THÉMA Paris

French Cliché and Superhouse are pleased to announce their joint presentation for the inaugural edition of THÉMA, a new Paris-based fair committed to presenting the very best in contemporary and historical art and design. The fair runs from October 17 - 21 at Hotel de Guise, 72 rue de l'Université, Paris, France.

French Cliché, a collectible design editions publisher and Superhouse, an art and design gallery, are excited to partner in showing the works by artists on both their rosters. The booth combines French Cliché’s Leo Orta, James Haywood, Maison Pelletier Ferruel, and Nicolas Zanoni alongside Superhouse’s Sean Gerstley in a moody presentation, informed by the fair’s unique 18th century setting and that celebrates material and gesture.

Highlights include a new series of vessels by Philadelphia-based Sean Gerstley. The artist’s sculptural forms with exaggerated features and patchwork glazes represent a departure from his ceramic tile furniture, which typically employs even, rich fields of color. Additionally, designer Leo Orta shows for the first time with French Cliché a set of furniture made of fiberglass finished in a bold and painterly style while Maison Pelletier Ferruel displays two complex pieces that combine their glass expertise and artistic vision.

For this first edition of THÉMA, French Cliché and Superhouse join Etage Projects (Copenhagen), Galerie Lefebvre & Fils (Paris) Objective Gallery (New York), and others in the gorgeous Hotel de Guise, an antique mansion in Paris’s 7th Arrondissement nearby landmarks like Musée d'Orsay and the Jardin des Tuileries.

About Sean Gerstley

A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Sean Gersley’s interest in sculpture and interior spaces is translated using clay as his primary medium. Working from his home studio, Gerstley has created a ceramic world of slab and coil built forms with pinchy surfaces and unique glazes, often bursting with color. The artist debuted his first series of earthenware furniture with Superhouse (New York, NY) in 2020 and has continued to experiment with the form leading up to his first solo show with Superhouse, Sean Gerstley: Tile Block. Gerstley has shown at Emma Scully Gallery (New York, NY), Air Mattress Gallery (New York, NY), and the 99cent Plus Gallery (Brooklyn, NY) and his work is held in a number of important private collections. The artist has been featured in several publications including Architectural Digest, Artforum, Curbed, Design Milk, Elle Decor Italia, Interior Design, Metropolis, Sight Unseen, and Surface. Learn more.