Art galleries Paris

The Viaduct of the avenue Daumesnil, dating from the beginning of the 20th century, was rehabilitated thanks to the presence of some 50 artisans who invested restored its high vaults. It works there wood, precious metals, the straw, the fabric, stone, pottery, drawing, painting, etc. Some workshops are open to the public, and the fruits of their work is sold.

There are now several dozen galleries selling African art or Primitive Art. The subject, with the recent opening of the Musée du Quai Branly, and some recent auction sales that paid for the chronicle (like the Truth sale, famous collector), is more than ever current. When you enter the gallery, with the lacquered walls of red, you are easily impressed by the objects of art exposed, the "ritual" atmosphere penetrates the visitor, caught in the beam of the gaze of the traditional statuettes and masks, wood glossy by centuries of economical and respectful use. The gallery owners welcome curious and collectors with equal kindness and patience. Do not hesitate to ask questions, we will answer you with great details and anecdotes.

Let's dream a little: you've just bought a huge, extremely bright T5 in the ^18th arrondissement and you need to furnish and decorate it. Galerie Christine Diegoni should have just what you're looking for! Furniture, objects and lighting: the aesthetic is pure and minimalist. We hesitate between the George Nelson table and a Charles and Ray Eames... Or maybe we'll go home with a Vico Magistretti suspension lamp? For design lovers.

Emmanuel Perrotin offers his exhibitions in the heart of a 17th century mansion and in an annexe located in a cul-de-sac. The contemporary artists he often represents: Takashi Murakami, Sophie Calle, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Maurizio Cattelan, Lionel Estève, Duane Hanson, Jesper Just, Aya Takano, Tatiana Trouvé, Piotr Uklanski, Xavier Veilhan, Peter Zimmermann etc. most of the time come up with relentless debates.

The Frigos buildings are a unique testimony to the industrial past of this transformed district. These former refrigerated warehouses (1921) connected to the railroad lines closed in 1971, bought by the SNCF for the symbolic franc. Despite this, from 1980 onwards, the SNCF put the dozens of spaces up for precarious rent. The hundred or so tenants from 14 different professions transformed the spaces themselves to suit their needs, be they musicians, architects, technicians or artists, or even jazz schools.

Located in a beautiful Marais street, this gallery presents works by contemporary artists working in a wide variety of techniques: painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture, video, installation, performance... Many of these artists combine their work in highly fertile ways. International artists represented include Christoph Dreager, Franck Scurti, Erwin Wurm...

The building housed public showers until 2006, and then converted to a gallery. A few steps from the Saint Martin Canal, we come to admire photographs of artists recognized like Tom Arndt, Bruce Wrighton, Vivian Maier, Berenice Abbott, and Sabine Weiss. Last exhibition: the work of Jean-Christophe Béchet, in Cigarome and black and white, around the European Vintage series.

After ten years in the Marais, the capital's art gallery hub, VU comfortably settled into a prime location at the end of 2010, the Hôtel Paul Delaroche, in the Nouvelle-Athènes district. It continues to focus on two approaches to documentary photography: autobiographical and conceptual. VU is also an agency for photographers such as Malik Nejmi, Richard Dumas and Lorenzo Castore, who travel the world.

A veritable institution for modern and contemporary art, Galerie Jeanne Bucher Jaeger has a history spanning almost a century at the forefront of the avant-garde. Founded in 1925, it exhibited the great names of the ^20th century, such as Picasso, Miró and Kandinsky, before embracing the abstract, figurative and sculptural currents of the following decades. Now run by Véronique Jaeger, this Parisian family gallery remains a place for discovering emerging talent. It boasts a rich collection of archives, histories and landmark works, and constantly organizes monographic and thematic exhibitions for international museums.

Les Ateliers d'artistes de Belleville (AAB) brings together three hundreds of artists in the 10^th, 11^th, 19^th and 20th districts in Paris, in the heart of the working class area which they entertain. Open day's exhibitions which give you the opportunity to meet designers at home and discover their works in a relaxed atmosphere are organised every spring. Exhibitions are held in the AAB gallery, beautifully called Le dAdA de Belleville.

A market without fruit, vegetables or cheese... What you'll see here: paintings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, photography and all manner of graphic arts. The artists are present and sell their work themselves. For some visitors, it's a chance to exchange ideas and discover new things. Prices are varied and there's something for everyone. Last but not least, all works are signed and each series is limited to ten multiples.