Who we are Thomas Plessis Founder — Paris

I make TV shows, series and digital content for a living. Outside of that, contemporary art has always been a constant, discovering artists, spending time in galleries and art fairs, and building personal relationships with the people who make the work.

After contributing to the launch of Bandy Bandy Gallery Paris with my friend Céline Lerebourg, I wanted to take this further. Not with a physical space, but with something simpler, more accessible, and more intentional.

Galerie Noren was born from this desire: to share the works that have moved me, and to make collecting art as simple and direct as possible.

The concept

Each month, I select one artist and one work that has genuinely touched me. Something I would want to live with. I present it alongside a small series of numbered editions, so that more people can access the work, not just one collector.

No permanent catalogue. No gallery walls. Just a monthly appointment, open for one month. Then the curtain closes.

The noren

In Japan, a noren is a fabric divider hung at the entrance of shops, restaurants and homes. When it is there, the space is open. When it is removed, the space is closed. No sign. No explanation. Just the presence or absence of the curtain.

Galerie Noren works the same way. Once a month, the curtain appears. One artist, one work, a few numbered editions. One month. Then it disappears. No extension, no exception. What was available is no longer. The drop is closed.

This is not about scarcity for its own sake. It is about intention. Each drop is a deliberate act of curation, a choice to say: this work deserves attention, right now, for a limited time. The curtain creates the moment.