Belgian singer Stromae is the latest personality to join the extraordinary gallery of portraits by French duo Pierre et Gilles. This portrait was published this morning on the facebook page of the artists. It also appears on the cover of a special issue of fashion magazine Numéro, which requested this portrait.
Last April, at the opening of their exhibition “Heroes” at Daniel Templon gallery in Paris, Pierre et Gilles stated that unlike other artists, they would not undress the singer: “We have planned a very joyful decor, but he will look sad, he cries, he holds flowers, just like “Long live the party!” and that’s it. We have not met him yet, but he’s handsome, he’s an interesting character, he is talented and seems very nice”.
Pierre et Gilles have already made portraits of dozens of celebrities such as Madonna, Serge Gainsbourg, Marc Jacobs, Kylie Minogue, Jean-Paul Gaultier, …
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