The baton is being passed from an older generation of French art dealers to a younger generation with the acquisition of Galerie Malingue by dealer Kamel Mennour, who will take over Galerie Malingue’s 4,300-square-foot showroom at 26 Avenue Matignon in the Matignon district of Paris.
“Situated in a space with a long history in modern art, formerly the Galerie Malingue, this new venue reflects Mennour’s continued development while setting a clear direction: to showcase important works by modern, post-war and contemporary artists from private collections,” the gallery said in an email announcement.
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“This curatorial initiative complements the gallery’s key marketing activities and its long-standing collaboration with the artist’s estate over the past 25 years,” the statement continued. “It also reinforces Mennour’s focus on historical works in recent years, including exhibitions of masterpieces by artists such as Alberto Giacometti, Francesco Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Joan Mitchell, Henri Matisse, Tsuguharu Foujita and Yayoi Kusama.”
Daniel Malingue founded his gallery more than fifty years ago, specializing in Impressionism, Surrealism, and modern and post-war art. Artists listed on the gallery’s website include Georges Braque, Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Cézanne, Eugène Delacroix, Paul Gauguin, Juan Gris, Rene Magritte, Édouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Picasso, Mark Rothko, Dorothea Tanning and Vincent van Gogh. It is regularly loaned to prestigious museum exhibitions and has a history of publishing catalog raisonnés or comprehensive catalogs of individual artists’ works.
“This new location is conceived as an exhibition space showcasing the work of artists who have truly shaped the history of art, with artworks from important collections and of museum quality,” Mennour said in a statement. “It will allow us to showcase historical works, host monographic and thematic exhibitions, and promote dialogue between artists from different generations. I am particularly excited to take over this historic space and start a new chapter for the gallery.”
The former Maling Gallery in the Matignon district of Paris.
Menour opened his own gallery in Paris in 1999. He represents approximately 40 artists, including important figures such as Daniel Buren, Douglas Gordon, Camille Henrot, Alicja Kwade, Ugo Rondinone and Lee Ufan. In 2023, the gallery launched the Mennour Institute to promote research and education in modern and contemporary art through doctoral scholarships, educational programs and philanthropy.
with art news At the recent TEFAF Maastricht art fair, Mennour expressed his admiration for Mallinger, whom he described as “like a god to my generation.”
