Taking its name from the painting in Francis Picabia’s Transparences series, Villa Atrata becomes a sign of what lies outside the realm of normal expectations.

Gil Presti opened Villa Atrata in May 2022 with a residency and exhibition by Nick Mauss. He spent over a decade living and working in New York, where he held a position at Larry Gagosian Gallery, before co-founding the Campoli Presti gallery in London and Paris. For 20 years, the gallery presented exhibitions by historical figures such as Martin Barré, Marcel Broodthaers, Sarah Charlesworth, Michael Krebber, Louise Lawler, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Franz West. Contemporary artists Katherine Bradford, Liz Deschenes, Rochelle Feinstein, Jutta Koether, Nick Mauss, Amy Sillman, Cheyney Thompson, John Miller, Eileen Quinlan, Blake Rayne, Reena Spaulings formed the core of its programme.

Repurposed as a space for exhibitions, research, production, and residencies, Villa Atrata and its medieval chapel are closely intertwined with the Anglin river, offering a privileged setting in close contact with nature.

Opened in October 2023, the Paris extension is a single room gallery space providing an intimate and focused environment in the historical Jardin du Palais Royal. Each artist is invited to show an important work of art or a coherent body of work. 

The Palais Royal, located in the center of the city, just a few steps from the Louvre Museum, the Comédie Française, the Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection and the Cartier Foundation, has been the cultural heart of Paris for over four centuries