Praz-Delavallade is a

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gallery in

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and

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History

Bruno Delavallade and René-Julien Praz opened Praz-Delavallade gallery in 1990 at its first location in La Bastille, Paris. In 1995 the gallery closed on the Right Bank and moved to a new location on the Left Bank at Rue Louis Weiss, part of an arts commune in conjunction with galleries Air de Paris,

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and Kréo. From 2007 to 2009, the gallery operated a space in

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in conjunction with Susanne Vielmetter; the gallery opened with a solo exhibition by Jim Shaw. In 2010, the gallery relocated to the Marais. In January 2017, Praz-Delavallade opened a new location in Los Angeles with "I LOVE L.A.", a group exhibition featuring work by local represented artists: Matthew Brandt,

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, Phil Chang,

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, EJ Hill, Julian Hoeber, Jim Isermann, Alexander Kroll, Joel Kyack, Dan Levenson,

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, Joe Reihsen, Ry Rocklen,

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, Jim Shaw,

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and Brian Wills.

Los Angeles Artists

Praz-Delavallade has been primarily defined by its relationship with Los Angeles-based artists and the representation of their work in

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. The gallery came to be among the first to present the works of

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, Jim Shaw and

in Europe. Newer generations of artists have continued to expand the gallery's offerings including Matthew Brandt, Phil Chang, Alexander Kroll, Joel Kyack, Dan Levenson,

, Joe Reihsen, Ry Rocklen,

and Brian Wills.

Represented Artists

* Soufiane Ababri * Pierre Ardouvin * Matthew Brandt * Phil Chang * Heather Cook * Philippe Decrauzat *

* Thomas Fougeirol * Jim Isermann * Alexander Kroll * Joel Kyack * Dan Levenson *

* Fabien Mérelle *

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* Julien Nédélec *

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* Joe Reihsen * Dario Robleto * Ry Rocklen *

* Jim Shaw *

* Brian Wills * Johannes Wohnseifer * Guy Yanai

References

External links

Official website
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