ROBIN KID
GALERIE TEMPLON REPRESENTS THE KID

Galerie Templon announces the representation of international artist Robin Kid a.k.a. THE KID.
Born in 1991, THE KID is a self-educated multi-disciplinary artist with Dutch and Brazilian roots and a true citizen of the world. His work restlessly questions the notions of social determinism and the thin frontier between innocence and corruption for today’s youth in the polarized world of 21st century.
Through photo-realistic and thought-provoking wall size paintings as well as life size sculptures, THE KID has gathered in only a few years as much attention of an informed public as well as of collectors and institutions in Paris, Basel or Miami.
The gallery shall present an important new piece at FIAC in October 2020. The artist will have a major solo show in May 2021 at the gallery, in the space of rue du Grenier Saint-Lazare.   THE KID in front of Not Normal, 2019 © THE KID

Jim Dine
Oda Jaune
Pierre et Gilles
HEART – ROMANTICISM IN CONTEMPORARY ART

Musée de la Vie romantique, Paris, France
February 14 - July 12, 2020

Le Musée de la Vie romantique presents a selection of around 40 art works by thirty contemporary artists on the representation of heart as an expression of the feeling of love, echoing one of the main themes of Romanticism.
This exhibition aims to open the cultural program of the museum beyond the nineteenth century by exploring the continuation of Romanticism in contemporary art, in resonance with the museum’s collections. The heart as an organ, motif and symbol is presented here through various techniques: painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, neon and photography.
In addition to the emblematic figures of Niki de Saint Phalle, Jim Dine, Annette Messager, Sophie Calle, Pierre and Gilles, Jean-Michel Othoniel and Françoise Pétrovitch, visitors will be able to discover about twenty other artists in this exhibition. 

Kehinde Wiley
KEHINDE WILEY’S APPOINTMENT AS CHEVALIER OF THE ORDRE DES ARTS ET DES LETTRES

Brooklyn Museum, New York, US
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Photo © Tony Powell

On the occasion of the opening celebration for Jacques-Louis David Meets Kehinde Wiley at the Brooklyn Museum, NY, Kehinde Wiley will be the protagonist of an intimate ceremony where he will be presented with the insignia of Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Jim Dine
JIM DINE – SOLO SHOW

From February 11 to June 2, 2020
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy

The Palazzo delle Esposizioni presents the work of one of the greatest American artists, a man whose radical and innovative oeuvre had a major impact on contemporary visual culture, particularly on the Italian visual culture of the 1960s. The exhibition showcases over 60 works dated 1959 to 2016, coming from public and private collections both in Europe and in the United States. An exhaustive iconographical apparatus on the famous Happenings accompanied by a narrative in Jim Dine’s own voice. And a selection of video interviews will allow visitors to draw closer to the figure of this great artist.

Jan Van Imschoot
POETIC FAITH – GROUP SHOW

From February 8 to May 3, 2020
S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium

A person can never perceive truth and fiction at the same time. But there is such a thing as ‘poetic faith’ or the ‘suspension of disbelief’. While reading a novel or watching a film, we ‘believe’ in the story, however implausible it might seem. ‘Poetic faith’ is considered an essential ingredient for storytelling of any kind. The exhibition ‘Poetic Faith’ can be seen as a tribute to the power of, and belief in, the imagination. With work by Jan Van Imschoot, Shikh Sabbir Alam, Marie Cloquet, Leo Copers, Hanne Darboven, Markus Degerman, Joseph Grigely, Jorge Macchi, Bruce Nauman, Navid Nuur, Panamarenko, Giulio Paolini, Mandla Reuter, Jason Rhoades, Gil Shachar, Nedko Solakov, Birde Vanheerswynghels, Tamara Van San and Philippe Van Snick.

Kehinde Wiley
TELL ME YOUR STORY – GROUP SHOW

From February 8 to August 30, 2020
Kunsthal KAdE, Eemplein 77, 3812 EA, Amersfoort, Dutchland

For the first time in Europe: 100 years of African American art based on storytelling. The exhibition explores the visual richness of black culture in Kunsthal KAdE through the works of 50 African American artists, such as popular Kehinde Wiley.
 
Tell Me Your Story focuses on five chronological periods: the Harlem Renaissance, Post Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights, Black Renaissance and the Bloom Generation. The artists in each of these distinct periods shared one common characteristic: the need to express themselves and safeguard the vital African tradition of storytelling.

Billie Zangewa
ALPHA CRUCIS – GROUP SHOW

ASTRUP FEARNLEY MUSEET, OSLO, NORWAY
From 31 January to 17 May, 2020

Alpha Crucis exhibition at Astrup Fearnley Museet gathers seventeen artists from seven African countries – a constellation of artists from the South, brought into northern sight—among which, Billie Zangewa, from Malawi.
The seventeen artists gathered here originate from numerous countries, belong to different generations and have diverse practices. But what they all have in common is that, living in Africa, they are all able to see Alpha Crucis. Can this be seen as a symbol of hope for a pan-African utopia, in which, despite antagonisms, all African countries look in the same direction towards the same guiding light, and do not need to look north when making their art?

Gérard Garouste
GéRARD GAROUSTE – SOLO SHOW

NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, NEW DELHI, INDIA
From 28/01/2020 to 30/04/2020

Under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture, the French Institute and with the support of private sponsors, Gérard Garouste’s retrospective at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi will be an unparalleled opportunity to discover the artist’s imaginary and historical repertoire – which includes, among its sources of inspiration, myths and legends, religion and folklore. The exhibition will feature over sixty paintings covering 40 years of creation, from 1980 to 2019.

QUEEN : FROM THE COLLECTION OF CCH POUNDER – GROUP SHOW

From January 28 to August 2, 2020
315 East Warren St Detroit, MI 48201, United-States

Featuring artwork by Africans, African-Americans, and other international artists the diaspora, the pieces on display in Queen are drawn from the personal collection of award-winning actress, CCH Pounder. Featuring sculptures, paintings, and mixed media works by such luminaries as Kehinde Wiley, Alison Saar and countless others. Pounder’s robust collection now exhibited in the Charles H.Wright Museum of African American history, celebrates black ‘feminine beauty, identity, and power,’.

Jim Dine
Pierre et Gilles
BYE BYE FUTURE! L’ART DE VOYAGER DANS LE TEMPS – GROUP SHOW

From January 25 to October 25, 2020
Chaussée de Mariemont, 100, 7140, Morlanwelz, Belgium

Musée Royal of Mariemont presents ‘Bye, Bye Future ! L’art de voyager dans le temps’. The exhibition deals with evolutions of the future and the need for humans to control time, while emphasizing on digital creations and animated images. Bye Bye Future gathers works from international artist such as Jim Dine and Pierre et Gilles, who undertook at some point the ancestral voyage through space and time.