Back in September I presented two new ´living archives’ during @good_or_trash inaugural exhibition ‘Ass to Ass’ along side works by Sarah Benslimane, Samuel Haitz, Angélique Heidler, Rob Kulisek, Luna Mahoux, Marlie Mul, Matthieu Palud, Bonny Poon, David Rappeneau, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Unglee.
Images :
1 - Kevin Blinderman
Living Archive #10, 1960s/2025
Unknown eBay photography, artist’s frame
26 x 22 cm, framed : 46 x 42 cm
2 - Living Archive #9 , 1983/2025
‘The Rothko Conspiracy’, artist’s frame
25 x 20, framed : 39 x 43 cm
Lovely picture of me by @rob_kulisek when I realised last February in cape May (New Jersey) that opening a gallery in Paris called ‘Good or Trash’ will be a great idea.
Already sad to be in the last week of the inaugural show ‘Ass to Ass’ . Already excited to open next week the first solo exhibition with Dean Sameshima.
@good_or_trash
After months of thoughts, doubts and work I’m proud to announce the opening of my gallery in Paris,
Good or Trash
Galerie d’art
91 quai de Valmy
A gallery as a new central territory of my art practice. A gallery like a studio to improve more than ever the exhibition as a terrific medium. Grateful for all the support of my friends and colleagues since day one. And to all of you , art as a collective action is always a success.
I will keep it brief , we will have our inaugural exhibition on September 12 , everything will be announced very soon.
See you, maybe I would wear a suit (and a tie).
xxx
Kévin
#goodortrash #artgallery #paris
Last May, I took part in the group exhibition ‘Chérie’ curated by @queerstreetpress in Paris. For the occasion, I presented a new “living archive” that revives the massive, crypto homo-pornographic aesthetic once embodied by the French boy band 2Be3 in mainstream media in the late ´90s.
Merci @davide.meneghello , @sf_burns , @unglee.officiel
Image :
Kévin Blinderman
Living Archive #8 , 1997/2025
télé7jours ‘La folie 2Be3’ , artist’s frame
35 x 27,5 cm
Back to February in Toronto for my first solo exhibition with @conditions___ (just realised I never posted instal shots). The last slide is a kind memory of the snowstorm 🐦🔥
You have ten more days to see my show at @conditions___ in Toronto,
Living Archive #7, 1998/2025
Autographed photo, ‘Tony Kushner’, artist’s frame.
41.5 x 36 cm
Autograph, n.d. Pictured is Tony Kushner, the playwright behind Pulliter-prize winning drama, Angels in America (1991). In 2003, it was adapted into an HBO miniseries. This autographed photo was dedicated to the young thespians of Forest Glen Middle School in Florida. On his arm he inscribed: Seek Justice, Fight Evil, Attend the Theatre.
Photo : @lfdocumentation
Kévin Blinderman
Promise I'll be Kind
Opening Saturday, February 15, 6-9 pm
On August 26th 1960, a celebration unfurled on the outskirts of Paris to mark the start of construction on one of France’s very first bowling alleys. Among the guests was Jean Cocteau, who, swept up in the excitement of the night, took it upon himself to baptize the bowling balls and pins with a touch of champagne. The bowling alley remained open until 2004, when it was demolished to be replaced by Frank Gehry's Fondation Louis Vuitton.
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Kévin Blinderman (b. 94, FR) orchestrates physical and mental experiences in which surrounding objects, situations and characters transcend their original function. His works and exhibitions are composed like scores, offering viewers a performative experience. In this way, the artist re-enacts and overplays the social choreographies that define one’s environment. His practice lends a melancholy and innovative density to alternative cultures and those who embody them, exploring their concrete rationality and inherent poetry.
"Promise I'll be Kind" marks the artist's first exhibition in Canada.
#kevinblinderman
