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This exhibition by Aurore Guez invites you to talk to the paintings—our photos.

Artist Aurore Guez presents 'LE CAFÉ,' a free, immersive exhibition at the Wilde Galerie in Paris on April 25-26, 2026. The installation transforms the gallery into a fictional café featuring interactive painted portraits that visitors can converse with via recorded voice clips and AI, alongside a fully designed environment that blurs the line between artwork, décor, and performance.

The exhibition matters as it represents a contemporary push towards deeply interactive and experiential art, moving beyond passive viewing. By integrating traditional painting with technology (recordings, AI) and theatrical elements (actors as waiters), Guez creates a disorienting, participatory environment that questions the boundaries of artistic media and engages the public in a novel, conversational relationship with art.