Hype Gallery in Paris

After Brick Lane in London, "HYPE is bursting back into active life - now with a new french twist" (Link). It's in Palais de Tokyo, and it's not going so easy... people here are not very happy with the way a public institution (PdT) is hosting an exhibition organised by Publicis - french communications group - and Hewlett Packard. Accusations focuse on the obligation for submitted works to contain the HP letters, and vilify the submission rules (no "pornographical submissions"... what about pornography in art ?). Moreover, the whole concept of the exhibition is being criticised, stigmatized as a Pop Idol for visual arts... In spite (or thanks) to this polemic, the exhibition is crowded. Works are uploaded here, "ennemies" of the Hype are ready for the counter-act : a group named "Société réaliste" attempted a stencel-key attack against the -y-e Gallery ! (see photo here).
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