For its 11th artistic invitation, Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche welcomes Chinese artist Song Dong with the exhibition "Objets divers et variés - 百货 (bǎihuò)", from January 10 to February 22, 2026.

A major figure in contemporary Chinese conceptual art, Song Dong has created works for the department store window displays in the rue de Sèvres, rue du Bac and rue de Babylone, and right in the heart of the store, on the second floor, as well as in the Primo Piano restaurant. Monumental installations that explore themes of memory by repurposing everyday objects.

Around the central escalator, Song Dong unveils two monumental chandeliers, suspended under the glass roofs and composed of six steel rings, adorned with bottles lit with white lights, evoking the sparkling pendants of a chandelier. Along the guardrails of the two openings, the artist has installed a set of curtains featuring his iconic motif of coloured windows.

On the second floor, the artist has designed an immersive hall of mirrors composed of two installations built from coloured doors and windows: a house illuminated by hundreds of lamps from his personal collection and a giant kaleidoscope, which offers a breathtaking view of the installations suspended under the glass roofs.

Song Dong transforms the 21 shop windows of Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche into art installations. The artist stages everyday objects, both from his personal collection and objects on loan, following a call for people to contribute launched in October 2025, from customers and partners of Le Bon Marché. Mirrors, suspended light fixtures, and coloured windows, distinctive elements of his work, enhance these objects, while paying homage to the concept of the ready-made.

Through this collaboration, which brings together the sublimation of everyday life, individual stories and Art History, the history of Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche is also being written, testifying to its role in the lives of Parisians for over a century and a half.