
Dear Crèvecoeur, I hope you are well. We will be opening our sixth exhibition together in less than a month, and I am very much looking forward to it. The title will be Exposition personnelle.
Here is what I know so far: on the wall of 5 rue de Beaune, a selection of four small black-and-white photographs revolving around holidays, cousins — it will likely feel quite sparse. Perhaps a miniature painting. A long text, which can be read chronologically or fragments, starting anywhere: places, childhood, otherness, artistic practice, and more.
In the more intimate rooms of the former antique shop at 7 rue de Beaune, and in the white cube a 7 bis: a selection of Polaroids of jewelry. Luxury and trinkets. Space-time, ellipses, stammerings, atmospheres. There are still a few things left for me to resolve.
I look forward to the installation and to seeing you all very soon. Warm regards,
Julien Carreyn












Julien Carreyn was born in 1973 in France, he lives and works in Paris (FR).

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