SCENERS GALLERY

The Carlo Bugatti Curule chair, often referred to as the “Throne” chair, stands among the most singular expressions of his imaginative language. The name feels almost inevitable, an object that reveals himself in every sight, like a quiet unfolding. Originally presented in his Turin 1902 catalogue, it has remained a testament to Bugatti’s singular vision. The example we are privileged to show has resided within the same distinguished collection for over four decades, carrying a quiet sense of continuity. Within Forms and Temptations, in dialogue with Almine Rech, it settles like rock beside Allen Jones’s daring forms of expression, where form hesitates, desire begins to take shape. Carlo Bugatti, Curule chair | Circa 1902 Walnut, tinted walnut, tin, hammered copper, bone, painted parchment and fabric H 151,5 x L 77,5 x 55 P cm / 59.6 H x 30.5 W x 21.6 D in. Inquiry / book your visit via: [email protected] #ScenersGallery #AlmineRech #AllenJones #CarloBugatti

We are delighted to present Forms and Temptations, an exhibition we have long and thoughtfully prepared, honored by the participation of Almine Rech. Featuring works by Allen Jones, Ruhlmann, Bugatti, Legrain, Moser, and Dunand. On view at the gallery from April 13. Scenes seen with Allen Jones | 1970 Courtesy Christian and Michael Blackwood Productions. #ScenersGallery #AlmineRech #AllenJones #Ruhlmann #Dunand

Allen Jones is presented in Forms and Temptations, an exhibition by Sceners Gallery, with the participation of Almine Rech, on view from April 12 to June 13, 2026, at 88 boulevard de Ménilmontant, Paris. @allenjonestheartist • Emerging in the 1960s, within the rise of Pop, the British artist explores themes of desire, identity, and the human form, often drawing on inspiration from the likes of Surrealism and German Expressionism. The exhibition brings together five works by Allen Jones in dialogue with 20th century figures such as Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, Carlo Bugatti, Jean Dunand, Koloman Moser, and Pierre Legrain, who approached the object not as a fixed answer, but as a field of possibility. • #AllenJones #FormsandTemptations #Paris #ScenersGallery #AlmineRech

Do you see desire as a central engine of your work, or simply one element among many? “Desire is a basic instinct - maybe THE basic instinct.” - Allen Jones, Forms and Temptations interview | Paris, 2026 — Carlo Bugatti, Cabinet | Italy, circa 1880 Ebonized wood, bone, inlaid metal, parchment and mirror H 127 x L 41,5 x P 21 cm / H 50 x W 16.3 x D 8.3 in. Forms and Temptations, from Allen Jones to Ruhlmann. With the participation of Almine Rech. Captured by Melanie Ramon, Olivier Leone / PRAGMA Inquiry / book your visit via: [email protected] #FormsandTemptations #ScenersGallery #AllenJones #AlmineRech #CarloBugatti

In the pursuit of form and color, you stop seeking beauty to start feeling it, something close, almost bodily, that resists being only seen. Like this encounter between Bugatti and Jean Dunand, where color becomes tactile, and the palette begins to breathe. Forms and Temptations, Sceners Gallery, with the participation of Almine Rech. Carlo Bugatti, Chair | Italy, circa 1890 Walnut, painted walnut, maple, tin, hammered copper, parchment, bone and painted parchment H 102 x L 33 x 31 P cm / 40 H x 13 W x 12.2 D in. Captured by Melanie Ramon, Olivier Leone / PRAGMA #ScenersGallery #AlmineRech #FormsandTemptations #CarloBugatti #JeanDunand

Following last week’s Met Gala 2026, where Allen Jones collaborated with Kim Kardashian to create a bespoke dress extending his longstanding exploration of the relationship between the human body, sculpture, and fashion, we now turn to ‘Forms and Temptations’, currently on view at Sceners Gallery through June 13, 2026. The exhibition brings together five works by Allen Jones in dialogue with 20th-century figures including Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, Carlo Bugatti, Jean Dunand, Koloman Moser, Pierre Chareau and Pierre Legrain, all of whom approached the object not as a fixed answer, but as a field of possibility. @allenjonestheartist • Emerging in the 1960s, within the rise of Pop, the British artist explores themes of desire, identity, and the human form, often drawing on inspiration from the likes of Surrealism and German Expressionism. Allen Jones constructed a language where desire, image, and object collide. Born in Southampton, he emerged in London as painting shifted from post-war abstraction toward popular imagery, yet pushed it further, placing the human figure in a charged space between seduction and unease. The artist became known for works that fuse advertising, fashion, and erotic imagery with a structural rigor rooted in modernism. His iconic sculptural figures transformed into functional objects, collapse the boundary between body and design, generating both fascination and discomfort. • Courtesy of the Artist, Sceners Gallery and Almine Rech Photos by Melanie Ramon / Olivier Leone, Pragma • #AllenJones #FormandTemptation #Paris

When art becomes the main spectacle, Thank you @voguemagazine for this wonderful article. Forms and Temptations, from Allen Jones to Ruhlmann. With the participation of Almine Rech. Inquiry / book your visit via: [email protected] #FormsandTemptations #ScenersGallery #AllenJones #AlmineRech

Everything in its right place. Allen Jones, Red refrigerator | 2018 Painted fiberglass, chrome plated metal, leather, rosewood veneer. H 187 x L 38 x P 56 cm / H 73.6 x W 15 x D 22 in. Forms and temptations, Sceners Gallery, with the participation of Almine Rech. Inquiry / book your visit: [email protected] #ScenersGallery #AlmineRech #AllenJones #JeanDunand #FormsAndTemptations

Allen Jones, Cover story | 2021 Painted fiberglass, leather and brass H 186 x L 60 x P 45 cm / H 73.2 x W 23,6 x D 17,7 in. Forms and temptations, Sceners Gallery, with the participation of Almine Rech. Inquiry / book your visit: [email protected] #ScenersGallery #AlmineRech #AllenJones #CarloBugatti #FormsandTemptations

On this May 1st, a quiet homage to labour as devotion. Conceived circa 1900 by Carlo Bugatti, this extraordinary cartonnier cabinet designed to preserve letters, documents, and precious papers, once found in the refined offices of noble paper workers and collectors, conceived with removable parchment-covered boxes, through which Bugatti transforms function into reverie. To our knowledge, the only known example of this model in his career, it stands as a rare surviving witness to a time when craftsmanship carried the weight of poetry. Some pieces leave before they truly stay. We already sense this one quietly. Forms and Temptations, Sceners Gallery, with the participation of Almine Rech. - Carlo Bugatti, Cartonnier | Italy, circa 1900 Walnut, painted walnut, maple, tin, hammered copper, parchment, bone and painted parchment H 178 x L 71 x P 40,5 cm / H 70 x W 28 x D 16 in. #ScenersGallery #AlmineRech #FormsandTemptations #CarloBugatti

Unlike many of his contemporaries, Jean Dunand did not theorize his practice. What remains is not a body of text, but a body of work, enriched layer by layer, where time, material, and discipline quietly take the place of discourse. In this screen, brought to an unprecedented scale, lacquer no longer defines an object but a presence, unfolding in space, becoming a form of architecture in itself. Forms and temptations, Sceners Gallery, with the participation of Almine Rech. - Jean and Bernard Dunand, Hommage au cubisme | France, 1940 Black and red lacquered wood, gold leaf and egg shell Bibliography: F. Marcillhac, Jean Dunand: His life and works, London 1991, P. 335, No.32 H 243 x L 77 x P 3.2 cm (Panel) / H 90,5 x W 30,2 x D 1,3 in. Inquiry / book your visit: [email protected] #ScenersGallery #AlmineRech #AllenJones #JeanDunand #FormsAndTemptations

To a moment in art history when boundaries slipped, when instinct carried the work, somewhere between postwar rupture and the Lavish rise of Pop. To an artist who never negotiated his freedom, who understood it as something to shape and uncover. To Allen Jones still moving through generations with a quiet defiance, where criticism fades and authenticity remains untouched. - Allen Jones, Red refrigerator | 2018 Painted fiberglass, chrome plated metal, leather, rosewood veneer. H 187 x L 38 x P 56 cm / H 73.6 x W 15 x D 22 in. Forms and temptations, Sceners Gallery, with the participation of Almine Rech. Inquiry / book your visit: [email protected] #ScenersGallery #AlmineRech #AllenJones #JeanDunand #FormsAndTemptations