The staging of La Biennale Paris, such madness!
The day that I was offered this incredible project, images ran through my head, those of the past Biennale events, its atmosphere and the many installations it harbours. The Grand Palais, a giant lung made of glass, open to the sky like a canopy, has always made my heart pound. At every event, it becomes a gigantic playground for my imagination and my obsessions. In this exhibition, you will find galleries of various types presenting exceptional works. It is this surreal dialogue that has been my starting point. The objects interact in this infinite space with the transparent ceiling. An Infinite set of architectures were crafted in my mind and then a word suddenly appeared: metaphysics. These eleven magical letters, signifying immoderation, immensity, where our shadow is lost in the vanishing points just like in squares and empty streets. The oversized statues presented at La Biennale Paris are like miracles from the past and act as a testament to antiquity but also art, which crosses time and space, thereby creating its own timeless rhythm. For 5 days, visitors will travel in a space wherein artistic eras live in harmony according to their own cycles. Timeless!

We are pleased to announce that the Kingdom of Bahrain will be the guest of honor of our next edition, hosting a pavilion dedicated mainly to contemporary art but also to the heritage of this Gulf country. The agreement signed on the occasion of the inauguration of the ArtBAB fair, Art Bahrain Across Borders, between Mathias Ary Jan, President of SNA and Kaneka Subberwal, ArtBAB fair director, will present under the nave of the Grand Palais more than a hundred works by Bahraini artists. This pavilion will be designed and organized by Kaneka Subberwal and Tasneem Al Shuroughi, director of the Art Select program, in collaboration with a French curatorial team. Artifacts and collectibles from The Bahrain Room, a new showcase of Bahraini arts and crafts, will also be featured in this pavilion.

La Biennale Paris pays homage to Carlos Cruz-Diez, a figure of kinetic art, died July 27th at the age of 95, and showcases, in partnership with La Patinoire Royale - Galerie Valérie Bach, a major work of the French-Venezuelan artist, "Transchromie", a symbol as well of La Biennale Paris' desire to open up to the contemporary sector.
Presented in Brussels, the work is to be discovered for the first time in Paris in its original format of 15 x 15m at the feet of the paddock of the nave of the Grand Palais. Designed in 1965 for the Denise René Gallery, Carlos Cruz-Diez's "Transchromie" is a monumental environment, a vital experience of colour, which represents an important element in the artist's career. The visitor is immediately immersed in this large installation, which allows him to experience the extreme "sensorialization" of color. This work resembles the artist's willingness to live all the theories and practices he has conceived and defended throughout his prolific life and career.