Templon Gallery in Paris
3rd arrondissement · Contemporary programme
Editorial Profile
Founded in 1966 by Daniel Templon, the gallery has operated from its address in the 3rd arrondissement since 1972, when it relocated to rue Beaubourg, a few steps from what would become the Centre Pompidou. Over six decades, it has positioned itself as one of the most historically grounded commercial galleries within contemporary art in Paris, with a program that moved from early advocacy for conceptual and minimal practices — showing Joseph Kosuth, Donald Judd, and Richard Serra — to introducing major American figures such as Andy Warhol, Ellsworth Kelly, and Willem de Kooning to French audiences. That institutional depth is inseparable from its editorial ambitions: in 1972, Daniel Templon co-founded the monthly magazine ART PRESS alongside critic Catherine Millet, consolidating the gallery's role in shaping critical discourse around contemporary art in France.
Today, Templon operates four spaces — two in Paris, one in Brussels, and one in New York's Chelsea — and represents a multigenerational international roster including Jitish Kallat, Abdelkader Benchamma, Nazanin Pouyandeh, Hans Op De Beeck, and Omar Ba. The program maintains a deliberate balance between established figures and mid-career voices, with a curatorial emphasis on painting, drawing, and installation-based practices. Artists on its roster have participated in the Venice Biennale, Documenta, and the Whitney Biennial, and the gallery has been present at Art Basel since 1978 — a consistency that reflects both its market positioning and its sustained relevance within the wider field of galleries in Paris and beyond.
Selected Artists
Omar Ba
Senegalese
Abdelkader Benchamma
French
Franz Ackermann
German
Norbert Bisky
German
Jitish Kallat
Indian
Nazanin Pouyandeh
Iranian
Selected Exhibitions
Signs and Wonders
Abdelkader Benchamma
Point of Incidence
Jitish Kallat
Cyclops
Iván Navarro
Nymphose
Jeanne Vicerial
Idols and Treasures 2020–2024
Hervé Di Rosa
Nuit électrique
Pierre et Gilles
Narrations 2020–2024
Valerio Adami
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