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1 THE RENDEZ-VOUS OF FEBRUARY Curated by Jean-Michel Alberola FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GALLERY WITH YOUNG ARTISTS Opening on Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 4pm to 9pm Exhibition from February 12 to April 2, 2016 «We should say we stand in front of objects resulting from the perception of the world, or the OUTSIDE. Since these 4 young people Alexandre, Joel, Laure and Madeleine, were some time ago inside a so-called place : École des Beaux-Arts, which they entered several years ago with nothing more than what they had seen OUTSIDE.» JMA DEC Catherine Houard offers to discover and support the young generation, artists of tomorrow and creates an annual rendez-vous at the gallery. The curation will be attributed each year to a recognized artist who will bring his gaze on the most up-to-date creation. For you, choosing to support these young artists at the threshold of their career will be a commitment, a bet on the future, a citizen act. This year, Jean-Michel Alberola accepted to be the curator of the exhibition bringing Alexandre Bour, Joël Degbo Laure Rafélis of Broves and Madeleine Roger-Lacan together. Press Contact Marie Duffour marieduffour@gmail.com Galerie Catherine Houard 15, rue Saint-Benoît The gallery is open from tuesday to saturday from 11am to 7pm.

2 Alexandre Bour No title, 2015 Wire sculpture and shadow 140 x 35 x 30 cm

A lighting set, a play with shadows, a work on the light and the construction of the space reveals a complex work.

3 Alexandre Bour No title, 2015 Wire sculpture and shadow 85 x 35 x 30 cm ALEXANDRE BOUR Born in 1975 in Paris, lives and works in Paris and Nancy. Graduated in 2011 from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d Architecture, in Nancy. Alexandre Bour creates some wire silhouettes of active characters in a three-dimensional look. A lighting set, a play with shadows, a work on the light and the construction of the space reveals a complex work. For Alexandre Bour «The projected shadow represents in a way a reduction of the sculptural object, and quickly forms some penciled sketches on the wall, in which media, shapes and materials merge to affirm the symbolic and dreamlike aspect of the sculpture. Their highlighting is their tale setting.»

4 Joël Degbo Adam & Ève, 2015 Oil on canvas 190 x 170 cm

I grew up in an environment where the architectural landscape was hybrid. I had to leave it for a few years to finally realize it.

5 Joël Degbo Square Pasteur, 2014 Oil on canvas 280 x 180 cm JOËL DEGBO Painter, born in 1989 in Paris where he lives and works. Graduated in 2015 of the Beaux-Arts of Paris with honors jury, trained at the workshop of Djamel Tatah. «The death of a space. I grew up in an environment where the architectural landscape was hybrid. I had to leave it for a few years to finally realize it. These dying spaces are simply abandoned, squatted, rehabilitated, questioned and then destroyed to make way for new architectures. In this specific atmosphere I achieved building myself, in areas constantly being challenged.» J. D.

6 Galerie Catherine Houard PA R I S Laure Rafélis de Broves Ranch - Palm Spring - CA 92264, 2015 Acrylic on canvas 65 x 50 cm

Galerie Catherine Houard PA R I S Laure Rafélis de Broves 10313 Woodbridge Street- Toluca Lake Los Angeles - CA 91602, 2014 Acrylic on canvas 12 x 18 cm LAURE RAFÉLIS DE BROVES Born in 1989 in Paris

Since 2012, Laure Rafélis de Broves paints artworks inspired «by the voyeurism, reality television shows and the lifestyle of the American West Coast».

7 Galerie Catherine Houard PA R I S Laure Rafélis de Broves Woodbridge Street- Toluca Lake Los Angeles - CA 91602, 2014 Acrylic on canvas 12 x 18 cm LAURE RAFÉLIS DE BROVES Born in 1989 in Paris where she lives and works. Graduated in 2015 of the Beaux-Arts of Paris, trained at the workshop of Jean-Michel Alberola. Since 2012, Laure Rafélis de Broves paints artworks inspired «by the voyeurism, reality television shows and the lifestyle of the American West Coast». She uses satellite views to create a virtual journey going through these improbable urban landscapes. Her series The Angel s Share ( ) presents some «luxurious villas and aberrant structures», some «artificial oasis, made of villas and swimming pools in the middle of the desert.» These layouts «of abstract shapes yet comprehensive give free rein to the mental projections and fantasies of the spectator.»

8 Madeleine Roger-Lacan Fille, 2014 Oil, cardboard, PVC 20 cm x 35 cm

Madeleine Roger-Lacan paints with oil on canvas some very colorful paintings where she wants to create the illusion of the third

9 Madeleine Roger-Lacan Mur, 2015 Oil on canvas 74 x 53 cm MADELEINE ROGER-LACAN Born in 1993 in Paris where she lives and works. Student in fourth year at the Beaux-Arts of Paris, trained at the workshops of Philippe Cognée, Tim Eitel and Jean-Michel Alberola. Madeleine Roger-Lacan paints with oil on canvas some very colorful paintings where she wants to create the illusion of the third dimension, between painting and sculpture. The representation of daily places, details, and very specific framings characterizes her work.

10 The Catherine Houard Gallery located in the heart of the historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés strives to be resolutely multidisciplinary. The gallery presents renowned artists from different universes and artistic movements, whether contemporary or modern, with work either devoted to painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography or everything at once...! The gallery is also interested in the personal work of personalities from the world of fashion, Sonia Rykiel and her drawings, from the Cinema, Dean Tavoularis or Ettore Scola, from the theatre and the medias, Jerome Revon, Jean Feldman... It seeks to build bridges between different genres. The gallery program is completed with exhibitions of major artists, George Condo «Le Sourire de Condo», Enoc Perez «Portraits d Architecture», Don Nice «Pop Paradise» and in October 2015 the wonderful ceramics of the Artigas Foundation «Grands Feux» where have been collected and presented for the first time artworks of Braque, Chillida, Flannagan, Miro, Tapies... Catherine Houard, after the tribute to Piero Crommelynck ( ) in 2012 with the exhibition «De Picasso à Alechinsky...», pursues her desire to present copper engraving, appreciated and recognized for its nobility, its rarity and the richness of techniques it offers to the artist. This technique, already used since 1446 by Old Masters such as Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya..., is still used by the greatest artists of the last fifty years, including Picasso, Braque, Miró, Giacometti, Matisse, Le Corbusier, Alberola, Alechinsky, Jim Dine, Richard Hamilton, Jasper Johns, Alex Katz, Sam Szafran...

11 Catherine Houard also introduces pieces of furniture designers and architects, including industrial furnitures from the «Dutch Prouvé», designer Friso Kramer. Much more than an art gallery, Catherine Houard wants a friendly, warm and welcoming space, where passions meet each other, a place open to all, where multiple universes as poetic as eclectic can be told, but still resolutely artistic. Current and upcoming exhibitions : - «American Indian Art», until January 9, «The Rendez-vous of Frebruary», First annual meeting of the gallery with young artists, from February 11 to April 2nd, 2016, - «The Hugo, An Artist Family», in April The gallery is a member of : Comité Saint-Germain-des-Près, Comité Professionnel des Galeries d Art (CPGA), Association Art Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Fédération Française des Galeries d art photographique (FFGAP). And participates to : - Art Paris Art Fair, - Parcours Saint-Germain, - Parcours Paris Design Week, - Festival Photo Saint Germain, - Off de l Art et du Design Végétal. The Gallery is on Social Media : Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin. Press Contact Marie Duffour marieduffour@gmail.com Galerie Catherine Houard 15, rue Saint-Benoît The gallery is open from tuesday to saturday from 11am to 7pm.

Piero Crommelynck, engraver from Picasso to Alechinsky

Piero Crommelynck, engraver from Picasso to Alechinsky Exhibition from March 7th to June 2nd, 2012 Gallery Opening on Tuesday, March 6th 2012, starting at 7pm Art Paris Grand Palais March 29th to April