PARIS.- For its 4th edition, from October 21 through 26 (VIP Preview October 20), during Art Basel Paris, OFFSCREEN Paris will again exhibit avant-garde, historical, and contemporary artists, working with installations and experimental practices around image-based work. This year, OFFSCREEN will take over a new venue: La Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière, a historic landmark set along the Seine, in geographic continuity with the Grand Palais.

OFFSCREEN functions as a curated salon in a site-specific architectural exhibition. Each artist is presented by their gallery in a solo presentation, developing an immersive walkthrough that feels nothing like a fair. Participation is limited to maintain a coherent curatorial trajectory.

OFFSCREEN has an established and highly selective voice to introduce specific bodies of works to an international community of collectors, connoisseurs, curators, and museum directors. In addition to the thousands that come independently, OFFSCREEN also hosts a yearly curatorial residency, to foster deeper connections throughout the week.

Under the supervision of Founder and Artistic Director Julien Frydman, OFFSCREEN maintains its unique position as both artistic curation and commercial event. Supported by Lombard Odier, Dior Parfums and Cultish by Publicis Luxe, and widely lauded by visitors, professionals and collectors, it is a must see highlight of Paris Art Week in October.

GUEST OF HONOR: SHIGEKO KUBOTA

For its fourth edition, OFFSCREEN honors Shigeko Kubota, the renowned pioneer of video art who created the first video sculpture acquired by MoMA in the 1970s. Over her five-decade career, Kubota (1937-2015) was instrumental in elevating video to fine art status and pioneering the development of video sculpture. Following her solo exhibition at MoMA in 2022, OFFSCREEN is pleased to present a selection of works rarely exhibited in Europe.

A NEW VENUE: LA CHAPELLE SAINT-LOUIS DE LA SALPÊTRIÈRE

Once a renowned home to site specific interventions at the end of the 20th century, with installations and performances by Anselm Kiefer, Bob Wilson and Lucinda Childs, Bill Viola, Nan Goldin, Christian Boltanski and others in the Festival d’Automne, la Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière has been largely forgotten in the current cultural sphere. Following its two remarkable former venues, Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild and Grand Garage Haussmann, OFFSCREEN is happy to reintroduce the space during this pivotal moment in the art calendar. L.A.M Studio will once again create the exhibition design.