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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 »

Hans Josephsohn, Untitled, 1971, Brass, 66 x 218 x 59 cm (25,98 x 85,83 x 23,23 in), Ed. 2 of 6 + 2 AP, Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London · Paris · Salzburg · Milan · Seoul
© Josephsohn Estate

Thaddaeus Ropac

Hans Josephsohn 1920 — 2012, Switzerland

"Sculptures 1952 - 2002"

Georg Baselitz, Indigene liegen im Farnkraut, 2025, Oil on canvas, 300 x 430 cm (118,11 x 169,29 in), signed, dated and titled verso. Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London · Paris · Salzburg · Milan · Seoul © Georg Baselitz

Thaddaeus Ropac

Georg Baselitz 1938, Germany

"Ein Bein von Manet aus Paris"

Martin Boyce, Drawn from Depths, 2025 (détail), acier peint, acier galvanisé, verre soufflé à la main, composants électriques, installation : 300 x 200 x 200 cm. Production du verre : Cirva, Marseille. Courtesy de l’artiste et Esther Schipper Berlin/Paris/Séoul. Photo © Eoin Carey

Esther Schipper

Martin Boyce 1967, Scotland

"Unhome"

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"

Sophia Fassi, La sieste I, 2024, huile sur toile, 114 x 146 cm, ©Galerie Berthet-Aittouares

Berthet-Aittouarès

Eve Aschheim, Claude Buraglio, Marie-Claude Bugeaud, Sophia Fassi, Anne Ferrer, Liliane Klapisch, Vera Molnar, Nil Yalter.

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"8 femmes"

Famakan Magassa, L’AMOUR ET LA JUSTICE, Acrylique et pastel à l'huile sur toile, 150 X 130 CM, 2025, copyright galerie Sabine Bayasli

Galerie Sabine Bayasli

Famakan Magassa 1997, Mali

"La vie est un compte"

In the thematic « Painting »

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"

Ruben Pang, Sans Titre, 2024, 22O x 150 cm.

PACT

Ruben Pang 1990, Singapore

"Némésis"

Galerie Nathalie Obadia

Fabrice Hyber 1961, France

"Apocalyipstick"

In the tour « Marais »

Axel Pahlavi, Poussière de Lumière, 2025, oil on wood, 64 x 96 cm, Courtesy H Gallery, Paris

H Gallery

Axel Pahlavi 1975, Iran

"Hyperclassique" // "Abîme moderne" // " Intégrale du réel"

Christian Fogarolli, MauvaisCorps

Galerie Alberta Pane

Christian Fogarolli 1983, France

"Mauvais Corps"

Bernard Requichot,

Galerie Alain Margaron

Bernard Réquichot 1929 — 1961, France

"Bernard Réquichot, penser par la peinture"

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