Galerie Daniel Templon commissioned Communic'Art to create and edit its current exhibition's catalogue, ''Héros'', from the artists Pierre & Gilles. The exhibition will run until 31st May 2014.

For their first exhibition at Galerie Daniel Templon, duo Pierre et Gilles are unveiling a series of previously unseen works on the theme of the hero.

The exhibition features a gallery of portraits, from heroic figures of antique mythology such as Achilles and Prometheus to superheroes of popular culture and fiction. We also encounter a number of contemporary heroes, such as a young rebel from the Arab Spring and a happy couple, sporting the artists’ features, celebrating a same-sex marriage.

Their pictures are peopled by their friends and family, anonymous and famous (including Zahia Dehar, Arielle Dombasle, Isabelle Huppert and Marc Jacobs), who appear in sophisticated life-size sets the artists build in their studio.

These hand-painted photographs, unique pieces of art, offer a wholly original reworking of the portrait tradition. Blending the humorous with the solemn, street culture with art history, Pierre et Gilles’ works explore the mysteries of representation and the ambiguity of the hero myth, contributing their own probing psychological insights.

The 96-page catalogue shows a beautiful selection of artworks accompanied by explanations.

Catherine Grenier, in an exclusive interview, talks to the artists about their career and creative process.

Pierre et Gilles have been producing works together since 1976, creating a world where painting and photography meet.

Dubbed ''imagénieurs'' (imagineers) by art critic Eric Troncy, these accomplished image creators have built up an extraordinary contemporary iconography that sets out to remodel the landscape of our imaginations.