For his first exhibition in the City of Light since 1985, Arte Povera pioneer Jannis Kounellis has taken over the 18th-century Paris Mint (La Monnaie de Paris) –one of the oldest, still-running manufacturing institutions in France– with a mix of historical and recent works amounting to a concise survey show that simultaneously resists the tropes of the retrospective exhibition genre.
Jannis Kounellis
Jannis Kounellis
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Monnaie de Paris, Paris

March 01 — April 30, 2016 • Monnaie de Paris, Paris
© Photo: Manolis Baboussis

March 01 — April 30, 2016 • Monnaie de Paris, Paris
© Photo: Manolis Baboussis

March 01 — April 30, 2016 • Monnaie de Paris, Paris