a little plus from the veilhan show at versailles, as we were at the opening, it took place in the “orangerie” where the trees are stored during winter and one of the most amazing places in the chateau, generally not open to public (plus another sneak in some closed part…). also, the “carrosse” take its full meaning at night as it seems to be a ghost from the past… nice sorry about the poor photos… by pp’

was in paris last week and happened to check this new show in versailles.  after jeff koons, french artist xavier veilhan placed his sculpture in the anachronistic decorum of the chateau. unlike koons, veilhan made a new series of works that are relevant to this particular place. really nice work, really amazing background. a must see if you happen to be around there sometime. check out the website for behind the scenes and more. by pp’

emmanuel perrotin and tom sachs

ex-graffiti man andre saraiva of baron (paris-tokyo-miami), ex-beatrice inn

this was one of those invites you get and miss to attend, partly due to the long commute (new york to paris), and then kick yourself for missing it! the event and its noble cause of promoting the LIVESTRONG foundation will surely fulfill its aim and it will not be missed when it comes to new york on october 2nd. lets hope we get invited again!!! if nothing its worth just going to see the work by ed ruscha, rockin’ raymond petibon, tom sachs, and richard prince. the one odd ball in here is kenny scharf? i like to know how the hell he got in there?

in all everyone from designer stefano pilati to no-idea-why andre saraiva where present not to mention nike’s mark parker and the ever-present olivier zahm, see more pictures here. all for the preview of work by: cai guo-qiang, rosson crow, jules de balincourt, dzine, shepard fairey, andreas gursky, KAWS, geoff mcfetridge, yoshitomo nara, catherine opie, jose parla, raymond petibon, lari pittman, richard prince, ed ruscha, tom sachs, kenny scharf, eric white, christopher wool, and aaron young. by dd