Jean Jullien Exhibition 「PURPLE PONY」

<Exhibition work>

© Jean Jullien Courtesy of NANZUKA

In this exhibition, Jean Julian looks at everyday life in Japan, draws what he sees, feels, and loves, and quietly asks why he is attracted to it. In modern society, fiction is trapped in media such as books and movies, and lies are often treated in negative ways, like fake news or artificial reality. In such a situation, Julian accepts fiction not as an escape from reality, but as a gaze to love the familiar world, and tries to gently revisit the landscape and emotions there from a new perspective.
The city of Tokyo is a stage where imagination and everyday life are mixed. There, fiction penetrates into the city, the people, and the overflowing image, and it feels as if the reality itself has spread a little and touched a dream.
"PURPLE PONY" freely travels between such "reality" and "imagination" and draws intimate reflections on affection, imagination, and the simple act of "living".
A step away from the story of adventures and adversity depicted at JUJUJU's Castle, currently being held at NANZUKA ART INSTITUTE (Shanghai), "PURPLE PONY" offers a gentler, gentler, and a love letter-like exhibition.

Profile

Jean Julien | Jean Jullien
Born in France in 1983. Currently living in Paris.​
After graduating from Central Saint Martins in London in 2008, he earned a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in 2010. A French artist known for his wide range of expressions across genres and formats, including illustrations, paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, videos, books, clothing, and design objects.​
In 2011, he founded the film production unit "Jullien Brothers" together with his younger brother Nichola Julian. In 2016, together with Jae Huh, he launched the lifestyle brand "NOUNOU" based in Seoul, where he develops clothing, objects, rags, art toys, etc.​In 2022, he published the first comprehensive collection of works from Phaidon Press. In addition, the sculpture series Paper People and Paper Society has been exhibited at DDP (Seoul), MIMA (Brussel), GINZA SIX (Tokyo), Le Bon Marche (Paris), etc., attracting international attention.
Currently, he is working on a temporary basis in Tokyo, and in May 2025, he announced a special installation for the Taraossean Foundation at the Osaka and Kansai Expo. "JUJU's Castle" is being held at NANZUKA ART INSTITUTE (Shanghai) until March 1, 2026.

<Signing>
On the day of the event, goods will be held for those who purchase goods over 1,000 yen including tax at the venue.
・Date and time: Nov. 21, 2025 (Fri) 18:00 to 19:00
・Location: PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO Venue
※Depending on the situation, numbered tickets may be distributed.
   In that case, we will inform you at PARCO ART Official X.
※Participation is required to enter the exhibition.
※Signing can be done not only for goods purchased at the venue, but also for private items (Jean Julian-related goods you brought).

<Purple PONY Commemorative Goods>

Cap ¥4,950 / T-shirt ¥5,500 Long T-shirt (front and back) ¥9,900 Postcard ¥200 / wooden keychain ¥1,320

At the venue, we will sell commemorative goods with key visuals of this exhibition.
※The image is an image.

<NANZUKA ART INSTITUTE (Shanghai) “JUJU’s Castle” Commemorative Goods>

We will sell goods currently on sale at the exhibition "JUJU's Castle" at NANZUKA ART INSTITUTE (Shanghai) at the venue.
※In addition, we plan to handle a large number of products.

<Creative label "NOUNOU" goods>
At the venue, we will sell goods from the creative label "NOUNOU" from Korea to which Jean Julian belongs.
※Products handled will be released later.