GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!

📍 Galerie Gomis c/o Sheriff Gallery, 53 rue de Turenne 75003 Paris
​🎟 Officially part of the program Échos à Paris Noir by Centre Pompidou

Galerie Gomis is thrilled to announce its third exhibition in residence at Sheriff Gallery: Girls! Girls! Girls! A bold, exuberant celebration of womanhood, memory, and aesthetic power.

Girls! Girls! Girls! is more than an exhibition, it’s a movement. Curated by Marie Gomis-Trezise, founder of Galerie Gomis, the show brings together an intergenerational group of artists from across the African diaspora, alongside Latina women, to explore how visual and sonic languages shaped by R&B culture have become tools for self-definition, collective memory, and resistance.

Presented as part of Échos à Paris Noir, a program curated by the Centre Pompidou to highlight exhibitions and events resonating with their major show Paris Noir, Girls! Girls! Girls! turns the legacy of R&B into a living, contemporary archive of image, sound, and unapologetic visibility.

A Celebration of Reclamation, Identity & Style

The featured artists draw from personal histories and media culture to reflect on how women of color have engaged with, subverted, and reclaimed public tropes of femininity. While grounded in the shared aesthetics of R&B, the exhibition amplifies a broader spectrum of diasporic narratives: intimate, political, and unapologetically expressive.

Girls! Girls! Girls! celebrates bold self-expression and challenges the pressure to conform. Aesthetics once dismissed as “too much” are recast as symbols of autonomy, joy, and radical self-love.

Marie Gomis-Trezise ​ (curator of the show and founder of Galerie Gomis) says ‘The exhibition title Girls, Girls, Girls was inspired by two iconic tracks, Jay-Z’s and Mötley Crüe’s, both of which center the male gaze, reducing women’s bodies to objects of desire. But I wanted to take that title back, to create a space of joy, power, playfulness, and sexiness, seen through the eyes of women of color. Women who are often asked to tone down when they should be free to fully express their power and authenticity. Noelia Portela, who penned the exhibition text, perfectly captured the energy of the artists and the essence of the show, grounding it in the cultural force of R&B and its impact on this generation of women. Her words, the artists’ voices, and my vision all came together to shape this beautiful and powerful collective vibe. I’m thrilled to share this exhibition with you at Sheriff Gallery, as it’s a celebration of our culture, our voices, and our unapologetic presence.’

Excerpt from the Curatorial Text by Noelia Portela
​(Independent curator, educator, and cultural administrator based in Paris)
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​GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS critically examines how three generations of women. Those currently in their 20s, 30s, and 40s have engaged with, reappropriated, and reimagined the cultural aesthetics shaped by the R&B boom. Focusing on both Black and Latina women, the exhibition foregrounds how music and fashion have served as powerful yet ambivalent tools in negotiating identity, self-representation, and visibility.
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​Rooted in the sonic and visual culture that defined their adolescence, the works consider how R&B's influence extended beyond its African American origins to resonate across diasporic communities. For many Latina women, this engagement entails navigating overlapping dynamics of race, gender, and cultural identity embracing shared visual and performative codes while confronting the erasures and appropriations often embedded in dominant representations.
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​In the words of Gloria Anzaldúa, “I am cultured because I am participating in the creation of yet another culture, a new story to explain the world and our participation in it.” This generative act of storytelling (through image, sound, photography, painting, textile and memory) sits at the heart of the exhibition.

Featured Artists
​Aya Brown, Crystallmess (soundscape), Delali Ayivi, Luna Mahoux, Hajar Benjida, Maty Biayenda, Maïra Villena, Mariama Conteh, ​ Marianne Costade Nydia Blas.

Luna MahouxDelali AyiviMaïra VillenaCrystalmessMaty Biayenda

Aya BrownHajar BenjidaNydia BlasMarianne Costade

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About Galerie Gomis
​Galerie Gomis is a Black-owned contemporary art gallery championing bold, multidisciplinary artists, particularly those from the African diaspora and the Global South. Founded by visionary creative director and cultural advocate Marie Gomis-Trezise, the gallery serves as a dynamic platform for underrepresented voices that challenge, inspire, and reshape global art narratives.

Originally launched in 2016 as Galerie Number 8, Galerie Gomis has built a reputation for its early support of now-acclaimed talents including Campbell Addy, David Uzochukwu, Delali Ayivi, Djeneba Aduayom, Gleeson Paulino, and Mous Lamrabat. Its curatorial vision, rooted in radical empathy and aesthetic innovation, has been showcased at major international art fairs and exhibitions such as Paris Photo, Unseen Amsterdam, AKAA, Les Rencontres d’Arles, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, and Dak’Art Off Biennale.

In November 2024, Galerie Gomis began a new chapter with a residency at Sheriff Gallery, expanding its physical presence while continuing to build bridges between revolutionary artistic visions and global audiences.

About Sheriff Gallery
​Sheriff Gallery is an experimental art space located in the heart of Le Marais, Paris, and operated by Sheriff Projects, a global creative, post-production, and tech company serving the fashion and luxury industries.

As a certified B Corp, Sheriff Projects integrates sustainability into its operations, supporting exhibitions and artists that align with its vision of environmental and social responsibility. The gallery functions as an incubator for innovative and interdisciplinary art projects, fostering dialogue between art, technology, and culture. Committed to community engagement, Sheriff Gallery serves as a space where contemporary ideas and inclusive experiences intersect.

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