Sophie in the restaurant Le Germain

This picture initially attracted me to this. It’s just something about the interior (and the huge sculpture!) that made me want to find out more.

This was created by artist Xavier Veilhan. Here’s what he said about the project.

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In 2006, I made a portrait of my friend Sophie for my personal exhibition at the Emmanuel Perrotin Gallery (Miami). Three large statues of Sophie stood alone in the gallery space: each offered a particular definition.

When Thierry Costes proposed that I contribute to the space drawn by India Mahdavi, he referred to pieces that I had already produced. But while visiting the restaurant’s contsruction site, spanning three floors, I realized that a vertical opening would be more spectacular and do the space more justice, as if the sculpture was pre-existent.