Acne Studios has officially opened its first permanent gallery Acne Paper Palais Royal, located beneath the historic arcades of the Palais Royal in Paris. This milestone marks a significant advancement in the brand's cultural development, as the gallery will further foster an in-depth dialogue between Acne Studios and the realms of art, design, photography, publishing, and craftsmanship.
This gallery, inspired by the spirit of the brand's magazine Acne Paper, will showcase a vibrant and interdisciplinary series of exhibitions, including artist talks, magazine launches, book signing events, and various cultural activities. The concept of Acne Paper Palais Royal is to create a creative exchange platform that invites renowned artists and emerging creators to collaborate and engage in a unique dialogue with the space and its cultural background.
The exhibition content within the gallery spans a diverse range of creative fields, showcasing Acne Studios' perspective on culture as an organic and fluid domain. From contemporary art masters to the new generation of image creators and thinkers, each exhibition plan embodies the brand's long-standing belief in exploring various art forms in depth.
Acne Paper Palais Royal, nestled between the neoclassical columns of Palais Royal and facing the historic Royal Gardens, embodies the role that Acne Studios plays between tradition and innovation. Since its establishment in Stockholm in 1996, Acne Studios has always regarded photography, film, art, and design as integral components of its creative DNA, rather than merely as supplementary elements of fashion.
With the opening of Acne Paper Palais Royal, Acne Studios not only solidifies its position as a fashion brand but also showcases its role as a cultural innovator, continuously supporting the development of contemporary creative fields.
The gallery will officially open soon, featuring the inaugural exhibition of Dutch artist Paul Kooiker. With over thirty years of experimental photography in the realms of art and fashion, this exhibition titled 2025 showcases portraits he has taken of 42 international students from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. These images echo the traditional style of school portraiture, originally intended to commemorate significant moments in personal growth and academic journeys, but this time, they focus on our current tumultuous era.
