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PHILIPPE KATERINE

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MIGNONISTE EXHIBITIONJune 20 to October 6, 2024
From the fertile mind of Philippe Katerine comes Mignonisme, an artistic movement that brings to life a universe as unexpected and delicate as the artist behind it. With wide-ranging and highly poetic influences, the movement embraces and promotes an aesthetic of “cuteness” in our physical and psychological environments.

Exposition Mignoniste at EXMURO’s Aire Publique is the gallery show component of the artistic takeover of the neighbourhood by the artist’s iconic pink figure know as Mr. Pink.

Philippe Katerine’s artistic universe spans a range of media including drawing, painting, photography, video and sculpture. His mignoniste images tackle serious subjects from an off-kilter, heartwarming perspective.

For the artist, the trick is to create something cute out of the serious side of life, as a strategy for survival. Like visual poems, his comic images embrace the magic of everyday life with a charming dose of absurdity, revealing the full range of the popular French artist’s exuberant creative palette and his inclusive, accessible approach.

INDOOR EXHIBITION
EXMURO’s Aire Publique
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Philippe Katerine is a popular artist whose multifaceted body of work rewards further exploration. He is known for subverting aesthetic norms and cultural conventions while staying true to his highly personal and deeply singular ethos. Though well-known as an actor, director, singer and composer, Philippe Katerine is also a visual artist who portrays everyday life with humorous takes on the timeless questions of existence.

Philippe Katerine first came to prominence with a 2005 hit single, Louxor, j’adore, and is still best known as a musical artist. In 2020, he was named Best Male Artist of the Year for his musical output (Victoires de la Musique awards), and he is also a prolific actor who has won a César Award for best supporting actor in the film Sink or Swim.

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