23/09/2026
Mennour is pleased to announce the opening of a new address at 26 Avenue Matignon, in the heart of one of the historic districts of the Parisian art market. This new location opens a new chapter in the history of the gallery founded by Kamel Mennour in 1999 and affirms its position in the modern and contemporary art market.
With ten years of programming at Matignon in its first space, and in the continuity of its work on historic artists from Eugène Carrière to Alberto Giacometti, Mennour is expanding with a new large-scale space by taking over the space of Galerie Malingue—one of the great Parisian dealers specializing in the masters of the Pont-Aven School, Impressionist artists, and the avant-gardes of the first half of the 20th century, redesigned by Pierre Yovanovitch.
To open this new chapter, Kamel Mennour wanted a manifesto exhibition, “L’insaisissable nature du réel”, curated by Christian Alandete, bringing together some of the greatest artists of modernity at a pivotal moment in the history of post-war modern art. Featuring works by leading artists such as Constantin Brancusi, Alberto Giacometti, Jean Arp, Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, Germaine Richier, Joan Miró, Judit Reigl, Günther
Uecker, Joan Mitchell, Helena Vieira da Silva and Lee Ufan, drawn from major private collections, foundations, and museums such as MoMA, this exhibition marks the start of an ambitious program of the greatest modern artists.
JEAN ARP, CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI, LUCIO FONTANA, HELEN FRANKENTHALER, ALBERTO GIACOMETTI, YVES KLEIN, YAYOI KUSAMA, LEE UFAN, JOAN MITCHELL, LOUISE NEVELSON, JUDIT REIGL, GERMAINE RICHIER, RICHARD SERRA, GÜNTHER UECKER, MARIA HELENA VIEIRA DA SILVA, MANOUCHER YEKTAI
L’INSAISISSABLE NATURE DU RÉEL
Inaugural exhibition curated by Christian Alandete
New space 26 avenue Matignon, Paris
🟦 Opening: October 19, 2026, 6-8pm