Located in the heart of Paris’s Saint Germain des Prés and just steps from the Seine, Galerie De Buci was founded in 1989 with a focus on the art of the former USSR. Over the decades, however, the gallery has expanded its scope significantly, bringing in diverse voices from around the world. With a mission of fostering cross-cultural dialogue and artistic exchange, along with platforming international artists, the gallery has undertaken a number of evolutions, including broadening its exhibition program to include artists both historic and contemporary, as well as staging pop-up exhibitions to bring the arts to a greater audience.
Pavel Morozov. Photo: Oleg Nikishin. Courtesy of Galerie De Buci, Paris.
Recently, Pavel Morozov joined Galerie De Buci as the managing partner, bringing with him more than two decades of experience in the marketing and consulting realms. With a comprehensive understanding of contemporary changes within the field, one of the key changes he has implemented thus far is introducing a C.R.M. system, making the management and interface between the gallery and collectors and other clientele as seamless as possible. Balanced with traditional gallery approaches and personalized relationships, Galerie De Buci offers the best of both worlds. This was perhaps made no more apparent than during the recent Paris Olympics, which brought thousands of international visitors to the city and subsequently allowed the gallery to showcase their exhibition program to an entirely new audience via foot traffic.
Photo: Oleg Nikishin. Courtesy of Galerie De Buci, Paris.
Currently, the gallery is presenting the solo exhibition “Dean Tavoularis: his art, his universe,” which, due to overwhelming positive reception, has been extended to October 20, 2024. An icon of Hollywood, the art director turned artist is behind the visual worlds of numerous cinematic works, and he has worked with directors and actors from Warren Beatty to Francis Ford Coppola. Tapping his experience working in set design, Tavoularis’s work in the show highlights his proclivity for world-building, crafting vibrant, fantastical vignettes that evoke early 20th-century movements like geometric abstraction.
Photo: Oleg Nikishin. Courtesy of Galerie De Buci, Paris.
The present exhibition held combined with gallery’s growing online presence highlights the distinctive balance the gallery and Morozov strive for, wherein both the brick-and-mortar and digital spaces work together to bring a wide-range of modern and contemporary art and spark dialogue by offering wider accessibility. While the space can host large-scale piece like those by French artist Nathan Chantob, whose show “Dialogue with Crowd” is upcoming, using new digital tools people who might otherwise not be able to visit in-person can still experience the gallery’s dynamic roster and program.
Learn more about Galerie de Buci here.