Community Spotlight: Paris Art Week 2025
With Paris Art Week 2025 coming and going, it’s important to look back on some of the week's most memorable and outstanding pieces in the catalogue.
The epicentre of it all, Art Basel Paris had a multitude of amazing breathtaking pieces. With pieces ranging from sketches, paintings, contemporary paintings, wooden sculptures and international pieces, Art Basil Paris had it all. Its inclusivity and curation breeds light onto those not shown in the art world. The event is able to show beautiful artistic expressions like the statute of a large tree constructed from bronze metal. It’s so wide and expressive in all its works and ways.
One of the most impressive guests there was the renowned artist Takashi Murakami, famous for his colourful pop style filled with charm and whimsy. Murakami has now done a collaboration with Louis Vuitton. The collaboration presents the iconic floral design of Murikami on the huge range of Louis Vuitton hand bags as well as some ocean based theming with octopus based designs on their bags. The fashionable statements are not the only contributions made to the event as some of Murakami's pieces are on display with more coral themes of squids to match his classic cute floral style. His pop art presence is still ever so present.
The Menart Fair was another huge highlight of the week, its curation is based on presenting artists from the Middle East and North Africa. With talks and discussions on the importance of using their voice and expressing their ideas, the Menart Fair was one of the experiences in contemporary and modern art. The theme of strength in softness was the key message within the fair. The fighting back against prejudice and oppression through softness, not by violence.
One of the most visually interesting and distinct works during the week was Alex De Corte’s Kermit The Frog Event. The most interesting look is based on the 1991 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, in which the iconic muppet was decapitated during the parade. Kermit’s large green slumped over head can make people think of the struggles we all go through in that shared experience. Yet the openness of it really lets anyone form their own interpretation of the piece. For example, a Muppets fan could even see it as a commentary on how the series has been dormant for many years leaving fans wanting more, while others could see it as the ever present looming nature of pop culture nostalgia being placed on current cultures.
Yet this is only a taste of the multitude of fantastic offerings of the Paris Art Week. From contemporary paintings to absurdist sculptures there is so much for every fan of art out there.
Written by Niall Carey (@Niall.030)
Edited by Alex Kelleher (@alex_kelleher_)
