Valérie John, Beau comme l’intérieure d’un temple — Valérie John, *Beau comme l’intérieure d’un temple*. Crédit photo : JB Barret ©Adagp, Paris, 2026.1 / 3

Valérie John, Et si les griots, 2021 — Valérie John, *Beau comme l’intérieure d’un temple*. Crédit photo : JB Barret ©Adagp, Paris, 2026.1 / 3

Valérie JohnI telman nwè ki i blé (Si noir que cela en devient bleu)

Oct 21, 2026 – Feb 14, 2027 Trocadéro

Opening soon

Paper and textile assemblages, installations, clothing and books by the Martinique-based artist Valérie John, ranging through indigo from deepest blue to black.

The monographic show covers John’s work since the 1990s, when she returned to Martinique and set up her studio there. Assemblages, installations, garments, objects and books hang on the walls, lie on the floor or are suspended, tied to water, mourning and transatlantic memory.

She learned indigo dyeing partly in Senegal, where she still spends part of the year, and reworks textiles such as the pagne, papers and documents she collects. Curated by Amandine Nana, with the Center for Art, Research and Alliances, New York.

Full details at palaisdetokyo.com

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