Almine Rech

Almine Rech is pleased to announce that Thu-Van Tran’s work ‘Colors of Grey’, from 2024, is now part of the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, US.



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A major figure on the French art scene, Thu-Van Tran now enjoys international recognition. In 2017, she gained widespread attention with a remarkable installation at the Venice Biennale. The following year, she was nominated for the Marcel Duchamp Prize, and in 2022 she completed a major site-specific commission for the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. More recently, her work was exhibited at the Bourse de Commerce, Pinault Collection. Over the past two decades, she has developed a wide-ranging body of work, whose cosmic dimension is evident in her sculptural installations, monumental frescoes, and film-based narratives.

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‘Colors of Grey’, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
195 x 140 cm
77 x 55 in
Photo by Nicolas Brasseur
©️ Thu-Van Tran - Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech

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Almine Rech is pleased to announce the representation of Keita Morimoto in New York and Paris, alongside a series of recent institutional acquisitions of the artist’s work. Following his inaugural solo exhibition with Almine Rech New York in 2025, Morimoto’s work will be presented by the gallery at Art Basel in Switzerland this June, ahead of a solo exhibition at Almine Rech Paris in 2027.



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“I have long been intrigued by the scenes depicted in Keita’s paintings, which are invariably set at night. Illuminated by the glow of the contemporary city, his figures belong to a generation born in the 1990s. They are part of an urban youth that discovers a sense of freedom after dark. Light has been a central subject for several artists from earlier generations represented by the gallery, and Keita brings a singular vision to it, one deeply rooted in the realities of the present day and conveyed through an exceptional command of painting.”

-Almine Rech

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Keita Morimoto (born 1990, Osaka, Japan) engages deeply with the techniques and themes of Baroque lighting, early 20th-century American Realism, and pre-modern Genre Painting. By referencing these historical movements, he reimagines contemporary urban life, transforming ordinary streets into extraordinary narratives.

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1.Portrait of Keita Morimoto, 2024 / ©️ Keita Morimoto - Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech
Photo: Haruta

2.National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
‘Vermilion Night’, 2025
Acrylic and oil on linen
Photo: Shin Inaba

3.Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy
‘Unseen Passage’, 2025
Acrylic and oil on linen
Photo: Osamu Sakamoto

4.Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, US
‘Last Call’, 2025
Acrylic and oil on linen
Photo: Shin Inaba

5.Dallas Museum of Art, TX, US
‘The Way Back’, 2025
Acrylic and oil on linen
Photo: Shin Inaba

©️ Keita Morimoto
Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech

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Kenny Scharf is featured in ‘BEYOND THE STREETS’ which has now officially opened its doors to the public at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris, France through Aug 30, 2026! A true immersion into the world of graffiti, street art, and contemporary urban culture, the exhibition transforms the venue into a series of spectacular settings, reminiscent of life-sized movie sets.



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Rooted in the lasting cultural impact of graffiti and street art, BEYOND THE STREETS is not simply a static exhibition but a truly dynamic platform. The exhibition traces how this underground movement has reshaped cities, language, fashion, music, and activism on a global scale. From graffiti-covered subway cars to museum walls and international stages, it explores how artists who once worked without permission transformed visual culture on an unprecedented scale.

Presented at La Villette after stops in Los Angeles, New York City, Shanghai, and London, this Paris edition takes over the Grande Halle with an immersive journey that combines historical and contemporary works. It also pays tribute to the French scene and to Paris’s rich graffiti heritage.

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The exhibition is curated by Roger Gastman.

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Installation views
Photos by Tim Craig - Courtesy of BEYOND THE STREETS

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