The Nabi Shock

Waddington Custot – an internationally renowned gallery specialising in modern and  contemporary art, with established spaces in London and Dubai – marks a significant milestone with the opening of its Paris location. This new chapter is inaugurated by The Nabi Shock, a landmark exhibition devoted to a movement at the heart of the gallery’s  expertise. Bringing together key works by Émile Bernard, Pierre Bonnard, Maurice Denis, Charles Filiger, Paul Ranson, József Rippl-Rónai, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Paul Sérusier and Edouard Vuillard, the exhibition foregrounds the subtle radicalism of these modernist artists. Presented alongside works by contemporary artists, such as Etel Adnan, Ben Arpéa, Marcel·la Barcelò, Ian Davenport, Marcel Dzama, Pierre Knop, François Réau, Anne Rothenstein, Christine Safa, and Fabienne Verdier, The Nabi Shock reveals the striking contemporary resonance of the Nabis aesthetic, in which colour, rhythm, and interiority remain the driving forces. 

Firmly established in London for over 60 years and a pioneer in Dubai since 2016, Waddington Custot has chosen Saint-Germain-des-Prés as its new base. Located at 36 rue de Seine, behind a majestic façade, this 150 m² space unfolds across two levels, bringing the gallery closer to the movements that have shaped its identity, placing it at the heart of a vibrant and demanding cultural and artistic ecosystem. The new location also reaffirms the gallery’s longstanding ties to France, where Stéphane Custot directed Galerie Hopkins and co-founded PAD, the leading design fair held in Paris and London.