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David Zwirner is pleased to present Au 108 rue Vieille du Temple, a group exhibition that celebrates the legacy of our Paris gallery space and its history—both as the former site of Galerie Yvon Lambert and since 2019 as David Zwirner Paris. This expansive presentation marks forty years since the inauguration of Lambert’s gallery at the same address, 108, rue Vieille du Temple, on 20 September 1986. “To open a gallery you just need a space and the best artists. The thing that interests me has always been the true artists, the ones who bring something genuinely new.” —Yvon Lambert This exhibition highlights the affinities between Galerie Yvon Lambert and David Zwirner and showcases the artist-centric approaches that both gallerists have shared. Since opening his first gallery in Paris in the 1960s, Lambert was among the earliest to champion several artists who now form a foundational part of the David Zwirner program; he is celebrated for bringing postwar avant-garde American art to France and supporting many important French and European artists. The exhibition presents thirty-two international artists who have shown with Yvon Lambert or David Zwirner over the years, many with both. Their work illustrates the transatlantic dialogue that shaped Lambert’s tenure as a gallerist and continues to resonate in an increasingly global art world. Based in Le Marais since 1977, Yvon Lambert was the first to establish a gallery in the neighborhood. Two decades after opening his first gallery in Paris, Yvon Lambert moved to 108, rue Vieille du Temple, which he inaugurated in September 1986 with an exhibition of works by Cy Twombly. In this new location, Lambert continued and expanded his legacy of promoting significant minimal, post-minimal, conceptual, and avant-garde artists. Lambert also broadened his focus to include painting, photography, and video, and continued to organize exhibitions that featured renowned artists of the time. His program at 108, rue Vieille du Temple was active for almost three decades until 2014. While the exhibition reflects on the history of 108, rue Vieille du Temple, the project initiated by Yvon Lambert and carried forward with his daughter Ève continues to evolve at 14, rue des Filles du Calvaire. Bringing together a bookstore, publishing house, and exhibition space, the venue represents the evolution of an unwavering commitment to artists and contemporary art.