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Andréhn-Schiptjenko is proud to present Abandon, Tony Matelli’s first exhibition at the Paris venue, and his seventh with the gallery. This is the first time Abandon is presented in a gallery context.

The Weed sculptures are, now for the past 20 years, an ongoing series of unique works made of hand-painted bronze. The very first Weed was made in 1995 and was among the first works made when the artist arrived in NYC. The series was first shown in a museum context in the exhibition To Be Real curated by Toby Kamps at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco (1997).

Each work depicts in minute …