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Hauser & Wirth now represents French artist Hélène Delprat.

Arun Kakar
Oct 3, 2023 12:47PM, via Hauser & Wirth

Hélène Delprat, Les (fausses) conférences, 2023. Photo: © Rebecca Fanuele, Adagp, Paris, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth.

Mega gallery Hauser & Wirth has announced representation of Hélène Delprat and will hold a solo show of the French artist at its new Paris space in January 2024. Representation will be shared with Parisian Galerie Christophe Gaillard. Hauser & Wirth will also show the artist’s work later this month at Paris+ par Art Basel. Delprat is the third artist to be added to the gallery’s roster since September, following Sonia Boyce and Firelei Báez.

Delprat emerged in the 1980s creating figurative work, though her multifaceted practice now includes drawing, photography, film, installation, and sculpture. The artist currently has a solo show on view at the Museu Picasso in Barcelona through November 5th. Her work is held in several esteemed French collections such as the Centre Pompidou, the Collection des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

“Hélène’s work defies easy categorization,” said Marc Payot, the gallery’s president. “It ignores conventional boundaries between visual typologies and expands what it means to be an artist who has inherited centuries of cultural history and received knowledge in a world where such things evaporate too fast and too easily.”

Hauser & Wirth’s new Paris gallery, located in the 8th arrondissement, will open ahead of Paris+ on October 14th with a Henry Taylor solo exhibition.

Arun Kakar
Arun Kakar is Artsy’s Art Market Editor.