While the world of culture has been suffering for over a year, Philippe Geluck has the chance to express his art. To the delight of Parisians, who will have the opportunity to marvel in the middle of the street in front of its Cat statues. From Friday March 26, 2021 to Wednesday June 9, 2021, an exhibition dedicated to the famous cat by the Belgian artist will take place open-air, on the Champs-Élysées, in Paris. The opportunity to reconnect with cultural works, in the midst of the Covid-19 epidemic. Guest on the set of Daily, sure TMC Tuesday 23 March 2021, the Belgian artist has lifted the veil on the staggering sum of these 20 sculptures.
During this interview, it was first Yann Barthès who unveiled the prize for his guest’s works of art, namely: 300,000 euros each. “It is not given !”, launched the talk show host. And the designer to explain: “I am making a reduction from three. They are at 300,000 euros each, but I have made the public commitment, and I am repeating it in front of you, dear compatriots, not to collect no personal profit penny on these sales, so that everything goes to cultural projects and that we can offer this exhibition to the city of Paris, first. “ According to Michel Drucker’s friend, 16 statues have already been sold. Among the buyers, figure “the Tintin family”, he revealed. And to specify: “It’s a man called Tintin, who bought three of them. And then there is a lawyer in Brussels called Yves-Bernard Debie. “
“I hope to bring to the public happiness”
While Paris and 15 other departments have just switched to a third confinement, Saturday March 20, 2021, this event promises to be a breath of fresh air. In any case, this is what Philippe Geluck wishes, who confided in the columns of Going out in Paris : “Through these twenty pieces, I hope to bring to the public joy, laughter and a certain surrealist poetry that we love in Belgium. “
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