Question is what stories could this statue tell if it could talk? The Zoé Statue stands here silently. It observes the comings and goings of Parisian life. This artwork named Zoé may not be widely known. Yet, its presence adds to the city’s artistic tapestry.
Zoé Paul completed her MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London in 2012. Since then, she has had solo exhibitions across London. She also had exhibitions in New York, Athens and Brussels. More recently, Paul exhibited at Frieze’s No. 9 Cork Street in London in 2022. She was at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 2019 to 2021. She was at Galerie de Sèvres in Paris in 2020. She was at The Intermission in Piraeus, Greece in 2020. She was at La Loge, Brussels in 2019. She was at Spike Island, Bristol, UK in 2018.
Paul has participated in several group shows. These include How Long is Now at the Israel Museum in 2021. She was also at Recyclage/Surcyclage at Fondation Villa Datris. This was in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France in 2020. Paul was at Landlord Colours: On Art, Economy, and Materiality at Cranbrook Art Museum. This was in Detroit, USA in 2019. She was at Infinity Has its Limits at SALTS in Basel in 2018.
Born in London in 1987, Zoé Paul lives and works in Athens, Greece. From 2010 to 2012 she studied MA Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London. From 2006-09 she did BA, Sculpture, at Camberwell College of Arts.
In 2023 she exhibited Under Two Suns, Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir, Turkey. In 2023 Paul showed lO, blank projects, Cape Town, South Africa. In 2022 she created Shadows over the bright and darkened lands of the earth, No.9 Cork Street/blank projects, London, UK. In 2020 she created Zoé Paul, Galerie de Sèvres, Paris, France.
In 2020 Paul presented Full Moon Rising, Barronian/Xippas Gallery, Brussels, Belgium. In 2020 she presented \u0397 \u0396\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, The Intermission, Piraeus, Greece. In 2019 Paul created Shadows over the bright and darkened lands of the earth, The Modern Window, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA. In 2019 she presented Despina, La Loge, Brussels, Belgium. In 2018 Paul showed Wild Wolf, Man and Fish, Hospitalfield, Arbroath, Scotland, UK. In 2018 she presented La Perma Perla Kraal Emporium, Spike Island, Bristol, UK. Also in 2018 she presented Drawings, Superdeals, Brussels, Belgium.
The Zoé Statue represents a fusion of artistic vision and material expression. It embodies Zoé Paul’s creative journey.
In 2019, Zoé Paul was an artist in residence at Sèvres Cité de la Céramique, Manufacture National de Sèvres, France. In 2018 she was commissioned for SCRIPT launched at the Summer Festival Open Weekend 2018, Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland. In 2015 she was at The Eternal Internet Brotherhood 4, by Angelo Plessas, Malaspina Castle, Fosdinovo, Tuscany, Italy. In 2013, she was at Cité International des Arts, Paris, France. She was at Villa Arson residency, Nice, France in 2012. In 2012 she won the Cowley Manor and Couttes Art Award and Sculpture Exhibition, UK. She was at Cité International des Arts, Paris, France in 2011. In 2009 she won Future Map ’09, University of the Arts London, UK.
The Zoé Statue stands as a testament to modern sculpture. It enriches the cultural landscape of Paris. Its plastic form invites contemplation. It makes us think about art and its place in our world. It offers a unique perspective. It blends artistry, history and contemporary expression.