Pierre et Gilles' Magical Kitsch at Jeu de Paume
The French artist duo Pierre et Gilles are exhibiting at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume in Paris from June 26 to September 23. Their work blends high and low culture, mixing reality with mythology and artifice. They claim their art is classical and rejects hierarchies. Critics accuse them of celebrating spectacle and kitsch. The exhibition was noted by minimalist and conceptual art specialist Ghislain Mollet-Viéville.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris
- Runs from June 26 to September 23
- Artists: Pierre et Gilles
- Their aesthetic mixes true and false, ordinary and mythology, high and subculture
- They claim their works are very classical and reject hierarchies
- Critics accuse them of promoting spectacle and kitsch
- Ghislain Mollet-Viéville, a specialist in minimal and conceptual art, attended
- Exhibition titled 'Au pays merveilleux de Pierre et Gilles'
Entities
Artists
- Pierre et Gilles
Institutions
- Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume
Locations
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —