is located beyond a train ride to houses in meulière stone near American-style suburbs.

Entities

Artists

  • Alain Bublex
  • Anaël Pigeat
  • Ania Martchenko
  • Albert Marquet
  • John Singer Sargent
  • Rem Koolhaas

Institutions

  • Galerie Georges-Philippe Vallois
  • Mamco
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Renault

Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • La Défense
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Passamaquoddy Bay
  • Savoie
  • Switzerland
  • Japan
  • Mont Fuji

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