# Kennedy Yanko – Ce qui nous rassemble (What brings us together)

New sculptures by American artist Kennedy Yanko, combining salvaged metal with poured and cut "skins" of acrylic paint, are placed among the plaster casts of French monumental sculpture in the Galerie des moulages. Part of the Art Basel Paris Public Program, the series draws on the legend of Mary Magdalene's journey to the south of France.

- Type: Museum
- When: on view October 16, 2026 – January 3, 2027
- Where: Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine – Galerie des moulages, 1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris, Trocadéro
- Artists: Kennedy Yanko
- Part of: [Paris Art Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/paris-2026)
- Event's own page: https://www.artbasel.com/paris/public-program/cite-de-l-architecture-et-du-patrimoine
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/kennedy-yanko-ce-qui-nous-rassemble-what-brings-us-together

## From the organiser

New sculptures by American artist Kennedy Yanko, made from salvaged metal and poured, cut 'skins' of acrylic paint, shown among the plaster casts of French monumental sculpture in the Cité's Galerie des moulages as part of the Art Basel Paris Public Program. Curated by Matthieu Poirier; the series draws on the legend of Mary Magdalene's journey to the south of France.

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