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BARDO


The first major exhibition in Paris devoted to the work of Gerard & Kelly, Bardo features new sets of works by the duo that collectively illustrate the hybridity and multidisciplinarity of their practice, which is rooted in an ongoing investigation of history, architecture and sexuality. The exhibition is imagined as a time-based and multi-sensory experience, and the title, inspired by Tibetan Buddhism, refers to the transitional state between death and rebirth, during which consciousness undergoes profound changes. Through the evocation of saintly figures, openly or symbolically queer, Gerard & Kelly create a space for reflection and resonance between past and present, shadow and light, the profane and the sacred.

DOCUMENTATION
Installation view of Gerard & Kelly: Bardo, Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris, 2025.
Installation view of Gerard & Kelly: Bardo, Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris, 2025.
Installation view of Gerard & Kelly: Bardo, Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris, 2025.
Glory Hole, 2025. Polyester resin cast, automobile paint, gold leaf; disco ball, chain, motor.
E for Eileen, 2023. 4K video, color, sound, 22 mins. Installation view: Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris.
Installation view of Gerard & Kelly: Bardo, Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris, 2025.
Souvenir (after a photograph by Eileen Gray), 2025. Transparency, gouache, light box, 30.5 x 37.5 x 3.5 cm.
Installation view of Gerard & Kelly: Bardo, Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris, 2025.
Monsieur Gray, 2025. Transparency, gouache, light box, 35.3 x 27.8 x 3.5 cm. 
Glory Hole, 2025. Polyester resin cast, automobile paint, gold leaf; disco ball, chain, motor. Installation view: Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris.



Eclipse, 2025. Transparency, gouache, light box, 35.7 x 44.5 x 3.5 cm.
Défense de rire, 2025. Lamp (Pailla Wall Lamp, design by Eileen Gray, 1927), bulb, stencil, acrylic, illumination program, dimensions variable.
Portrait Recto/Verso, 2025. Transparency, gouache, light box, 27.7 x 35.2 x 3.5 cm.
Glory Hole (detail), 2025. Polyester resin cast, automobile paint, gold leaf; disco ball, chain, motor. 
Glyphs VI, 2024. Monotype silkscreen and gold leaf on metallic paper; two parts: 28.5 x 48 cm each.
Disco Saint, 2025. Silkscreen and neon on Dibond aluminum, 200 x 100 cm.
Pompidou Pulse, 2025. Silkscreen, acrylic and neon on canvas, 220 x 150 cm.
Glyphs VII, 2024. Monotype silkscreen and gold leaf on metallic paper, 28.5 x 48 cm.
Solarium ensoleillé, 2025. Mat board (passe-partout), lamp (Pailla Wall Lamp, design by Eileen Gray, 1927), bulb, acrylic, 50 x 39 x 8 cm.


INFORMATION
2025 | Solo exhibition
Gerard & Kelly:Bardo, Marian Goodman Gallery
Credits
Lighting design: David Debrinay | Programming and equipment: Impact Événement | Framing and fabrication: Cadre-en-Seine | Screen-printing: Atelier Fwells and Marginal Editions | Sound engineer: Thibaut Macquart | Neon fabrication: Alexis Néons | Digital modeling and visualization, Jean-Baptiste Krauss and Baleinstud | Sculpture fabrication: Markov Studio | Installation design in collaboration with Simone de Dreuille | Studio Manager: Vincent Brou | Exhibition photography: Rebecca Fanuele | Special thanks to Stacey Berman, Clément Wibaut, Tom Dulou, and Felipe Lonoño
Marian Goodman Gallery
Review by Pascale Krief, Flash Art
Interview with Anaël Pigeat, Art Basel