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THESE CUTTING-EDGE PARISIAN ART GALLERIES SHOWCASE EXHIBITIONS OF THE WORLD’ S LEADING ARTISTS.

I N STIT U TIO N With galleries in Paris, Hong Kong and New York, dynamic art dealer Emmanuel Perrotin opened his rst gallery at 20 years of age within his own apartment, then went on to give artist Damien Hirst his rst gallery show. A champion of international contemporary artists, Perrotin’s elegant 18thcentury gallery in the trendy Marais district showcases bold, avant-garde exhibitions of artists such as Maurizio Cattelan, Takashi Murakami and Xavier Veilhan.

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76 rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris +33 1 42 16 79 79 | perrotin.com

E DGY A powerhouse of contemporary art, Yvon Lambert opened his rst gallery in 1966. Always ahead of the trends, the Galerie Yvon Lambert features cutting-edge exhibitions from both the rising stars and established players of the contemporary arts scene. His exhibitions showcase artists such as Andres Serrano, Joan Jonas and Jenny Holzer. e minimalist gallery features a glass roof and concrete oors, along with a trendy bookshop and basement gallery.

108 rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75003 Paris +33 1 42 71 09 33 | yvon-lambert.com

CO N T E MPORARY First opening in New York in 1977, the Marian Goodman Gallery has introduced leading European contemporary artists to an American audience for over 30 years. A second gallery was opened in 1995 in Paris’s historic Marais neighbourhood, showcasing some of the biggest names in contemporary art, such as Steve McQueen, Gerhard Richter and William Kentridge. 79 rue du Temple, 75003 Paris +33 1 48 04 70 52 | mariangoodman.com

I N STIT U TIO N ough based in Salzburg, addaeus Ropac represents over 60 emerging and established contemporary artists and you needn’t go to Austria to discover them. Exhibiting major contemporary artists, one gallery is set within a former ironware factory in the outskirts of Paris, while his trendy 3-level Marais gallery features American Pop and Neo Pop artists such as Andy Warhol. 7 rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris | +33 1 42 72 99 00 | ropac.net

P H OTOGRA P H Y Lovers of photography will be in their element at the Polka Galerie, opened in 2007 by brother and sister, Adélie de Ipanema and Edouard Genestar. Dark wooden oors and jet black ceilings create a mellow canvas for Polka’s vibrant exhibition program. Discover this temple to visual cultural commentary and photojournalism in the heart of the historic Marais district. Cour de Venise, 12 rue Saint-Gilles, 75003 Paris +33 1 76 21 41 30 | polkagalerie.com

M ULTI-M E DIA With a glamorous location on Paris’s iconic Champs-Élysées, the Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton is nestled above this iconic brand’s agship store. e rolling program of exhibitions makes travel this gallery’s central theme, drawing upon Louis Vuitton’s international reputation as one of the world’s nest creators of luxury luggage. Visitors can expect a fascinating, multi-media journey inside the world of contemporary art. 60 rue de Bassano, 75008 Paris +33 1 53 57 52 03 | louisvuitton-espaceculturel.com

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