Most artists would die to get a show in the Louvre, but the 22 IVY PARIS artists only paid a nominal fee to be part of an extravaganza this Sunday, October 15, that celebrates contemporary abstraction, realism, new photography and performance in one of the most venerable art museums in the world.
In association with Expatica, IVY PARIS brings its considerable collective art force to the Carrousel du Louvre with works by artists from all corners of Europe, Asia and North and South America. The festival is a “Welcome To France” fair for the wide-ranging international community in France with live entertainment, wine tasting, cooking classes, and free seminars along with the IVY PARIS artists who exhibit in over 1200m² of space.
“We’ve always been a hub and network for artists – both French and International – in Paris,” says Susie Hollands, IVY PARIS founder and conceptual artist. “Working with Expatica allows IVY to speak directly to the International community and tap into a wealth of ex-pats in order to share our creative energy.”
That energy was on full display in IVY PARIS’s last exhibition at the respected venue, La Chapelle Saint Louis de la Salpêtrière, last May. The Louvre show will offer more performances – Sono Fukunishi modeling her “Freedom Straight Jacket,” and Wendy Billingsea’s “Interview Intervention” on how we “arrive at emotional decisions.” In addition, Stephane Monnet's intricate wire tableaux, Cesar Estay Herrera’s 21st century sound-image sculptures, Lela Shield's surreal morphologies in pen and ink on paper, Michelle Korte's equinox assemblages and Kareen Kjelstronn's elegant Venetian colliers and bijou will dazzle and amaze the expected 3000 visitors.
“When art lovers have had their fill of the Mona Lisa upstairs they can come down to the Carrousel to shake things up,” says Matt Anzak, one of the original exhibitors at I V Y Paris’ first ever show and an abstract painter living in Texas. “I’ve focused on a vague theme of borders and frontiers. For an artist, getting into the Louvre with your own art is a coup d’état of some kind.”
“The show is a reunion of sorts,” adds Hollands. “People are coming from Denver, Toronto, Austin, London and even Huddersfield (UK)…it’s fantastic.”
IVY PARIS began at Jim Haynes'. Haynes is the most famous ex-pat in Paris; his Sunday dinners are legendary. There Hollands met two artists from Los Angeles, and almost immediately launched a gallery to promote a dozen exhibitions in Paris and one in Los Angeles at Cache Contemporary. Meet-up allowed the group to spread out across the globe and expand to include more than 200 artists.
The exhibition at the Carrousel du Louvre kicks off the Expatica France forum and opens at 11 AM, Sunday 15 October. Last look is at 6 PM, the same day.
I V Y paris is proud to present the exclusive showing of I.C. Rapoport's Paris est une fête at Galerie Le Simoun, Opening night vernissage, Saturday 31st May through July 15th, 2008.
IVY Paris and Parisnormale bring you Djay's Eclectic Dyspeptic: Gems and Oddities of the 20th century (and a few from the 21st).
Galen Watson welcoming the guests - by 
Friday, April 13, 2007, 6:00 PM then on-going through the evening, turn up when you can. 
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