A Gainsbourg Gathering – The Gourmet Gazette

18 OCTOBER 2022

Paris, France — An iconic and eye-catching exhibition is taking place in Paris in tribute to the famous singer, musician and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. The exhibition centres on works of art created jointly by an artist and the photographer and multimedia artist Roberto Battistini, who photographed the cult performer and writer of French chanson in autumn 1985: Gainsbourg as Dali, Gainsbourg with his legendary accessory, an unfiltered Gitane cigarette, Gainsbourg as the sun.

Twenty-four artists, sculptors, painters, designers and a Michelin-starred chef have transfigured, subverted, transformed and interpreted these famous photographs in their own way, a process of re-creation that has been under way for a decade. The artist Peter Klasen was the first on board to engage with these portraits, taking Gainsbourg as Dali and bringing in the symbolism of the Angelus by the 19th-century French artist Jean-François Millet. Jacques Villeglé, Miss Tic, Orlan and Eric Liot are among the other artists who have taken part in this ambitious project.

One of the highlights of the show is a meticulous sculpture of Serge Gainsbourg’s house on rue de Verneuil by Lord Anthony Cahn. The house has been a Parisian hotspot over the years, even while he lived there, as fans and friends would leave their own marks and tributes on its outside walls – which is what Lord Anthony Cahn has done, covering the sculpture with his own signs, symbols and graffiti. The collector who acquires this work will also be given a title deed to the house. The house, regarded as a shrine since nothing has changed inside or out since Gainsbourg’s death in 1991, is currently being turned into a museum. Meanwhile, the exhibition, entitled Gainsb’art – a play on his nickname Gainsbarre – is being held until 15 November at Yoxeone Art Gallery, which is also a highly original concept store.

©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette

Yoxeone Art Gallery

11, rue de la Sourdière
75001 Paris, France

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