Acne Studios Opens First Permanent Gallery Space in Paris

Acne Studios opens a new chapter with Acne Paper Palais Royal, a gallery bridging fashion, art, and creative exchange under the arcades.

Acne Studios has taken up residence in Paris in a way that’s less about retail and more about intention. The Swedish label, known for its cerebral approach to fashion, opens Acne Paper Palais Royal, its first permanent gallery space, beneath the arcades of the Palais Royal.

The name is no coincidence. The gallery takes after Acne Paper, the brand’s biannual publication known for its genre-blurring take on art, fashion, and ideas. Much like its print counterpart, the new space is structured around cross-disciplinary conversation: photography, publishing, craft, design, and visual art all have a seat at the table.


Designed as a place for cultural programming, not commerce, the gallery will host exhibitions, installations, and events, featuring both established and emerging voices. It’s Acne Studios’ way of creating a platform without a product push. No racks, no registers, just space.

The debut exhibition, opening to the public on June 26, centers on the work of Paul Kooiker, whose photographs challenge the usual ideas of beauty and body. His lens, often clinical and sometimes surreal, offers a fitting first impression for a gallery designed to ask rather than answer.

Creative director Jonny Johansson has always treated Acne Studios as more than a fashion brand, referencing everything from Brutalist interiors to outsider art. Acne Paper Palais Royal is simply a formalization of that outlook, a place that makes room for creative exchange on its own terms.

The intent is ongoing, not one-off. With no fixed calendar and a deliberately open program, Acne Studios is building something long-haul: a cultural outpost in the heart of Paris that stands slightly to the side of the fashion cycle.

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