The setting? Our new contemporary building on rue de Rivoli with rough, urban decor. For the reopening, the Factory—named in homage to the Factory where Andy Warhol played host to and supported the New York avant-garde in the 60s—gave carte blanche to three emerging talents in the world of urban art: Antonin Hako, Antwan Orfee and Pablo Tomek.

The large concrete walls stretching from ground level up to the second floor became enormous blank canvases for the guest artists to create their pieces in situ. One painted directly onto the wall, playing with contrasts; another incorporated the raw aspect of the surface and the roughness of the plasterboard as elements of the piece; and the third used overlapping pieces of tissue to create for us a scene of a dance in motion.
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This space for expression is indiscriminate; it removes barriers, removes complexities and removes mystique. It makes art a part of everyday life to make it more accessible, and stylishly brings together art and business, tradition and creativity, the everyday and the exceptional, bringing each of them to life. It is a vibrant and compelling creative experience.

Learn more about the first guest artists at The Factory in the Rivoli building.

Antonin Hako, a French painter with a passion for urban art, painted on suspended pieces of tissue to create a colorful ball scene. (@antonin.hako)

Antwan Horfee, a Parisian artist whose eccentric airbrush graffiti decorates streets all around the world, created a dense colorful piece. (@haunted_horfee)

Pablo Tomek, a Parisian painter who likes to experiment with graffiti, which is where it all began for him, as much as with abstract expressionism, playing with the elements of work sites through his art. (@pablotomek)