Overview
François-Xavier Lalanne moved to Paris in his youth to study sculpture, drawing and painting at the Académie Julian and Claude studied architecture in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts and the École des Arts Décoratifs. It was not until he met Claude (née Dupeux) at his first gallery show, that he abandoned painting for sculpture. Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne have been known as ‘Les Lalanne’ since the 1960s, when they got married. Their work is a major retrospective of their work was held in 2010 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.The Lalannes’ work is represented in many prominent collections around the world, including the National Design Museum, New York; Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York; Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris; Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; and the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Works
Exhibitions
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Planète Lalanne
Curated by Jérôme Neutres 17 Apr - 3 Nov 2024Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to announce Planète Lalanne, a comprehensive exhibition of the celebrated artistic duo Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne that will take over the historic Palazzo Rota Ivancich in Venice, running concurrently with the 2024 Venice Biennale from April 17 to November 3, 2024. Continuing a decades-long relationship between Ben Brown Fine Arts and Les Lalanne, Planète Lalanne is one of the largest exhibitions – with a selection of over 150 works – by the artists, and the first to take place in Italy.Read more -
Beyond the Canvas
8 - 30 Mar 2024We are thrilled to announce Beyond the Canvas opening March 7, 2024. Join us for an exclusive presentation featuring new works by gallery artists, including Awol Erizku, Yoan Capote, and Ena Swansea, alongside a curated selection highlighting influential post-war masters. Additionally, we will also present a captivating selection of artist and independent designer jewellery from Louisa Guinness Gallery. Beyond the Canvas invites us to reconsider the notion of representation, delve into the layers of artistic expression and discover new perspectives through media.Read more -
Innovation and Tradition
Calder to Capote 6 - 30 Apr 2023Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to announce Innovation and Tradition: Calder to Capote at our Palm Beach gallery, the final exhibition of the season before the gallery closes until November. This thought-provoking presentation elicits dialogue between distinguished post-war and contemporary artists, examining how the challenging of notions and traditions of the past has brought forth radical new ideas and practices that have, and continue to, change the trajectory of art history today.Read more -
Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams
28 Apr - 29 Jul 2022 LondonBen Brown Fine Arts is honoured to announce Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams, an extensive survey of the work of the late legendary French artistic duo François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne...Read more -
Homage to Jane Holzer: Andy Warhol and Les Lalanne
3 - 20 Mar 2022Homage to Jane Holzer: Andy Warhol and Les Lalanne. Guest curated by Jane Holzer – Warhol’s muse fondly known as ‘Baby Jane Holzer’, a passionate collector of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, and a lifelong native of Palm BeachRead more -
LES LALANNE
29 Nov 2018 - 15 Feb 2019 LondonBen Brown Fine Arts is honoured to present Les Lalanne in London, an elaborate and extensive exhibition celebrating the extraordinary oeuvres of Claude and the late François-Xavier Lalanne. Transformed into...Read more -
CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
24 Nov 2016 - 26 Jan 2017This autumn Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to present Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, a major exhibition devoted to the wonderful and whimsical work of French artists Claude and the...Read more -
CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
15 Sep - 9 Nov 2016Ben Brown Fine Arts is honoured to present Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, the third Lalanne exhibition to be held at the Hong Kong gallery. This exhibition will bring together the...Read more -
CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
26 Feb - 20 Mar 2014Ben Brown Fine Arts Hong Kong is honoured to present the exhibition Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne from 26 February to 29 March 2014. This is the gallery's second exhibition of...Read more -
CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
20 Jun - 21 Sep 2013In recent years the work of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne has achieved iconic status, garnering a cult-like following among private collectors and luminaries such as Yves Saint Laurent, Peter Marino,...Read more -
Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne
27 Sep - 12 Nov 2011Ben Brown Fine Arts is exceptionally proud to present the first Asian exhibition of works by influential French sculptors, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne. The Lalannes came of age in the...Read more -
Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne
Sculpture 30 May - 30 Jun 2007Ben Brown Fine Art is pleased to present these beautiful sculptures by the Lalannes. The gallery is especially proud to present their work again, 31 years after their Whitechapel Art...Read more
Publications
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Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne
2013Hardback, 131 pagesRead more
Dimensions: 26.7 x 25.4 cm -
Ben Brown & Les Lalanne
A Family Story 2024Hardback, 144 pagesRead more
ISBN: 978-1-0686321-0-5
Dimensions: 34.7 x 23.6 cm -
Planète Lalanne
Venice 2024Hardback , 132 pagesRead more
ISBN: 978-1-0686321-2-9
Dimensions: 31 x 23.5 cm -
Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne
2007Box of cards, 40 pagesRead more
Dimensions: 18.1 x 23.2 cm
News
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Le mostre da vedere a Venezia durante la Biennale Cinema 2024 (e oltre)
Di Alessia Cuccu for Elle Décor Italia August 27, 2024Giro in Laguna per scoprire le migliori rassegne d'arte in tandem con le proiezioni cinematografiche in calendario.Read more -
8 Can’t-Miss Destinations for Design Lovers to Visit During the Venice Biennale
By Stephanie Sporn for Veranda July 16, 2024These extraordinary shows juxtapose contemporary art and design with grand palazzos and historical architecture. From April through November, the 60th Venice Biennale will draw hundreds...Read more -
A Journey to “Planète Lalanne” with Jérôme Neutres and Ben Brown in Venice
Michael Klug for Whitewall June 21, 2024Meticulously curated by Jérôme Neutres, and presented by Ben Brown Fine Arts, whimsical art objects, sculptures, and furniture take up residency in the Palazzo, beckoning...Read more -
Best of Venice Exhibitions: Pierre Huyghe, Memo Akten, Zeng Fanzhi, and More
Erica Silverman for Whitewall April 25, 2024The 60th Venice Biennale builds vital new connections between past, present, and future in our shared and uncertain world, offering singular moments of philosophical understanding...Read more
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Les Lalanne’s surreal world takes over Venice
By Hannah Sliver for Wallpaper April 19, 2024‘Planète Lalanne’, presented by Ben Brown Fine Arts, takes over Palazzo Rota Ivancich, with a cast of blue hippos, woolly sheep and giant grasshoppers.Read more -
Inside the Surreal Menagerie of Les Lalanne
By Devorah Lauter for Artnet News April 10, 20242024 is shaping up to be the year of the husband-and-wife French duo Les Lalanne. A show just opened at New York's Kasmin gallery, and...Read more -
11 Must-See Venice Shows to Visit during the Biennale in 2024
By Josie Thaddeus-Johns and Casey Lesser for Artsy April 9, 2024As April begins, anticipation is building for the 60th Venice Biennale, often considered the most important art event in the world. The international exhibition this...Read more -
The most incredible drinks cabinet you’ll ever see: ‘Who wouldn’t want to have a whisky out of a hippo?’
By Carla Passino for Country Life January 5, 2024Not just a bronze sculpture by a modern French master, but a bronze sculpture which opens to reveal a whisky bar. Carla Passino found out...Read more
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"A dram good sculpture"
Edited by Carla Passino for Country Life December 27, 2023Art Dealer Ben Brown knows a dram good sculpture when he sees one - Carl Passino reveals the story behind his hippopotamus whisky bar.Read more -
VISION AND VIRTUE
Mark Westall for FAD Magazine October 12, 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts has just opened Vision and Virtue, an exhibition presented at Claridge’s ArtSpace in London, in the heart of Mayfair being held...Read more -
Ben Brown: 'My Favourite Things'
Ben Brown interviewed by Tara Loader Wikinson for Billionaire Magazine July 15, 2022'A gallerist who live, breathes, and wears his art, Ben Brown cut his teeth in the art world at Sotheby's, before opening his eponymous gallery...Read more -
Makers of Dreams: Ben Brown on the enduring legacy of Les Lalanne and stepping into their visionary wonderland
Ben Brown interviewed by John-Paul Pryor for House Collective July 12, 2022The late François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, collectively known as Les Lalanne, were one of the most prolific artistic duos of the 20th century, devoting their...Read more -
Must See London Exhibition: Claridge’s + Ben Brown Present ‘Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams’
Ken Scrudato for BalckBook Magazine July 1, 2022In an eerily similar instance, French sculptor Claude Lalanne passed away in 2019 (aged 95), outliving her husband and working partner François-Xavier Lalanne by eleven...Read more -
Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams
Air Mail May 25, 2022The Parisian couple Claude and Françoise-Xavier Lalanne called themselves “Les Lalanne.” They came to prominence in the 1960s—together!—but they created work separately, both looking to...Read more -
Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams "Unless you enter their world, you can't begin to understand how interesting it is ..."
By TDE Editorial Team for Design Edit May 25, 2022ON THURSDAY 28TH April, Ben Brown Fine Arts London will open the largest exhibition of works by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne since their 2010 exhibition...Read more -
Les Lalanne, Schütte And Gursky London Spring Exhibition Highlights – Revd Jonathan Evens
Artlyst May 23, 2022Re-enchantment, magnification and framing; are some of the approaches utilised in three shows which demonstrate the diversity and vitality of the contemporary art world. Les...Read more -
A Whimsical Menagerie of Les Lalanne Works Are on View in a Sprawling Show in London—See Images of the Delightful Exhibition Here
Artnet News May 3, 2022The exhibition 'Makers of Dreams' brings together over 100 works by the late artistic duo François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne. Few designers inspire the fervor that...Read more -
BEN BROWN FINE ARTS HAS OPENED LES LALANNE: MAKERS OF DREAMS
Mark Westall for FAD Magazine April 28, 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts has opened Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams, an extensive survey of the work of the late legendary French artistic duo François-Xavier...Read more -
We’re going la-la for Les Lalanne
Victoria Woodcock for FT How To Spend It April 28, 2022On London’s Brook’s Mews last week, a grizzly bear had just arrived in a van. Minutes later, the delivery team were hoisting a hippopotamus down...Read more -
In middle of hot art market, Ben Brown Fine Arts opens Worth Avenue gallery
Bill DiPaolo for the Palm Beach Daily News June 13, 2021A grinning, 4-foot-high cast bronze gorilla sitting in the front window has been drawing attention from pedestrians since Ben Brown Fine Arts opened in early...Read more -
CLAUDE AND FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris March 18, 201018 March - 4 July 2010 An important retrospective curated by Peter Marino.Read more
Art Fairs
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Art Mumbai
14 - 17 Nov 2024Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to announce its inaugural participation in Art Mumbai, taking place from 14-17 November at Mahalaxmi Racecourse. Our curated presentation...Read more -
Frieze Masters
9 - 13 Oct 2024Ben Brown Fine Arts is pleased to announce our return to Frieze Masters 2024 (Booth 14), featuring a curated selection of significant post-war and contemporary...Read more -
TEFAF New York
9 - 14 May 2024Ben Brown Fine Arts is proud to participate in the tenth edition of TEFAF New York at the Park Avenue Armory from May 9 to...Read more -
Art Basel Hong Kong
26 - 30 Mar 2024E-catalogue Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to return to Art Basel Hong Kong 2024, presenting a booth that showcases a thoughtfully curated selection of...Read more
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Art Basel Miami Beach
6 - 10 Dec 2023Ben Brown Fine Arts is excited to announce our return to Art Basel Miami Beach, taking place from December 8 to 10, 2023. Join us at Booth D8, where we will proudly present a curated selection featuring the diverse talents of our esteemed international contemporary artists, including Yoan Capote, Awol Erizku, Vik Muniz, Nabil Nahas, José Parlá, Enoc Perez, Ena Swansea and Hank Willis Thomas. Our booth will explore the vibrant and varied expressions of these influential creators, defining the forefront of contemporary art.Read more -
Frieze Masters
11 - 15 Oct 2023Ben Brown Fine Arts is excited to return to Frieze Masters (booth B13) with a curated selection of masterworks from some of the most influential...Read more -
Frieze Seoul
6 - 9 Sep 2023Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to announce our inaugural participation in Frieze Seoul 2023 (Booth M12). Our presentation at Frieze Seoul will be located...Read more -
TEFAF New York
12 - 16 May 2023Ben Brown Fine Arts is excited to participate in the ninth edition of TEFAF New York at the Park Avenue Armory, from May 12 to...Read more
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Art Basel Hong Kong
23 - 25 Mar 2023Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to return to Art Basel Hong Kong 2023 (Booth 3D11), with a curated presentation highlighting the gallery’s stable of...Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
1 - 3 Dec 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to be returning to Miami to participate in Art Basel Miami Beach , from 29 November to 3 December,...Read more -
West Bund Art & Design OVR
8 - 15 Nov 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to announce our participation in West Bund Art & Design's Online Viewing Room. Our Viewing Room will present a...Read more -
Frieze Masters
13 - 16 Oct 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is excited to return to Frieze Masters (Booth B13), this year with a curated selection of masterworks from some of the...Read more
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TEFAF Maastricht
25 - 30 Jun 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to return to TEFAF Maastricht (Stand 403), from June 25-30, 2022. Our selection includes rare and iconic pieces by...Read more -
Art Basel
16 - 19 Jun 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to return to Art Basel (Booth E04) with a carefully curated selection of historic and contemporary works by Frank...Read more -
Art Basel Hong Kong
25 - 29 May 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to return to Art Basel Hong Kong , with a curated selection of iconic works by gallery artists and...Read more -
TEFAF New York
6 - 10 May 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is excited to participate in eighth edition of TEFAF New York at the Park Avenue Armory, from May 6 to 10, 2022. We will be presenting a curated booth with a selection of superlative paintings, and sculptures by leading 20th and 21st century artists including Frank Auerbach, Miquel Barceló, Alighiero Boetti, John Chamberlain, Lucio Fontana, Willem De Kooning, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann. Highlights of the booth will include Andy Warhol's Portrait of Jon Gould, a work from Tom Wesselmann's famous Bedroom Painting series, as well as Untitled (Woman) by Willem de Kooning. The booth will also feature works by Claude Lalanne and François-Xavier Lalanne, coinciding with our current exhibition titled Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams at our London gallery.Read more
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Art Basel Hong Kong
19 - 23 May 2021Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to return to Art Basel Hong Kong fair 2021, with a curated presentation highlighting the gallery's stable of international...Read more -
OVR: Miami Beach
Modern Masters 2 - 6 Dec 2020For the inaugural Basel OVR: Miami Beach, Ben Brown Fine Arts presents Modern Masters, a curated selection dedicated to the legacy of major European and...Read more -
West Bund Art & Design OVR
2 - 15 Nov 2020Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to announce our participation in West Bund Art & Design's first Online Viewing Room. Our Viewing Room will present...Read more -
TEFAF Online
1 - 4 Nov 2020Preview: 30-31 October 2020 François-Xavier Lalanne's elegant bronze Singe Avisé (Grand) is an iconic work from his oeuvre and epitomizes the outstanding practice of this...Read more
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West Bund Art & Design
7 - 10 Nov 2019Stand A111 Ben Brown Fine Arts looks forward to participating in the West Bund Art & Design fair in Shanghai taking place November 7-10th ,...Read more -
Masterpiece Hong Kong
3 - 7 Oct 2019Ben Brown Fine Arts is proud to be part of the inaugural Masterpiece Pavilion debuting at Fine Art Asia fair in Hong Kong, October 4-7th...Read more