Reflections, in conversation with today's artists, Matt Black
Published by Assouline
REFLECTIONS, founded by Matt Black, is an international platform operating at the intersection of art, film, and contemporary culture, producing projects around the world that foster dialogue with today's most prominent artists and cultural figures.

Matt Black is an exhibition curator, artistic advisor, and filmmaker born in Paris and based in New York, whose work bridges exhibition making, publishing, and cinematic storytelling. REFLECTIONS first emerged as a successful film series for NOWNESS, featuring intimate portraits of artists such as Rashid Johnson, Jeff Koons, and Takashi Murakami. Artnet described the series as “a remarkable document on the state of the art world.”

The project grew into the book Reflections: In Conversation with Today’s Artists (Assouline), launched at the Whitney Museum of American Art and hailed by T Magazine as “a vivid portrait of contemporary art,” further strengthening the platform’s cultural resonance.

As an exhibition curator, Black has developed projects internationally, organizing solo and group presentations with artists such as George Condo, KAWS, Jose Parla, Sterling Ruby, Frank Stella, Katherine Bernhardt, Hilary Pecis, Jenna Gribbon, Pat Steir, and Julian Schnabel, among others.

His commercial collaborations in the field of fine arts extend to major cultural and luxury institutions, including Jeff Koons × Louis Vuitton, Andy Warhol × NARS, Stephen Sprouse × Louis Vuitton, the television series STUDIO(S), the Guggenheim × Hugo Boss Prize series, and the Tribeca Film Festival × CHANEL.

Parisian Universe
The Parisian universe is constructed like an educated interior where art history, 20th-century design, and contemporary creation coexist in a balance of rigor and sensitivity. Here, the interior becomes a cultural portrait, nourished by memory, materials, and complex forms. Modern and contemporary works interact with iconic design pieces and decorative arts, reflecting a conception of collecting as continuity, transmission, and reinterpretation.

Sought-after artists: Adrian Ghenie, Andy Warhol, Anselm Kiefer, Asger Jorn, César, Charlotte Perriand, Christo, Ettore Sottsass, George Condo, Gerhard Richter, Gio Ponti, Jean Dubuffet, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Jean Prouvé, Jean Royère, KAWS, Katharina Grosse, Keith Haring, Claude Lalanne, François-Xavier Lalanne, Le Corbusier, Louise Bourgeois, Lucio Fontana, Philippe Starck, Pierre Jeanneret, Pierre Paulin, Pierre Soulages, Sol LeWitt, Takashi Murakami, Yves Klein.

Californian Universe
The Californian interior is an open, bright, and experimental space. In Los Angeles, art and design become gestures, identities, colors, and attitudes, reflecting a visual culture deeply connected to the body, the city, and personal narrative. This universe favors works with a strong visual and narrative presence, where painting, sculpture, and design interact with fluidity and spontaneity, embodying a free and contemporary vision of domestic space.

Sought-after artists: Alex Katz, Andy Warhol, Charlotte Perriand, Christopher Wool, Cy Twombly, Dan Flavin, David Hockney, Franz West, George Condo, George Jouve, Gerhard Richter, Gio Ponti, Hernán Bas, Jean Prouvé, Jean Royère, Jeff Koons, Julie Mehretu, KAWS, Keith Haring, Claude Lalanne, François-Xavier Lalanne, Le Corbusier, Louise Bourgeois, Nicolas Party, Paul McCarthy, Paula Rego, Pierre Jeanneret, Pierre Paulin, Robert Longo, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara.

Tokyo Universe
The Tokyo universe revolves around a calm, restrained aesthetic that gives pride of place to materials. The interior becomes a space for contemplation, where each work is chosen for its ability to generate a presence in the void, through essential gestures or repetition. In this universe, art and design come together in a sensitive and meditative dimension, where collecting is akin to an exercise in attention, rhythm, and precision.

Sought-after artists: Charlotte Perriand, George Condo, Gerhard Richter, Hernán Bas, Jean Dunand, Jean Prouvé, Jean Royère, Jeppe Hein, Jordy Kerwick, KAWS, Keith Haring, Le Corbusier, Lee Bae, Lee Ufan, Louise Bourgeois, Marcel Dzama, Nick Doyle, Pierre Paulin, Takashi, Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara.

On the occasion of Reflections: Interior Motives, Artcurial invites you to consign your works by sought-after artists and designers for this unique curatorial sale.

With its renowned expertise in modern and contemporary art, design, and decorative arts, Artcurial approaches each auction with a rigorous, tailor-made, and international approach, ensuring that each work is valued to its full potential.

By presenting your works in Interior Motives, you will be participating in a unique creative collaboration. You will be part of an auction designed as an aesthetic and cultural experience, at the crossroads of the market, curatorial vision, and contemporary lifestyle. The Artcurial teams are at your disposal for a free and confidential appraisal of your works and will accompany you every step of the way.