What if color became a landscape to travel through? From May 29 to June 3, 2026, L’Aiguillage hosts Tangerine Dreams, a painting exhibition by Isabel Bertelot, presented at the Frigos de Paris. This pictorial proposal invites the public to discover a sensitive body of work around matter, color, and the radiant vibration of powder pigments.
The gathering also sits within the marquee moment of the Frigos’ annual Open Doors weekend, held Saturday, May 30, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Sunday, May 31, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
With Tangerine Dreams, Isabel Bertelot offers a painterly immersion in which color does more than dress the canvas. It circulates, vibrates, catches the light and creates an atmosphere conducive to contemplation. Do you enjoy works that leave room for sensation, nuance and texture? This exhibition, built around powdered pigments, is for anyone who wants to slow down and see differently.
The opening reception will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026, from 6:30 PM. This first gathering offers a chance to discover the exhibition in a convivial atmosphere, at the heart of L’Aiguillage, a venue housed within the distinctive Frigos complex.
In Tangerine Dreams, painting becomes a field for exploration. Powder pigments lend color a distinctive presence, straddling density, radiance and nuance. Picture yourself before works where light seems to settle differently depending on the angle, the moment—and your own movement through the space.
This approach gives the exhibition a nearly tactile, sensory dimension. Without any promised showiness, the project invites visitors to slow down. People come here to study the play of textures, to follow the shifts in color, and to let themselves be drawn into a painterly material that seems to vibrate.
Presented at L’Aiguillage, the exhibition benefits from the distinctive backdrop of the Frigos, a Parisian site famed for its artistic roots and workshop vibe. During Open Doors, the venue becomes a privileged waypoint for those who enjoy opening the doors to creative spaces and getting up close to the artists’ approaches behind the works.
If you're after a cultural outing in Paris at the end of May, this exhibition pools multiple appeals: an emerging artist to discover, a painterly focus on color and texture, a late-evening vernissage, and an Open Doors Weekend that invites wandering. It’s a perfect excuse to drop by Les Frigos, let the pigments guide you, and immerse yourself in the luminous vibes of Tangerine Dreams.
A chance to discover Les Frigos, with its iconic water tower, a legendary site in Paris's 13th arrondissement.
Aiguillage is a landmark on the Parisian cultural scene, founded in 1995 by Corinne Bertelot, a photographer and resident artist at the Frigos, a renowned creation and production site in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Far from a mere exhibition space, L'Aiguillage also positions itself as an engaged actor, regularly collaborating with social and humanitarian associations such as Médecins Sans Frontières, the International Prison Observatory, Greenpeace, Act Up, or Refugee Food, to raise awareness for important causes.
Location
The Switch
19 Rue des Frigos
75013 Paris 13
Access
RER C or Metro line 14 "Bibliothèque François Mitterrand" station
Official website
www.aiguillage.paris
Instagram page
@aiguillage.frigos
More information
Bat B rdc des Frigos
(access via Digicode Aiguillage)
External access:
Press the intercom at the gate, letter A for Aiguillage.
Internal access:
Weekdays until 6pm: entrance to building B, ground floor, at the end of the
left-hand corridor.
After 6pm and on Saturdays:
direct entrance via the Aiguillage terrace,
go around Les Frigos as indicated.
