A Shared Vision: Celebrating 15 Years of Art and Design with Jacques Jarrige at Valerie Goodman Gallery
"As a longtime admirer of Jacques Jarrige, I am struck by the thought that his work—though comprised of several disciplines, including sculpture, furniture, and jewelry—might actually be seen as one continuous creative act.” –Glenn Adamson, Curator at Large, Vitra Design Museum
New York, NY – Opening October 15, 2025, A Shared Vision: 15 Years of Jacques Jarrige at Valerie Goodman Gallery celebrates a decade and a half of the French artist’s singular practice and ongoing creative evolution. On view through December 15 at 315 East 91st Street in New York, the exhibition presents fifteen new pieces that highlight Jarrige’s expansive, ever-fluid language of form—bridging sculpture, furniture, lighting, and architectural intervention.
This celebratory exhibition not only introduces Jacques Jarrige’s new work but also honors the deeply rooted, quietly transformative partnership between the artist and gallery founder Valerie Goodman—a relationship that began when both were on the cusp of reinvention.
When they met in 2009, Valerie Goodman was planning to open her gallery focusing on contemporary artists and designers. “It was the perfect moment for both of us to begin a new chapter,” says Valerie.
Following his debut exhibition in 2010—which introduced his newly created Cloud tables alongside a selection of earlier works never seen in the U.S.—Jacques Jarrige quickly gained a devoted following among collectors, interior designers, and curators for his poetic engagement with material and space.
“I find Jacques Jarrige’s work so inspiring,” says Victoria Hagan, widely regarded as one of America’s most influential designers. “He’s one of my favorite artists, and his pieces imbue my interiors with that special level of interest I’m always seeking.”
Creative opportunities followed in rapid succession: commissions from private collectors and leading designers; participation in LOOT: MAD About Jewelry at the Museum of Arts and Design; a sculptural commission for the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York; inclusion in the Venice Biennale at Palazzo Mora; and, most recently, the publication of a retrospective monograph and a solo exhibition in Cologne, Germany.
This show marks a milestone in the artist’s career: not only a return to foundational ideas from his early days in Paris, but a culmination of 15 years of exploration, risk-taking, and transformation sparked by his work with Goodman’s gallery.
“There’s a quiet harmony in the way we work,” Goodman adds. “From the beginning, the gallery has been about process, not just product—about creating something meaningful, not merely selling objects.”
Jarrige describes the anniversary exhibition as a celebration of a “second artistic birth.” His early career was defined by establishing his singular vocabulary and gaining European recognition at Frédéric de Luca’s Paris gallery En Attendant les Barbares, but it was the collaboration with Goodman that he says reawakened and steadily expanded his creative voice.
“This partnership has given me the freedom to evolve,” says Jarrige. “To deepen my engagement with materials, to trust my hand, and to translate ideas across scale—from jewelry to monumental sculpture. Aluminum, in particular, has opened new territory. It responds instantly, like a partner in dance. It allows me to improvise, to feel. That immediacy has become essential to my process —and to the emotional charge I hope my work carries.”
The new works on view—the sculptures in aluminum, the furniture in carved oak or medium density fiberboard (MDF)—continue Jarrige’s exploration of what he calls “drawing in space,” void, volume, and motion with a language both intimate and architectural. Included are new takes on pieces from the 1990s, new sculptural furniture, lighting, and an architectural fireplace that extends his previous Meanders series into a commanding new scale.
“The draftsmanlike contours that distinguish Jarrige’s work seem to leap from one object to another, as if they were all parts of one ongoing composition,” says Glenn Adamson.
Over the past 15 years, the duo has responded to client commissions with care and spontaneity, nurturing a creative rhythm that has remained remarkably constant. Jarrige's work has been commissioned by many of the most acclaimed interior designers in the United States, including Victoria Hagan, Brian McCarthy, Studio Sofield, Alyssa Kapito, David Kleinberg, Nicole Hollis, Daniel Romualdez, Harry Heissmann and dozens more.
“Jacques Jarrige is unique in his mastery of form,” notes Brian McCarthy, the acclaimed New York-based interior designer known for his refined cosmopolitan aesthetic. “Each piece becomes a sculptural element that enhances and enlivens the surrounding environment.”
“It’s rare that I complete a project without incorporating one of Jacques’s pieces,” adds Alyssa Kapito, known for her clean lines and masterful balance of form and function. “His work sits at the intersection of sculpture, art, and furniture—and while unmistakably modernist, it always feels timeless.”
The relationship between Goodman and Jarrige recalls the enduring partnerships between visionary women gallerists and artists—figures such as Peggy Guggenheim, Ileana Sonnabend, and Betty Parsons—whose unwavering commitment helped shape the course of modern and contemporary art. Like those trailblazers, Goodman has nurtured a creative alliance grounded in trust, experimentation, and a shared sense of purpose
“This exhibition is more than a milestone,” says Goodman. “It’s the continuation of a shared dream—to create space for beauty, originality, and quiet resonance. That we are doing it together, 15 years later, means everything.”