Exhibition guide

For his ninth exhibition at the Mathgoth gallery, Jace is taking over more than 300 m2 in Paris in a temporary XXL space, a stone's throw from the François Mitterrand Library. Cœur Sensible is not just an exhibition: it is an immersive journey, entirely free and open to all, through the artist's gaze, his humor, his sensitivity, and his way of commenting on our times. This ninth collaboration confirms a rare loyalty: more than 15 years of working together.

Visit details

  • Dates: From Friday, May 29, 2026 to Saturday, June 27, 2026: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
  • Venue: Galerie Mathgoth - Espace temporaire, 1, rue Alphonse Boudard, Paris
  • Price: free
  • Audience: All audiences
  • Source: Event page

About the exhibition

Jace's GouzouAs a young graffiti artist, Jace quickly realized that painting and repainting the 4 letters of his tag over and over risked becoming boring. He needed to find another signature that he wouldn't get tired of. A signature that he could repeat and bring to life. That is how the Gouzou was born, in 1992. An alter ego with whom everything becomes possible. No features, no age, a unique skin color and living almost naked, on paper the Gouzou didn't really have all the cards in hand to conquer the world. Yet, he has become one of the most recognizable figures in global street art, spotted in more than forty countries, sought after by both institutions and brands, and carried by a community of fans who collect him, photograph him, and sometimes even get him tattooed.

For this exhibition, Jace has chosen to structure his work into three distinct, deliberately contrasted and engaged parts: a look at our unpredictable society, a tribute to Chernobyl forty years after the disaster, and a reflection on love as the only possible answer.

A world that waversIn this first part, Jace presents works painted on hoardings, metal supports, and construction stones, materials recovered directly from the urban space. Jace observes our world with a critical and uncompromising eye. The Gouzou becomes the revealer of what is disturbing, a gadfly that points out the absurdities, contradictions, and excesses of our time: climate crises, recurring conflicts, crushing economic logic, leaders drunk on power… Jace does not lecture and does not condemn, he simply shifts our vision. With a touch of irony, he introduces a slight imbalance that is enough to highlight the invisible. In our uncertain, anxiety-inducing, often crazy world, his gaze remains lucid and tender. It is this sharp gaze that punctuates the entire exhibition.

Chernobyl, 40 years laterThis second part of the exhibition commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. For many years, Jace dreamed of going there to paint the Gouzou and bring a little lightness to this place charged with memory. His project is intended as a tribute to all the victims, to those who have suffered and continue to suffer the consequences of this tragedy.

In 2019, the artist lived for four days in the ghost town of Pripyat. He is one of the few artists in the world to have had this privilege. On site, he painted twenty-six original murals integrated into the buildings and the deserted urban space, in a setting where nature and animals are reclaiming the premises.

In Cœur Sensible, Jace presents original photographs taken on site. He printed them on wood before reworking them one by one with paint. In deliberately faded colors, each image is a raw testimony of the disaster that the presence of the Gouzou attempts to downplay.

Director Sami Chalak accompanied the artist during this adventure. A film documenting this experience will be presented, alongside other videos, on a large screen within the exhibition space.

Love, as a necessityFaced with the crises and flaws of the world, Jace poses an obvious fact: “today we really need love”. Not as an abstract feeling, but as an act. In a world that is hardening, where tensions are multiplying and fragilities are exposed, talking about love becomes essential: we must support each other, stand together, and cultivate solidarity. This part, the largest of the exhibition, fully reflects the importance of this theme for the artist. Initially, Jace had even considered dedicating an entire exhibition to it. He presents a series of about forty canvases on linen of the same format: 60x60 cm. The Gouzou becomes more tender, more complicit. For fans of surprises, the exhibition holds a few new items, including a limited edition sculpture, a rare opportunity to discover the Gouzou in three dimensions.