Filmmaker Wes Anderson, in collaboration with curator Jasper Sharp, will recreate the New York studio of American assemblage artist Joseph Cornell at Gagosian Paris. The exhibition, titled “The House on Utopia Parkway,” opens December 16th and marks Cornell’s first solo presentation in Paris in over 40 years. It will feature over 300 items from Cornell’s personal collection, including key works such as *Pharmacy* (1943), *Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy)* (ca. 1950), and *A Dessing Room for Gille* (1939), along with loans from the Joseph Cornell Study Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The installation, designed with exhibition designer Cécile Dégos and Anderson’s longtime collaborators, will reconstruct Cornell’s work table and include shadow boxes, assemblages, and ephemera that reflect his fascination with collecting and memory.
This exhibition matters because it bridges the worlds of cinema and visual art through the shared sensibilities of two meticulous creators—Anderson and Cornell—both known for their precise, nostalgic, and narrative-driven work. By recreating Cornell’s studio, the show offers an immersive glimpse into the artist’s creative process, highlighting his use of found objects and themes of memory that resonate with Anderson’s own filmmaking. The collaboration also underscores Gagosian’s ability to stage culturally resonant, cross-disciplinary events, while bringing renewed attention to Cornell’s legacy in Paris after decades without a solo show there.