7 rue Froissart: Aglaé Bassens & Amanda Martinez
HESSE FLATOW is pleased to participate in the inaugural iteration of 7 rue Froissart, a collaborative art fair organized by Brigitte Mulholland Gallery and Mrs. Gallery, taking place at 7 rue Froissart Paris from October 19 - 25, 2025. The gallery will be presenting a solo booth of paintings by New York based artist Aglaé Bassens as well as a sculpture in the fair's sculpture room by New York based artist Amanda Martínez.
Situated in the heart of Paris' gallery district, le Marais, 7 rue Froissart is envisioned as an alternative to the traditional art fair model, organized and supported equally by the participating galleries and curators. Through a spirit of transparency and equity, the event unites participants in collaboration that benefits both artists and galleries.
Each gallery will present its own stand while also contributing to a group exhibition in the lower level of the venue. Throughout the week, local artists will stage performances in the space, and Kahlos Éphémère will present The Wet Gala, a hybrid performance and drag show satirizing New York's infamous Met Gala. The program promises a lively welcoming environment in which visitors can encounter an internationally diverse range of art.
Aglaé Bassens (b. 1986, Belgium) is interested in the overlap of the private experience with the communal one. While her paintings stem from her own memories, the imagery feels approximate enough to belong to anyone else’s recollections. Calling attention to the overlooked and the everyday, each work begins with a photograph, either her own or found. Bassens siphons her personal memories, loading each image with feeling. At the same time, she edits and omits from each image, allowing it to be broad enough for anyone to identify with. Through her signature asymmetrical cropping and atmospheric treatment, she invites viewers to recognize something of their own in each painting.
Amanda Martínez (b. 1988, Greenville, SC) learned adobe construction in New Mexico, and subsequently reconnected to her family’s history as adoberos in the region. The craft of working with earth evoked tactile memories that set in motion an effort to reassemble narratives and histories. She understands both the manual work and the conversations with relatives as forms of learning and healing, reuniting her to lifeways that were severed. By translating vernacular techniques from the land through the use of readily available industrial materials, she continues an interrupted legacy with an acknowledgement of displacement and adaptation.
LOCATION
7 rue Froissart, 75003 Paris
VERNISSAGE
Sunday, October 19th, 5-8pm
OPEN HOURS
Monday, October 20 - Saturday October 25, 11am-7pm
