"Vernis à ombres", an exhibition by Benoît Piéron

This new exhibition presents an erotic and abstract film in the form of a shadow play, projected within a staging of unease. Borrowing from urban functional design as well as the register of the marvellous, this unsettling decor gives form to the notion of impermanence—of statuses, identities, and physical and mental...

Benoît Piéron's works propose experiences of suspended time, waiting, hallucination, and daydreaming through the appropriation of a functional and sanitary aesthetic. By reintroducing gentleness and desire where they ha...

On Expo Paris, "Vernis à ombres", an exhibition by Benoît Piéron is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Palais of Tokyo, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to Conceptual Art.

For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.