Almine Rech Monaco presents Francesco Vezzoli presents: KARL GOES TO MEMPHIS, the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery, running from March 20 to May 24, 2025. The show pays tribute to a historic encounter in Monte Carlo and will feature new works.

“It is nearly impossible to find, in the history of 20th-century art and architecture, a creative collision as all encompassing and intoxicating as the one that exploded in 1981, when Karl Lagerfeld entrusted Memphis with the aesthetic vision for his living space in Monte Carlo. This exhibition seeks to celebrate that utopian and surreal union—an exhilarating, unrepeatable marriage of avant-garde creativity and uncompromising vision. By revisiting this extraordinary moment, we aim to honor the boldness and imagination that reshaped not only a space but also the very boundaries of art, fashion and interior design.” Francesco Vezzoli said.

“Three qualities characterized Karl: an encyclopedic culture that he constantly nurtured, as he was one of those people who only needed four to five hours of sleep; a love for the present that always took him forward, never looking or turning back; and last but not least, an obvious sense of humor in all his creations as well as in his vision of life and his way of expressing it. To me, Karl’s trademark was his caustic, irreverent humor, which applied to everything he dealt with, and thanks to which he was able to approach the Chanel world not as a fashion historian but as an heir who was able to extend and adapt his zeitgeist to that of a bygone era.” Paloma Picasso said.