Neon Warnings and Musical Echoes: Parisian Art Gets a Double Jolt
Paris’s art scene is about to get a jolt of electricity—both literal and metaphorical. As Paris+ par Art Basel approaches, Mennour gallery welcomes two boundary-pushing artists: Claire Fontaine and Idris Khan. Claire Fontaine, a Paris-based collective, uses everything from neon signs to found objects to challenge the way we see everyday items, often twisting familiar symbols into sharp social commentary. Their glowing “Foreigners Everywhere” series, for example, turns the language of welcome signs into a meditation on exclusion, echoing through the upcoming Venice Biennale.
Meanwhile, Idris Khan’s layered works blur the lines between memory, music, and text. His process—building up and erasing marks—creates visual rhythms that seem to pulse with emotion. Khan’s latest explorations in color and sound will debut in Paris before heading to a major retrospective in Milwaukee.
When neon words and musical brushstrokes collide, Paris’s art world hums with new possibilities.
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