# Gaétan Vaguelsy: Une épopée singulière

An exhibition at Galerie Polaris in Le Marais, part of Paris Art Week 2026. Gaétan Vaguelsy shows twelve paintings that cast his circle of friends as heroes of a contemporary epic, drawing on classical history painting and devotional iconography alongside youth and pop culture.

- Type: Show
- When: on view October 18 – November 21, 2026
- Where: Galerie Polaris, 15 rue des Arquebusiers, 75003 Paris, Le Marais
- Artists: Gaétan Vaguelsy
- Part of: [Paris Art Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/paris-2026)
- Event's own page: https://www.galeriepolaris.fr
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/gaetan-vaguelsy-une-epopee-singuliere

## From the organiser

Twelve paintings in which Gaétan Vaguelsy casts his circle of friends as heroes of a contemporary epic, bridging classical history painting and devotional iconography with youth and pop culture.

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