Paris, France—Since his return to sculpture in 2003, Bret Reilly marks his sixth solo exhibition with international residency and a commentary on the imminent French smoking ban and its effect on French citizens.

As a New Yorker, living in a smoke-free environment since 2003, Reilly has adopted Paris as his home and studio to observe its citizens and create a plaster interpretation of culture and change by melding the Parisian lifestyle with the already adopted New York smoking behaviors.

“This show is not about whether the smoking laws are right or wrong, it’s about smoking as a behavior that both brings people together and sets them apart, regardless of the confines of law,” Reilly says.

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