Over the last four years 8, rue Saint-Bon has developed an out-of-the-ordinary identity, partly because it is associated with JRP|Ringier, Les presses du réel, bdv and Anna Sanders productions. Artists such as
John M Armleder,
Yto Barrada,
Gianfraco Baruchello,
Ericka Beckman,
Walead Beshty,
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec,
Sylvie Fleury (with Charlotte Posenenske's work),
Sheila Hicks,
Scott King,
Ana Jotta, Lucy McKenzie & Beca Lipscombe (with
Marc Camille Chaimowicz),
David Noonan,
Paulina Olowska, and
Mai-Thu Perret, have exhibited there and crossed paths with
Guy de Cointet,
Lettrism, the
Japanese avant-garde, Black Panther posters, and many other printed matter-focused projects.
Clement Dirié is an art historian and critic, curator and editor for JRP|Ringier.
