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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 »

Margaret Lansink, Sentient, 2019 ©Margaret Lansink

Galerie XII

Margaret Lansink 1961, Netherlands

"AWAKE"

Laura Garcia Karras, Oraison, 2024, Huile sur toile, 180 x 150 cm, Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou

Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou

Laura Garcia Karras 1988, France

"Calisté"

Robert Irwin, #3 x 6' D Four Fold, 2016
© ARS, NY and DACS, London 2025.
Photo: Philipp Scholz Ritterman. Courtesy of the Estate of Robert Irwin

WHITE CUBE

Robert Irwin 1928 — 2023, United States

"Robert Irwin"

In the thematic « Emerging Art »

Giorgio Morandi, Fiori, 1943, huile sur toile, 35,5 × 25,5 cm, Bertozzi & Casoni, Per Morandi, 2020, céramique polychrome et bronze, H. 50,5 × 31,5 × 32,5 cm Courtesy of Galleria Maggiore g.a.m.

Galerie d’Art Maggiore g.a.m.

Giorgio Morandi et Bertozzi & Casoni

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"La rencontre entre le quotidien et l’extraordinaire"

Cédric Quissola, Avalanche, 2018

Ségolène Brossette Galerie

Christophe Beauregard, Elise Bergamini, Cyril Burget, Fabien de Chavanes, Marielle Degioanni, Michele Landel, Maud Louvrier Clerc, Laurence Nicola, Laure Pubert, Cédric Quissola, Nathalie Tacheau, Tania & Lazlo

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"Limited Prints"

Paula Siebra, Mesa de cabeceira com revólver, luvas e flor | Table de chevet avec revolver, gants et fleur, 2025, huile sur toile, 30 x 40 cm, MW.PSI.267, Photo credit: EstudioEmObra, Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo, Brussels, Paris, New York, Copyright The Artist

Mendes Wood DM

Paula Siebra 1998, Spain

"O estranho familiar"

In the thematic « Painting »

Alberto Magnelli, Nature morte à la fleur, 1914, Huile sur toile, 70 x 55 cm, Signée et datée « Magnelli 914 ». CourtesyGaleriePatriceTrigano

Galerie Patrice Trigano

Alberto Magnelli

"Peintures"

Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, Le Tourbillon de la Vie #01, 2013, Impression Lambda contrecollée sur aluminium, 120 x 150 cm, Edition de 5 ex + 1 AP, © Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, Courtesy de l'artiste & galerie In Situ - fabienne leclerc, Grand Paris

galerie Sator

Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, Djabril Boukhenaïssi, Raphaël Denis, Alessandro Di Lorenzo, Gabriel Leger, Éric Manigaud, Bruno Pélassy, Kelly Sinnapah Mary, Thiên Ngoc Ngo Rioufol

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"De l'effacement de la figure humaine"

Sophie Whettnall, Invisible landscape, 2025, soie perforée, cadre cuivre, 51,5 x 40 x 3,5 cm, Photo © Isabelle Arthuis, Courtesy of the artist and Michel Rein, Paris/Brussels

Michel Rein

Sophie Whettnall 1973, Belgium

"Invisible"

In the tour « Marais »

Iván Navarro, The Eye, 2025, Néon, bois, courant électrique/ Neons, wood and electric energy, 120 × 140 cm — 47 1/4 × 55 in.
Photographie : Thelma Garcia. Courtesy TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

TEMPLON, Paris-Bruxelles-New York

Iván Navarro 1972, Chile

"Cyclops"

Tirdad Hashemi, The collapse of years of hiding,(Transbodies), 2025, Acrylique sur toile, Acrylic on canvas, 189 x 255 cm, 74 3/8 x 100 3/8 inches,(THa008)

Galerie Christophe Gaillard

Tirdad Hashemi 1991, Iran

"Butchered Bodies"

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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