Guerlain unites twenty international contemporary artists with its new art exhibition – Gaïa, what are you becoming? – to ‘shine light’ on the current threat climate change poses to the society.

Created as a tribute to the Greek goddess of the Earth, the exhibition will feature more than 30 pieces of modern art designed by twenty up-and-coming artists to stress the urgent need to protect the planet for the next generation.

Their artwork will focus on sustainability issues and each artist will be exploring this from two different perspectives – Wonders of nature and Impact of human activity on the environment – using installation art, photography, paintings and video.

The free exhibition Gaïa, what are you becoming? is part of the annual Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain (FIAC’s) ‘Private Itinerary’ event – a celebration of the long-standing links between Guerlain and the contemporary art scene – and this [took place from 18 October to 8 November 2019] at the iconic Guerlain House, 68 Champs-Élysées, Paris.

Exhibiting artists are – Allora & Calzadilla, Julian Charrière, Ali Cherri, Russell Crotty, Mark Dion, Chen Duxi, Andy Goldsworthy, Max Hooper Schneider, Eva Jospin, Clay Ketter, Neil Lang, Ibrahim Mahama, Kate MccGwire, Fabrice Monteiro, Vik Muniz, Otobong Nkanga, Lucy & Jorge Orta, Sigismond de Vajay, Douglas White, Li Xin.

Take a sneak peek at some of the artwork on show:

Ali Cherri - The Melancholy of Birds A, 2017, 4 lithographies ©Ali Cherri
Ali Cherri – The Melancholy of Birds A, 2017, 4 lithographies ©Ali Cherri
Ali Cherri - The Melancholy of Birds B, 2017, 3 lithographies ©Ali Cherri
Ali Cherri – The Melancholy of Birds B, 2017, 3 lithographies ©Ali Cherri
Ali Cherri - The Melancholy of Birds C, 2017, 2 lithographies ©Ali Cherri
Ali Cherri – The Melancholy of Birds C, 2017, 2 lithographies ©Ali Cherri

 

Jennifer Allora et Guillermo Calzadilla Contract (AOC L), 2014 Sérigraphie sur toile de lin 243 x 182 cm A&C14 3 Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris © Sebastiano Pellion di Persano
Jennifer Allora et Guillermo Calzadilla Contract (AOC L), 2014 Sérigraphie sur toile de lin 243 x 182 cm A&C14 3 Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris © Sebastiano Pellion di Persano

 

Andy Goldsworthy Beach Cairn 1990 Photographie 50,8 x 50,8 cm - Texte: 25,4 x 25,4 cm Exemplaire unique Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Lelong & Co. © Fabrice Gibert
Andy Goldsworthy Beach Cairn 1990 Photographie 50,8 x 50,8 cm – Texte: 25,4 x 25,4 cm Exemplaire unique Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Lelong & Co. © Fabrice Gibert

 

Andy Goldsworthy Foxgloves threaded onto rushes 1987 Photographie : 47,5 x 47,5 cm - Texte: 22 x 32 cm Edition de 5 Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Lelong & Co. © Fabrice Gibert
Andy Goldsworthy Foxgloves threaded onto rushes 1987 Photographie : 47,5 x 47,5 cm – Texte: 22 x 32 cm Edition de 5 Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Lelong & Co. © Fabrice Gibert

 

Chen Duxi Bonsai 2018 Encre sur soie 70x50cm Courtesy Chen Duxi et YISHU 8 © HAO Ge
Chen Duxi Bonsai 2018 Encre sur soie 70x50cm Courtesy Chen Duxi et YISHU 8 © HAO Ge

 

Clay Ketter Building on other planets 2009 Technique mixte 82 x 82 x 4 cm Collection Florence et Daniel Guerlain, Paris Courtesy Galerie Templon, Paris/Bruxelles ©B. Huet-Tutti
Clay Ketter Building on other planets 2009 Technique mixte 82 x 82 x 4 cm Collection Florence et Daniel Guerlain, Paris Courtesy Galerie Templon, Paris/Bruxelles ©B. Huet-Tutti

 

Douglas White Black Sun 2010 Fragment, racines d'if, aciers, panneau de fibres 209x 220 x 84cm Courtesy de l'artiste et de la Galerie Odile Ouizeman © Douglas White
Douglas White Black Sun 2010 Fragment, racines d’if, aciers, panneau de fibres 209x 220 x 84cm Courtesy de l’artiste et de la Galerie Odile Ouizeman © Douglas White

 

Eva Jospin Forêt 2015 Bois et carton 245x170x30cm (961/2x667/8x113/4in.) Courtesy de l'artiste et Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve, Paris © Olivier Toggwiller
Eva Jospin Forêt 2015 Bois et carton 245x170x30cm (961/2×667/8×113/4in.) Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve, Paris © Olivier Toggwiller

 

Fabrice Monteiro Prophecy #6 2014 Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag 310gr N° Inv. FM1812006H Courtesy MAGNIN-A Gallery, Paris © Fabrice Monteiro
Fabrice Monteiro Prophecy #6 2014 Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag 310gr N° Inv. FM1812006H Courtesy MAGNIN-A Gallery, Paris © Fabrice Monteiro

 

Ibrahim Mahama Untitled 2014 Coal sack 183 x 213 cm Courtesy Private Collection, London ©Private Collection, London
Ibrahim Mahama Untitled 2014 Coal sack 183 x 213 cm Courtesy Private Collection, London ©Private Collection, London

 

Kate MccGwire Paradox 2019 Supports variés avec plumes de coq et faisan 56 x 40 x 40 cm Courtesy de l'artiste et Galerie Les filles du calvaire, Paris © JP Bland courtesy of Kate MccGwire
Kate MccGwire Paradox 2019 Supports variés avec plumes de coq et faisan 56 x 40 x 40 cm Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Les filles du calvaire, Paris © JP Bland courtesy of Kate MccGwire

 

Li Xin 2016.9.26 H 2016 Peinture à l'encre 185 x 320 cm Courtesy Li Xin © Li Xin
Li Xin 2016.9.26 H 2016 Peinture à l’encre 185 x 320 cm Courtesy Li Xin © Li Xin

 

Lucy + Jorge Orta Antarctic Village - No Borders, Drop Parachute - Ref 5066, 2007 Polyamide enduit, baguettes en fibre de verre, textiles divers, drapeaux nationaux, calebasses, seaux, ustensiles, objets, sérigraphie, sangles, caisse de la Croix-Rouge. 116x 117 x 130 cm Courtesy Lucy + Jorge Orta ©Thierry Bal / ADAGP
Lucy + Jorge Orta Antarctic Village – No Borders, Drop Parachute – Ref 5066, 2007 Polyamide enduit, baguettes en fibre de verre, textiles divers, drapeaux nationaux, calebasses, seaux, ustensiles, objets, sérigraphie, sangles, caisse de la Croix-Rouge. 116x 117 x 130 cm Courtesy Lucy + Jorge Orta ©Thierry Bal / ADAGP

 

Max Hooper Schneider Proving Pool 2018 Machine à laver modifiée, système de filtration, lampes UV, fausses plantes, verre d’uranium, textiles, poissons Danio. Approx. 85x 90x 85cm Courtesy de l’artiste et High Art, Paris © High Art
Max Hooper Schneider Proving Pool 2018 Machine à laver modifiée, système de filtration, lampes UV, fausses plantes, verre d’uranium, textiles, poissons Danio. Approx. 85x 90x 85cm Courtesy de l’artiste et High Art, Paris © High Art

 

Mark Dion Souvenir from Mysterious Seas, 2015 Vitrine de verre et laiton, objets en papier mâché, peinture fluorescente 20 x 77 x 40 cm © Rebecca Fanuele Courtesy de l’artiste et galerie In Situ - fabienne leclerc, Paris Collection privée
Mark Dion Souvenir from Mysterious Seas, 2015 Vitrine de verre et laiton, objets en papier mâché, peinture fluorescente
20 x 77 x 40 cm © Rebecca Fanuele Courtesy de l’artiste et galerie In Situ – fabienne leclerc, Paris Collection privée

 

Neil Lang Bee Wars Episode II Clip 1 2019 Vidéo 3' 40'' Courtesy Galerie Odile Ouizeman // ART500 © Neil Lang
Neil Lang Bee Wars Episode II Clip 1 2019 Vidéo 3′ 40” Courtesy Galerie Odile Ouizeman // ART500 © Neil Lang

 

Neil Lang Bee Wars Episode II Clip 2 2019 Vidéo 3' 40'' Courtesy Galerie Odile Ouizeman // ART500 © Neil Lang
Neil Lang Bee Wars Episode II Clip 2 2019 Vidéo 3′ 40” Courtesy Galerie Odile Ouizeman // ART500 © Neil Lang

 

Otobong Nkanga Alterscapes : Playground (A) 2005-2015 c -print monté sur aluminium 50 x 67 cm ( 54 x 71 x 4 cm encadré ) Edition 5/7 ex + 1 AP Courtesy de l’artiste et galerie In Situ - Fabienne leclerc, Paris © Otobong Nkanga
Otobong Nkanga Alterscapes : Playground (A) 2005-2015 c -print monté sur aluminium 50 x 67 cm ( 54 x 71 x 4 cm encadré ) Edition 5/7 ex + 1 AP Courtesy de l’artiste et galerie In Situ – Fabienne leclerc, Paris © Otobong Nkanga

 

Russel Crotty The cape, 2010 Encre de stylo bille et aquarelle sur papier posé sur globe en fibre de verre 91,44 x 91,44 cm (36 x 36 in.) Courtesy de l'artiste et Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve, Paris Tous droits réservés
Russel Crotty The cape, 2010 Encre de stylo bille et aquarelle sur papier posé sur globe en fibre de verre 91,44 x 91,44 cm (36 x 36 in.) Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve, Paris Tous droits réservés

 

Sigismond de Vajay Electric City 2012, aquarelle 36,5x 55,5 cm Courtesy de l’artiste et de XIPPAS © Sigismond de Vajay
Sigismond de Vajay Electric City 2012, aquarelle 36,5x 55,5 cm Courtesy de l’artiste et de XIPPAS © Sigismond de Vajay

 

Sigismond de Vajay Five continents and us 2013, aquarelle 53 x 72 cm Courtesy de l’artiste et de XIPPAS © Sigismond de Vajay
Sigismond de Vajay Five continents and us 2013, aquarelle 53 x 72 cm Courtesy de l’artiste et de XIPPAS © Sigismond de Vajay

 

Vik Muniz Bee 2016, Photographie 180 X 180 cm Courtesy Vik Muniz © Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz Bee 2016, Photographie 180 X 180 cm Courtesy Vik Muniz © Vik Muniz

 

Images Courtesy: Supplied by Guerlain. Images Copyright owned by the artists.

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Updated – 29th June 2020

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