Currently on view at integrated resort City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai, the exhibition “Artletics” by French artist Laurent Perbos* transforms everyday sports into contemporary art, aiming to offer exhibitors an experience that connects athletic movement with aesthetic expression.
Drawing from the ancient Greek ideal where art and athletics reflected one another, the exhibition reinterprets modern sports through Perbos’s signature concepts of “displacement” and “distortion,” according to an information board at the entrance to the exhibition.
The exhibition features playful reconfigurations of familiar sports elements – including tennis courts, basketball structures, and ping pong tables – turning them into sculptural forms that blend humour, motion, and public engagement.
The message added that the exhibition aims to bridge French imagination and Chinese creativity, offering exhibitiongoers an immersive experience where the beauty of movement and the energy of sport meet artistic expression.
With free admission, the exhibition is open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. next to LAN Bar at COD until January 4, 2026.
*Perbos, born in 1971 in Bordeaux, southwestern France, is a contemporary French artist known for his playful, poetic, and often humorous transformations of everyday objects. He lives and works in Marseille. His work, which spans sculpture, installation, and site-specific projects, reconfigures common, mass-produced items into unexpected and vibrant forms that challenge our perceptions of function, material, and art itself. – DeepSeek
Photos by Khalel Vallo
