After signing a partnership in 2018 with Frieze, the leading contemporary art fair with four active platforms (Frieze London, Frieze Masters, Frieze Los Angeles and Frieze New York), Richard Mille is more than ever determined to support creation today.
This commitment is in the same vein as collaborations with the choreographer Benjamin Millepied, the street artist Kongo, and the acquisition of Editions Cercle d’Art, a publishing house created with the support of Picasso, which published his first volumes in the late 1950s.
Following this trend linked to contemporary art, Richard Mille has signed a three-year agreement with the Palais de Tokyo, a partnership representing an entirely natural choice. By committing itself over such a long period of time to this prestigious and innovative venue, the watchmaker intends to do its part in supporting the beating artistic heart of the capital.
A space unlike any other in Paris, the Palais de Tokyo is not a museum, as it has no collections; rather, it is a centre for contemporary art, a vibrant, experimental platform dedicated to creation in the here and now, especially by French and European artists. First opened in 2002, the Palais de Tokyo has always sought to change the rules, by opening at radically different times from other cultural institutions in Paris, by welcoming disciplines like dance, film and video… In 15 years of existence, the Palais de Tokyo’s independent mindedness, ability to listen to its broad public – some 640,000 visitors per year – and production of major, large-scale exhibitions have earned the institution an international reputation and standing.
By employing its enormous gallery space of 22,000 square metres to put on exhibitions dedicated to longstanding artists, pulling them back into the spotlight – such as the show of Julio le Parc’s work in 2012 – and to give the younger generation, such as Camille Henrot, Jean-Jacques Lebel and Kader Attia or Neil Beloufa an opportunity to express themselves on an epic scale, the Palais de Tokyo asserts itself as a driving force and active player in the French cultural landscape.
March 28, 2019