Galerie l’inlassable 10th anniversary

"To mark the tenth anniversary of Galerie L'inlassable and the inauguration of its new space in Monteverita, recent works by the 28 artists who have made up the gallery's history are being brought together. More than a list of artists, galerie l'inlassable has brought together a family of creators over the last ten years, most of them before they gained any real recognition in the art world. L'inlassable is more than just a list of names and styles, which vary according to market expectations. It is a community of visual artists, united by the first feeling that comes to mind when we look back: freedom. What does 'freedom' mean for an art gallery? It certainly means daring to take the risk of never giving in to your own commercial comfort, it means making a profession a periodic adventure. I think that the most difficult thing in our day-to-day dealings with artists is never to give in to complacency, to a kind of habit tinged with weariness that would gradually take away from the demands we make of the forms. The most difficult thing in our relationship with art is to keep our minds awake and our eyes wide open to the unfamiliar. It means cultivating a sense of intranquility. It means surveying and defending practices that take us into uncertain territory, where art is more mystical than political, sometimes even mute to the greatest number, draped in its secrecy, with no desire to explain itself. It means opening a window on the rue Dauphine, which has often been transformed into a kind of theatre, not for an audience, but in the audience, the shared space of the city. Like others I imagine, it was a very dear person who first drew me into the modest space of the gallery. We entered, I think, via the rue de Nevers. Over the years it seems to me that, like others, I never had a very clear idea of what was going on there. I came across artists who were important to me, different personalities, often young and looking, like me, for a different perspective. I experienced the kindness that needs no demonstration. And I've always felt this fraternal connivance, which guarantees that if something has to change one day, it will surely come from one of these precious and rare places in the world."