Meet and Discover

"As a child, I was fascinated by the idea of creating images. I would spend hours admiring illustrations in books about stories, travel, and art... and trying to reproduce them."

Wangechi Mutu is a Kenyan-American artist known for her powerful visual language that blends mythology, feminism, and Afrofuturism to explore identity, the body, and cultural history. Her multidisciplinary work—spanning collage, sculpture, video, and performance—has earned her international acclaim and a prominent place in major art institutions worldwide.

"I was inspired to become an artist by watching my father paint when I was a child. He wanted to be a painter, but due to his life circumstances, he couldn't."

Qiu Xiaofei is a contemporary Chinese artist known for his introspective paintings that blend figuration and abstraction to explore memory, the subconscious, and psychological landscapes. His work captivates audiences with its emotional depth, layered textures, and evocative visual language.

"After a difficult period in my life, I started taking a painting class at around the age of 50, as a way to treat myself to something beautiful and inspiring. The positive experiences I had there had a lasting impact on my life and have regularly provided me with new creative impulses, which to this day remain an important part of my life."...

Ged Quinn is a British contemporary artist known for merging classical landscape painting with surreal, political, and historical disruptions that challenge traditional narratives. His richly detailed works explore themes of memory, ideology, and decay, earning him international recognition and a place in major collections and exhibitions.

" Nothing pushed me to create, it's a passion that was born and blossomed by itself and we become artists as soon as we create so it goes hand in hand I want to say. I started with macro and explored all other techniques until this desire and this need to express my emotions following some trials in life, so I ended up using the cry in art or the sweetness of happiness."...

Born in Managua in 1993, Alessandro Deshon is a self-taught artist whose powerful work fuses raw emotion, personal symbolism, and neo-expressionist energy. Infused with love, memory, and Central American identity, his painting is striking in its sincerity, visual density, and rich message. Between controlled chaos and hidden tenderness, each canvas is a cry from the soul—both intimate and universal. A work to discover, to feel... and to follow closely.

Farhad Moshiri is a pioneering Iranian contemporary artist known for blending traditional Persian aesthetics with Western pop culture to explore themes of identity, consumerism, and cultural contrast. Through his use of materials like glitter, embroidery, and found objects, he creates visually striking, ironic works that have earned him international acclaim and a prominent place in global art discourse.

From June 13 to September 22, 2025 , the Centre Pompidou is giving carte blanche to Wolfgang Tillmans , an emblematic figure of contemporary photography. The exhibition Nothing Prepared Us for It – Everything Prepared Us for It takes over the Bibliothèque publique d’information (Bpi) , transformed into an immersive installation . In an effort to democratize art , the luxury house CELINE is offering you the privilege of four days of free visits to the exhibition.