Dear Shaded Viewers,
For the fourth consecutive year, the Palais Galliera transforms its courtyard into an open-air cinema for three nights, presenting films personally selected by Rick Owens that resonate deeply with his fashion universe and the culture of otherness. Each screening is preceded by expert commentary and followed by a special evening visit to the exhibition.
Movie Program
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Queendom (Sept 4, 2025): A documentary by Agniia Galdanova on Russian queer artist Gena Marvin, whose performances defy state repression—blurring boundaries between art, activism, and identity.
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The Black Cat (Sept 5, 2025): Edgar G. Ulmer’s 1932 Hollywood horror, starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, adapted from an Edgar Allan Poe story.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Sept 6, 2025): Jim Sharman’s iconic 1975 cult musical, a playful homage to queer culture and camp, starring Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon.
“Temple of Love” is Rick Owens’ first comprehensive Paris retrospective, transforming Palais Galliera and its gardens into a celebration of his avant-garde vision. Over 100 silhouettes, installations, and archival objects trace his journey from Los Angeles to Paris, exploring themes of beauty, difference, and rebellion. Works by Gustave Moreau, Joseph Beuys, and Steven Parrino accompany the garments, illuminating the designer’s intellectual inspirations.
Owens wraps the museum’s façade statues in sequins and places thirty cement sculptures in the gardens—reflecting his furniture designs and love for brutalism. Flowerbeds bloom with ipomoea, a nod to his Californian roots.
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Autobiography & Identity: Owens considers his garments a personal autobiography, expressing tenderness, ego, and the inevitability of defeat—an alternative to cultural norms.
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Los Angeles Origins: Early work was marked by strict Catholic education, literature, and Hollywood, then by underground nightlife, addiction, and the AIDS crisis.
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Paris and Protest: In Paris, collections gained scale and moral depth, confronting intolerance, patriarchy, and climate crisis through sculptural forms and expressive color.
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Brutalism & Corporality: His aesthetic merges noble, stoic women’s forms with aggressive menswear, often referencing brutalist architecture and challenging conventional gender codes.
Curated as a “temple of love,” the exhibition immerses visitors in Owens’ world, with illuminated galleries and a recreated bedroom shared with Michèle Lamy. Even textile aging from sunlight is embraced as creative process.
Practical Info
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Dates: June 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026
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Tickets: €14 (adult), €12 (reduced), free for under 18
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Hours: Tue–Sun 10am–6pm, Fri until 9pm, closed Mon
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Movie Nights: Sept 4, 5, 6 at 21:30
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Address: 10, avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie, Paris 16e
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Access: Metro 9 (Iéna/Alma-Marceau), RER C (Pont de l’Alma), Vélib’ stations nearby
Diane
