Jocelyn Wolff

In 2003, Galerie Jocelyn Wolff opened in a very small, remote space in Belleville of East Paris with a solo show by Clemens von Wedemeyer. In 2006, the gallery moved to a larger space in the same neighbourhood, rue Julien-Lacroix. As the gallery grew, Belleville developed into the most dynamic and vivid scene for emerging galleries in the city. Initially focusing on revealing emerging artists, the gallery gradually engaged in the promotion of key historical artists as Franz Erhard Walther, William Anastasi and Miriam Cahn. With a strong interest in sculptural and pictorial practices, the gallery has always tried to promote different mediums including video installations and performances. In 2019, the gallery moved in Romainville, in the new form of collaboration Komunuma, gathering four contemporary art galleries, one private foundation and one artist’s association in different spaces, all located in same large former industrial plant.

In 2025, the gallery inaugurated its new space in the 8th arrondissement. Although this relocation to a more traditional district of the Parisian art market suggests a departure from previous geographic choices, this decision continues the trajectory initiated by the experimental space Abraham & Wolff, located at 12 rue des Saints-Pères in the 7th arrondissement. It is precisely this presence of a research-and experiment-driven project in the Matignon district – a neighborhood where the secondary art market plays a dominant role – that offers a contrast rich in new energy and possibilities.