Jean Paul Goude is, for me, les Kodakettes, the man behind the Bicentenary of the French Revolution on les Champs-Elysées, the man who discover Grace Jones. I remember all this moments, that were pure magic. As an other « JPG » (Jean-Paul Gaultier), Jean-Paul Goude is a major artist.
This week, during the launching of Goudemalion, a retrospective and creative vision of his oeuvre encompassing all his areas of activity (fashion, photography, advertising…), i also discover an artist full of humour, a great illustrator and a lover of women.
Here are some pictures (mostly illustrations) of the exhibition.
Catherine Baba, very focused
La danse, Paris, 1962
Africaines de rêves, 1953
Fresque pour les magasins du Printemps, 1966
Yaz gave me the eye of the tiger!
Dear friend Myriam Tessier
M. Azzedine Alaïa
From Grace Jones’ Citroen CX car advert, 1986. See it here
Theft colors, the Kodakettes in action – Les Voleurs de couleurs en action
Voir aussi Jean Paul Goude pour Lee Cooper (1983 et 1985)
Goudemalion. Jean-Paul Goude, une rétrospective
11 November 2011-18 March 2012
Les Arts Décoratifs
107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
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