PARIS INTERNATIONALE 2023

Erected in 1911, the building is the work of architect François Le Coeur, a student of Anatole de Baudot - himself the architect behind the famous Saint Jean church in Montmartre that mirrors some of the building’s characteristics - and admired by Auguste Perret. This original brick monolith with its reinforced concrete structure caused a scandal at its inauguration. As an under-appreciated part of Paris, an architectural tradition at the crossroads of modernism, it provides an ideal setting for the new proposals of the participating artists. This avant-garde building is adorned with wrought iron railings and art deco details designed by the sculptor Adalbert Szabo, including an unusual clock with a 24-hour dial decorated with the Zodiac signs. Its original function accompanied the beginnings of the «telephone boom» at the start of the 20th century : a window onto the Parisian, French and international artistic communities that today resonates with the spirit of Paris Internationale.