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Valérie Belin and Patrick Tosani Explore the Face in New Exhibitions

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Valérie Belin presents a triptych of works—Transsexuels, Femmes noires, and Modèles—at Galerie Xippas, marking a return to the human body through the concept of faceness. Meanwhile, Patrick Tosani's latest series, Regards, also revisits the face, shown at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin. Tosani's work follows previous series such as figurines in ice blocks, illegible braille portraits, Têtes, and CDD.

Key facts

  • Valérie Belin exhibits at Galerie Xippas.
  • Belin's exhibition is a triptych: Transsexuels, Femmes noires, and Modèles.
  • The work returns to the human body via the concept of faceness.
  • Patrick Tosani's latest series is titled Regards.
  • Tosani's series is shown at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin.
  • Tosani's previous works include figurines in ice blocks, braille portraits, Têtes, and CDD.
  • Both artists focus on the face in their current exhibitions.
  • The exhibitions are reported in artpress in November 2002.

Entities

Artists

  • Valérie Belin
  • Patrick Tosani

Institutions

  • Galerie Xippas
  • Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
  • artpress

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