P gallery
sculpture
The Walk of Fame
Sculptures from Museum Exhibitions
Duration: 15.9.2026 - 21.11.2026
Participating artists:
Simone Boisecq, Costas Coulentianos, Parvine Curie, Lotti van der Gaag, Karl-Jean Longuet, Philolaos, Demosthenis Skoulakis, François Stahly.
curation: Errika Gerakiti
François Stahly in Centre Pompidou, 2023
P Gallery sculpture presents The Walk of Fame: Sculptures from Museum Exhibitions. This exhibition explores the power of institutional recognition. Museum validation fundamentally shifts how we view an artwork. Curatorial processes elevate private objects into shared public heritage. The Walk of Fame highlights this transformation. It offers visitors a rare, intimate encounter with pieces normally reserved for vast museum halls.
The showcase brings together significant post-war and contemporary masterworks. It features sculptures by Simone Boisecq, Karl-Jean Longuet, and François Stahly. These specific pieces carry distinguished exhibition histories with the Centre Pompidou. The collection also highlights works permanently displayed at the Cobra Museum in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and the Musée de Meudon in France.
Greek modernism anchors a crucial part of the exhibition. Visitors will view key works by Costas Coulentianos, Demosthenis Skoulakis, and Philolaos. Major institutions like the Benaki Museum and the Musée de Valence have celebrated these specific pieces.
Ultimately, The Walk of Fame bridges the space between the private gallery and the public institution. It is a unique opportunity to witness firsthand how these masterworks secure their place in art history.
François Stahly
Le Grand Sphynx
1980
224x70x30 cm
bronze, edition 6 + 4 EA
The original teak wood sculpture is part of the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris and was exhibited 3.5.2023 - 14.7.2023 in the exhibition ‘Moviment’.
François Stahly
Août
1990-92
24x13x13 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
Août is currently on view in Fondation Arp, Meudon : Arp, Stahly, Histoires Naturelles, 13 March – 20 December 2026
Simone Boisecq
Totem
1957
110x49x14 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
The sculpture Totem in terracota is part of the collection of Centre Pompidou, Paris, while a version rendered in cement stone is held in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Art de Dijon.
It was exhibited in 4 different French museums in 2011-2012
Simone Boisecq
Le Faun
1980
89x57x33 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
The sculpture Faun in terracota is part of the collection of Centre Pompidou, while a rendition in cement stone is held in the collection of the Musée Unterlinden, Colmar.
It was exhibited June-October 2024 in the Centre Pompidou
Karl-Jean Longuet
Balzac
1958
110x42x41 cm
bronze edition 8 + 4 EA
A plaster model is part of the collection of Centre Pompidou.
It was exhibited in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Reims, Agen, and Limoges and Musée Unterlinden in Colmar in 2011-2012
Centre Pompidou, June-October 2024
Lotti van der Gaag
Visioen
1953
55x47x28 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
Visoen is on permanent display in the Cobra Museum in Amsterlveen, the Netherlands
Parvine Curie
Samarka
1980
100x68x65 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
Samarka is held in the collection of Musée Meudon,where it is on permanent view in the sculpture garden.
Costas Coulentianos
Sans Titre
1948
70x55x33 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
The sculpture is part of the collection of the Benaki Museum and is on permanent display in the Ghika Gallery in Athens
Costas Coulentianos
Bas-relief
1976
41x145x15 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
The relief was exhibited in the retrospective exhibition of Costas Coulentianos in Museum Benaki, Athens,in 2012 and in the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki in 2013
Philolaos
Petite Fille
1956
24x22x13 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
Petite Fille was exhibited in Musée de Valence, 2019-2020 and in the retrospective exhibition of Philolaos in the Pinacothèque municipale de Larissa - Musée G.I. Katsigras, 2024-2025
Philolaos
Homme Allongée
1955
11x52x14 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
Homme Allongé was exhibited in Musée de Valence, 2019-2020 and in the retrospective exhibition of Philolaos in the Pinacothèque municipale de Larissa - Musée G.I. Katsigras, 2024-2025
Philolaos
Buste de Femme
1993
18x18x15 cm
bronze, edition 8 + 4 EA
Buste de Femme was exhibited in Musée de Valence, 2019-2020 and in the retrospective exhibition of Philolaos in the Pinacothèque municipale de Larissa - Musée G.I. Katsigras, 2024-2025
Demosthenis Skoulakis
Unexpected Visitor
1980
120x80cm
oil on canvas
Unexpected Vistor was exhibited in the retrospective exhibition of Demosthenis Skoulakis in Museum Benaki, Athens,in 2019
