In conjunction with Art Basel Paris+, Saint Laurent is exhibiting a bevy of artworks by Elladj Lincy Deloumeaus at its Rive Droite stores in Paris and Los Angeles where Visitors will be able to see a mixture of still life and painting series.
To mark the inaugural Art Basel Paris +, Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello has invited artist Elladj Lincy Deloumeaus to exhibit a series of specially commissioned artworks at the brand’sin Paris and Los Angeles. About 30 artworks will be shown in Paris, and two unique and large pieces in the Los Angeles store. The exhibition will run from 18 October 2022.
Exploring the relationship between people and imaginaries, the artist takes an open and vibrant approach to his artworks. Deloumeaus focuses on Afro-Caribbean images that depict “everyday life, mythologies, iconography, beliefs, and religious heritage” as stated in the press release. His pictorial narratives are a recount of his personal experiences and an examination of the pluralist world he inhabits.
Visitors to the exhibition will find a mixture of still life and painting series where the common thread is the use of the colour black. To the artist, the colour holds symbolic meanings of creation and destruction. In Afro-Caribbean and Indian communities, black is also the divine colour.