Galerie Claudine Papillon

The ever-provocative Galerie Claudine Papillon has excited its fair share of controversy over the years. Yet far from a cynical shit-stirrer, Claudine is an assiduous curator with a sharp eye for young talent and a laudable devotion to the artists she exhibits – with many of whom she maintains ties that last decades. Literally overshadowed by the Centre Pompidou next door, this gallery is nevertheless a heavyweight of the contemporary art scene in its own right.