"Paris is not a city one paints: it is a dream that each artist rewrites in their own way." — Pavel Morozov
From 23 July to 5 September 2026, PM GALLERY presents The Paris of Artists' Dreams, its first summer exhibition. This group show brings together Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, Bernard Buffet, Georges Mathieu, César, Erté, JonOne, Dean Tavoularis, Nina Khemchyan, John Bruce, Christelle Yambayisa, Ivan Afonskiy, Cléophée Donnais, Julien Claustre, Édouard Zelenine and Catherine Gran around a single subject: the Parisian myth.
Paris is arguably the most depicted city in the history of art. Since the 19th century it has stood as the capital of modernity, inspiring generations of creators who, through their work, shape our own vision of the city. Under their gaze, Paris becomes a vast stage where image and dream transcend reality.
The exhibition deliberately turns away from topographical record to explore the tension between the real city and the artist's subjective projection. Here Paris is no longer a mere arrangement of streets and boulevards, but a cultural construct — an aesthetic rewritten by those who dreamed it before painting it. Reality fades behind the myth, becoming a mental territory where imagination dictates its own truth.
Conceived as a poetic flânerie, the display deliberately blends eras and techniques — painting, photography, ceramics, drawing, street art. It sets two moments of art history face to face: on one side, the artists who forged the Parisian legend; on the other, those who inherit it. A single question binds them: what remains of the Parisian dream today?
Through this cross-generational encounter, Paris emerges as a living memory and an artistic language that each creator enriches — offering visitors a new way to dream the city.
Practical information — 23 July – 5 September 2026 · 40 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris · Tuesday to Saturday, 12–7pm and by appointment · Free entry.
