Jean Jullien launches Paris book-themed exhibition featuring paper people
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche unveiled the giant paper sculptures in a brand new exhibition in late February and will run until April.
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris is home to many books, but most recently it has become home to Jean Jullien’s paper giants, or ‘Paper People’. The installations are part of the exhibition ‘Mise En Page’, a brand new exhibition by Sarah Handelman - the founder of JUST AN IDEA. As noted on Instagram, Sarah invited the artist Jean Jullien, Korean brand NouNou and the Parisian creative food agency Phamily First (Julien Dô Lê Pham) to take part in the project in a dedicated space on the second floor of Le Bon Marché.
The exhibition is set to run between February 24 to April 21, 2024 and is headlined by two giant sculptures by French artist Jean Jullien, known for his larger than life illustrations. As noted on DesignBoom’s article, the giant sculptures have been across the world. “Having journeyed from Tokyo to Seoul, Brussels, and across France to Nantes and Carnoët, Jullien’s characters now grace Paris, embodying the celebration of books. The imaginative staging enlivens the exhibition, bringing grand, thought-provoking, and playful creations to life in store windows and interiors.”
Jean’s illustrations have also been applied to the second floor, a space dedicated to the NouNou brand and the café-grocery store developed with Phamily First. There is also a section presented by Sarah Andelman called JUST AN IDEA Books and Friends, featuring five brand new books with 17 previously published in her collection since 2021. The giant blue ‘Paper People’ include one that sits to read a book, whilst the other reaches to the higher levels, almost grabbing a book from the shelves. With Jean’s specialism on capturing the everyday, this huge installation brings his usual 2D illustrative style to an expanded scale, but fans can also purchase from a curated merchandise range that sees his playful, expressive work come to life in alternative and surprising ways.
You can also find out more about the exhibition in The New York Times article here, as well as Literary Hub.
Above by: Mickaël Adounrak Bandassak (from Instagram)