Galerie RX&SLAG
Arthur Simms
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"Portrait of a Politician Vomiting"
Arthur Simms, Portrait of a Politician Vomiting, 1992, Techniques mixtes, 135,9 x 139,7 x 55,9 cm
The gallery presents the first solo exhibition in France by Arthur Simms. Born in 1961 in Kingston, Jamaica, and now based in the United States, Simms has for several decades been developing a distinctive sculptural practice based on the assembly, fastening and tensioning of industrial fragments, domestic objects and organic materials. His structures, often vertical and sometimes totemic, explore the notions of balance, memory and transformation, giving rise to forms that are both fragile and architectural. Building on the legacy of post-war assemblage whilst developing a deeply personal language, Simms transforms materials steeped in use and history into structures where tension, accumulation and balance become vectors of memory and experience.
The gallery
Founded by Éric Rodrigue and Éric Dereumaux, Gallery RX moved to the Golden Triangle in 2002. In 2011, they inaugurated a monumental 1500 m² site at the gates of Ivry sur Seine, the former laboratory of the Joliot Curie couple. This new space, built for experimentation, is designed to experience contemporary art. It is a multi-faceted hybrid space, ranging from residences to storage but also turns into an exhibition gallery, enabling artist to create in situ works and to present monumental pieces.
In October 2016, the project was to settle in the Marais, born out of the desire to be closer to fellow gallerists in a district where the heart and flow of contemporary art is undeniably anchored. It finally came to fruition with the inauguration of the new 640m2 space. This private mansion, formerly known as the Hôtel Gegault de Crisenoy, is located between the Musée Picasso and the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature.
The RX Gallery presents the works of emerging and established artists from the French and international scenes. The layout of this new space offers the gallery’s artists new exhibition perspectives, and favors collaborations with curators and international artists.
The gallery also develops parallel projects with public institutions, private institutions and proposes itinerant exhibitions. Very much involved in art fairs, the gallery participates in Paris Photo, Art Paris, Art Brussels and FAB Paris, for which it is a member of their selection committee.
In 2021, the gallery opened in the United States in association with Slag Gallery, which has been present in New York for 15 years. The new entity, RX&SLAG, gives impetus to a dynamic where the expertise of each of the two galleries on the French and American scenes, help to reveal a young artistic scene whilst developing the representation of transatlantic historical artists.
Gallery artists
El ANATSUI, BAE BIEN-U, LEE BAE, Mrdjan BAJIC, Joanne BOYER, Pascal CONVERT, Raymond DEPARDON, Lucy FRADKIN, Elger ESSER, Jean-François FOURTOU, Vincent GICQUEL, Chaz GUEST, KIM Guiline, Fabrice HYBER, Alain KIRILI, Tamara KOSTIANOVSKY, H.K KWON, Christian LAPIE, Anna MALAGRIDA, Barbara NAVI, Hermann, NITSCH, Naomi SAFRAN-HON, Julio VILLANI, Paul WESENBERG, Arthur SIMMS, João TREVISAN
