Fleiss-Vallois is proud to present two blockbuster exhibitions at the New York gallery opening September 11th, 2024.

On the gallery’s PH floor Galerie 1900 - 2000 will present a survey of works by Francis Picabia curated by the artist Harold Ancart. As per the title 7 paintings and 1 painting the exhibition will feature 7 paintings by Picabia from the key periods of his output along with one painting by Ancart.

The brain dreams all the time. The only difference between the sleeping dream and the waking dream is that, while we are awake, our dream is framed by a bigger dream that we all share, which is also called “reality.” When trapped in the Euclidean universe, the dream seems to lose its ability to proceed as wildly as it can while we are asleep. Although it needs to follow certain rules and directions, it is not impossible for the dreamer’s brain, while awake, to break free from the sphere of rationality. Picabia serves as a great example of a painter whose work never seems to have been framed by logic or reason. It is, by all means, unreasonable.

(Harold Ancart)

On the 5th floor Galerie Georges-Philippe and Nathalie Vallois present the first exhibition of seminal Nouveau Réalisme artist Jacques Villeglé’s work in New York in over 20 years and the first since his passing in 2022. The show is a survey exhibition of 10 important paintings and one sculpture. Villeglé is a forerunner of pop art and street art. His mixed media paintings consist of layering and lacerating street posters to build up his images. The show in New York is accompanied by a second show at the Vallois gallery in Paris.