When art and sports collide: 7 must-see exhibitions in Paris during the Olympics
"To Clotilde Jiménez, sports are a family matter: His father was a bodybuilder, and the athletic repertoire is a lens through which he engages with broader topics such as masculinity or Queer and Black identities. Last year, the American artist was commissioned to create two collages as official posters for the Paris Games. While those posters – part of the ‘Art Poster’ initiative, featuring posters by six artists in total – are now displayed in a show touring 500 French cities, original works-on-paper by the young artist can be seen in his second solo show at Mariane Ibrahim’s Paris space. Swimmers, surfers, water dancers, ballers, fencers, and riders burst through collaged elements with choreographic precision, telling a tale of collective effort rather than solipsistic competition."
Excerpted words written by Ingrid Luquet-Gad for Art Basel
