As major exhibition of the Saatchi Gallery's 2024 summer season, Beyond Fashion showcases the work of acclaimed fashion photographers from around the world, including the installation Under Your Smell ECAL x Jean Paul Gaultier.
Under the guidance of Florence Tétier (Creative Director of the brand) and Nicolas Coulomb (Photographer, Consultant for Novembre Magazine), the students of ECAL Bachelor Photography visually reinterpreted Jean Paul Gaultier’s “perfume,” and sublimated into an anthem for gender diversity and a new definition of beauty. Starting at the Jean Paul Gaultier HQ in Paris (2022), the exhibition toured to Art Basel Miami Beach (2022) and Photo Elysée in Lausanne (2023) before finally being presented in 2024 at the Saatchi Gallery in London and in parallel at Gallery X by Parco in Tokyo.
Under Your Smell is presented as part of the Beyond Fashion exhibition—curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer, Director of Photo Elysée in Lausanne—which brings together the works of acclaimed fashion photographers from across the globe (Nick Knight, Peter Lindbergh, Viviane Sassen,...) and next generation of talent. The exhibition tells the story of how fashion photography has become more than a commercial device, and has evolved into an art form in its own right.
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From 31 May to 8 September 2024
Monday-Sunday, 10am-6pm
Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London, SW3 4RY
Dominique Bartels, Julie Corday, Diego Fellmann, Florian Hilt, Samara Krähenbühl, Angèle Marignac-Serra, Lisa Mazenauer, Marvin Merkel, Inès Mermoud, Basil Pérot, Yolane Rais, Camille Spiller, Gwendoline Albasini, Tony Altermatt, Matteo Angelé, Laure Brandford Griffith, Noa Chevalley, Sara De Brito Faustino, Yann Difford, Jessica Dreier, Valerie Geissbühler, Eloïse Genoud, Ulises Lozano, Louis Victorin Michel , Yan Miranda , Lea Sblandano, Samuel Spreyz, Gaétan Uldry, Antoine Woeffray
Florence Tétier - creative director Jean Paul Gaultier
Nicolas Coulomb - photographer and consultant Novembre Global
Sara De Brito Faustino , Angèle Marignac-Serra , Antoine Martin , Gaétan Uldry
EXHIBITIONS
From November 10 to 12 2022, Jean Paul Gaultier opens the doors of its Paris headquarters to the general public. During Paris Photo, the House is partnering with ECAL to present the photography exhibition Under Your Smell. Students from Bachelor Photography will show their interpretation of Gaultier's perfumes.
EXHIBITIONS
From March 3 to May 21, 2023, ECAL presents Under Your Smell at Photo Elysée. In collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier, Bachelor Photography students propose their interpretation of the brand's perfumes through an immersive exhibition celebrating gender diversity and new definitions of beauty. Opening Thursday, March 2 at 6pm.