Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present “The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011” by Damien Hirst.

The exhibition will take place at once across all of Gagosian Gallery’s eleven locations in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Athens, Geneva, and Hong Kong, opening worldwide on January 12, 2012. Most of the paintings are being lent by private individuals and public institutions, more than 150 different lenders from twenty countries. Conceived as a single exhibition in multiple locations, “The Complete Spot Paintings 1986– 2011” makes use of this demographic fact to determine the content of each exhibition according to locality.

Dorelia Baird-Smith / dorelia@claudinecolin.com

For the first time in history, the Chateau de Fontainebleau will exceptionally loan 170 works of arts, furniture and objects evoking the life of Napoléon III and Eugénie and their living space at Fontainebleau, highlighting the eclectic character of late XIXth century style, still underappreciated today. Many of these works, never before seen by the public, will be restored for the occasion and displayed at Fontainebleau following the Bordeaux exhibition.

Samya Ramdane / samya@claudinecolin.com

Throughout his career, Richard Serra has made drawings as an immediate and fundamental line of investigation in parallel with his sculptures. Using black paint stick or oil stick, heated to a viscous and sometimes fluid state, he creates elemental, strongly tactile forms, acting directly on the paper and encouraging the medium to accrete on the surface. These self-referential drawings do not imply surface and weight; rather, they are surface and weight.

We know Rodin the sculptor, but do we know Rodin the draftman? This exhibition presents a spectacular collection of 300 drawings of his last thirty years when drawing was the artist’s predominant form of expression. This late period of Rodin’s career demonstrates the extraordinary tension between the naturalism of a drawing, capturing a gesture, a movement in all its immediacy, and the increasing independence of line and color in the artist’s work. Rodin’s freedom in drawing contributed to opening an immense space for the artists of the 20th century.

The 2011 edition marks an important shift for Paris Photo, with a new venue at the Grand Palais and Julien Frydman as its new Director. This prestigious venue will without a doubt, add to Paris Photo's unique international position and make it an even greater fixture of Paris' vibrant artistic and cultural scene. Taking African photography as its special theme, Paris Photo 2011 pays tribute to the rich breadth and diversity of work produced by the continent’s creative talent in this field, from Bamako to Cape Town.

Dorelia Baird-Smith / dorelia@claudinecolin.com

Gagosian Gallery is pleased to announce the representation of William Eggleston in Los Angeles with an exhibition of photographs selected from the Election Eve series of 1976. These photographs have never been printed or exhibited before.

As part of a new series of exhibitions dedicated to the art scene in large cities, the Maison Rouge first honours the city of Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada). Using a variety of media, visitors will discover works marked by a historical and mythical heritage as well as a certain despair tinged with immigrant humour, which populated the region during the 19th and 20th century. Artists such as Sarah Anne Jonhson, Jon Pylypchuck, Shary Boyle, Guy Maddin, William Eakin and Diana Thorneycroft, will provide visitors with one of the most complete look into Winnipeg’s fertile and imaginative artistic community.

Julie Martinez / julie@claudinecolin.com

German collector Thomas Olbricht will present pieces from his collection at la Maison Rouge in Paris, while its founder Antoine de Galbert will reveal parts of his own collection at ME COLLECTORS ROOM in Berlin in an exhibition dedicated to the young French art schene, The title of the exhibition in Paris refers to Laurent Grasso's piece of the same title "Memories of the future" (2010).

Julie Martinez / julie@claudinecolin.com

This fall, the Petit Palais will present an exhibition dedicated to the theme of woman in India, questioning how have their roles has evolved over the past years? How the feminization of Indian society brings changes to the rest of the continent? Sponsored by BNP Paribas and organised in collaboration with Magnum photos, this exhibition commemorates 150 years of operations in India (1860-2010). The exhibition will be presented in Paris, after having been shown in India, Italy, Belgium and England

Albane Champey/ albane@claudinecolin.com

In conjunction with the exhibition Capturing the model. Rodin 300 drawings 1890-1917, to be held at the Musée Rodin between November 18th 2011, and February 26th 2012, a selection of about thirty drawings by Paul-Armand Gette will be presented on the first floor of the Hôtel Biron.

Ingrid Cadoret / ingrid@claudinecolin.com