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Vivian Van Blerk, La Clairiere, Sculpture ceramique, 65×65×70 cm.

Galerie Dominique Fiat

En premier plan : Cristina Almodóvar, AFFLEUREMENT ROCHEUX, 2024, Carton collé sur bois et vernis, 140 x 220 x 80 cm

En arrière plan : Cristina Almodóvar, MARCOS, Evasion, 2025, Encre sur papier encadré, carton encollé et vernis, 177 x 295 cm

Galerie Dutko

Galerie Droste

Javier Ruiz Pérez 1989, Spain

"QUISE SER UN ELEFANTE ASUSTADO"

"I Wanted to Be a Scared Elephant"

  • Javier Ruiz Pérez, Girasoles, Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2025, Unique

Javier Ruiz Pérez, Girasoles, Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2025, Unique

The ancient legend of “The Elephant and the Moon” resonates in this show as an essential metaphor: a being of immense strength who, despite his power, never attains the ethereal light to which he aspires. His quest, marked by a paradoxical vulnerability, reflects our own human condition, the irrepressible desire for the unattainable and the paralyzing fear of failure that inhabits us all.  I Wanted to Be a Scared Elephant invites us to inhabit this essential contradiction: the duality between power and vulnerability, between the aspiration to greatness and the fear that accompanies power. Through this apparent paradox, Javier Ruíz guides us into an exploration of human complexity, where we recognize ourselves in the struggle to better understand ourselves, in a world that demands strength while generating uncertainty. With this elephant rising into the unknown, this exhibit does not seek definitive answers, but invites us to recognize, in our own fragility, the source of our true strength.

Solo show of Javier Ruiz Pérez

From May 15th to June 14th, 2025

Rendez-Vous

Saturday 24 May 2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Brunch – Galerie Droste

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72 Rue des Archives
Paris, France
01 57 40 60 84 www.galeriedroste.com

The gallery

Galerie Droste, based in Düsseldorf and Paris, is a dynamic contemporary art gallery committed to several concerns: since 2016 it consolidates the positions of artists on the international contemporary art scene, mostly figurative, whose main practices are painting, drawing and sculpture. It reaffirms its place in the market by daring expressive artists postures that predominantly challenge the paradigms of European art history, as well as questioning its conventional view of art. Within the young gallery scene, Galerie Droste promotes a collaborative approach to create stimulating synergies and friendly exchange. Thus, Galerie Droste also joins the ranks of institutions that do not want to turn their gaze away from social change and the challenges it brings: it strives to cultivate togetherness, promote responsible practices, highlight diverse cultural-social currents, and especially support young artists on the international contemporary scene, while always maintaining its clear, Franco-German corporate identity.

Galerie Droste is a member of the New Art Dealers' Alliance (NADA) & the Professional Committee of Art Galleries (CPGA).

Gallery artists

Raphael Brunk, Tatjana Doll, Willehad Eilers, Julius Hofmann, Laust Højgaard, Tim Sandow, Andrew Schoultz, Lena Valenzuela, Mona Broschár, Amir H. Fallah, Antonia Freisburger, Katharina Keller, Felix Kultau, Margaux Laurens-Neel, Sojeong Lee, Tamara Malcher, Eve Malherbe, MOSES & TAPS™, Javier Ruiz Pérez, Christiane Peschek, Lydia Maria Pfeffer, Conrad Ruiz, André Wendland

In the thematic « Contemporary Art »

Jeanne Vicerial, Présence Amnios, 2025, Cordes, fils, cuivre et laiton doré à l'or fin, Photographie : Laurent Edeline, Courtesy TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

Jeanne Vicerial 1991, France

"Nymphose"

Zhanna Kadyrova - Strategic locations, exhibition view - GALLERIA CONTINUA, Paris (C) Hafid Lhachmi - ADAGP Paris, 2025

GALLERIA CONTINUA

Zhanna Kadyrova 1981, Ukraine

"Strategic Locations"

Galerie Taménaga

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul 1935, France

"Jean-Pierre Cassigneul : Carnets intimes"

In the thematic « Emerging Art »

Pieter Jennes, Il me tarde, 2025, Huile et collage sur toile / Oil and collage on canvas
190 × 170 cm / 74 13/16 × 66 15/16 inches
192 × 172 × 4 cm / 75 9/16 × 67 11/16 × 1 9/16 inches (encadré / framed)

Semiose

Pieter Jennes 1990, Belgium

"Le Bouquet manquant"

Kim Simonsson, Mossboy with Sacred Costume, 2025, Ceramics, nylon fibre, epoxy resin, artificial plants, feathers and rope, 100 x 50 x 45 cm. Photo Courtesy of Alzueta Gallery / Hugo Alonso, April House, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 134 x 101 cm. Photo Courtesy of Alzueta Gallery

Alzueta Gallery

Hugo Alonso et Kim Simonsson

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"Tête à tête"

Valentin Rilliet, Untitled, 2025, oil and sand on linen, 130 x 90 cm (51 ⅛ x 35 ⅜ in.). Courtesy de l’artiste et de la Galerie Peter Kilchmann Zurich/Paris

Galerie Peter Kilchmann

Valentin Rilliet 1996, Switzerland / China

"The Dream Synopsis"

In the thematic « Painting »

MOÏSE KISLING (1891-1953), Didi, 1936, Signé en bas à gauche : Kisling, Titré au revers : Didi, Huile sur toile, 33 x 24 cm, 58 x 49,5 cm (avec cadre)

HELENE BAILLY

Moïse Kisling 1891 — 1953, France

Galerie Nathalie Obadia

Fabrice Hyber 1961, France

"Apocalyipstick"

Lalitha Lajmi. Performer and Child, 2015. Watercolor on paper, 21 x 14 inches. Courtesy of the Estate of Lalitha Lajmi and Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai.

Galerie Anne Barrault

Lalitha Lajmi 1932 — 2023, India

In the tour « Marais »

Yves Klein, L’Esclave mourant d’après Michel-Ange, 1962

Galerie Jean-François Cazeau

Eduardo Arroyo, César, Gaston Chaissac, Paul Delvaux, Leonor Fini, Gen Paul, Henri Hayden, Auguste Herbin, Marcel Janco, Paul Klee, Yves Klein, Jean Lacombe, Fernand Léger, Eugène Leroy, Aristide Maillol, André Masson, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Paul Elie Ranson, Auguste Renoir, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Kees Van Dongen

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"La Figuration dans tous ses états"

Guillaume Castel, Palma, acier Corten et inox, 19 x 25 x 29 cm, 2024, Courtesy Galerie Ariane C-Y, œuvre Guillaume Castel, ©image Gregory Copitet.

Galerie Ariane C-Y

Guillaume Castel 1980, France

"Jardin des simples"

Jeanne Vicerial, Présence Amnios, 2025, Cordes, fils, cuivre et laiton doré à l'or fin, Photographie : Laurent Edeline, Courtesy TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

Jeanne Vicerial 1991, France

"Nymphose"

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