Barcelona Meets the Seine: Artful Duets Take Paris by Surprise

A Spanish gallery with deep roots in Barcelona is shaking up Paris’s art scene with a twist: Alzueta Gallery’s first international outpost lands in the storied Saint-Germain-des-Prés, just steps from the Seine. Rather than simply transplanting its Spanish roster, the gallery debuts a fresh concept—"Tête à Tête"—where artists are paired for creative dialogues that blend contrast and harmony. The inaugural show brings together Luis Vidal’s whimsical, sometimes unsettling ceramics with Xevi Solà Serra’s evocative figurative paintings, setting the stage for a dynamic interplay of forms and ideas. Next up, Hugo Alonso’s shadowy, photorealistic canvases meet Kim Simonsson’s lime-green, fairytale sculptures, proving that monochrome and neon can spark unexpected conversations. After 25 years of shaping Spain’s contemporary art landscape, Alzueta’s Parisian leap is less about expansion and more about sparking new artistic chemistry—where every pairing is a conversation, not just an exhibition. #ContemporaryArt #ParisArtScene #SpanishArt #Culture