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Showcasing over 40 works by mostly female artists including Marina Abramovic, Sophie Calle, Cindy Sherman and Tracey Emin, the exhibition will open at...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eMusician Pharrell Williams premiered his \"Girl\" exhibition in Paris Monday, May 26. \u003cbr/\u003eShowcasing over 40 works by mostly female artists including Marina Abramovic, Sophie Calle, Cindy Sherman and Tracey Emin, the exhibition will open at Emmanuel Perrotin's new space in Paris, the Salle de Bal on 27th May 2014.\u003cbr/\u003eThe works pay homage to women says Pharrell, whose last album and new unisex fragrance are also called \"GIRL\".\u003cbr/\u003e\"Just like my album, what I tried to do, is offer many different facets of my appreciation for women. And that's what this exhibition does. This exhibition, it houses many different perspectives, many different facets, and the expression of what we feel about women,\" he explained.\u003cbr/\u003eTalking to press ahead of the exhibition opening, the 41-year-old spoke commented on the recent arrest of six young people in Iran who posted a video online of themselves dancing to his hit song \"Happy\".\u003cbr/\u003eThe song has sparked similar videos all over the world, with people dancing down streets and smiling in choreographed crowds, but in Iran, laws ban women from dancing in public or appearing outside without the hijab or head scarf.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I have the upmost respect for people's religious views, so I have to say that first and foremost,\" he said. \"But at the same time and I'm a universalist and I think everybody should be able to express their happiness and their celebration of the gift of now, of the present. The present is a gift, and if you just want to celebrate your happiness, you should be allowed to do that and so I tweeted back that they should be freed. I think most of them were detained for a longer period of time, and then they eventually they let them all go. So we were happy to hear about that but for me, I was sad by it, because I was like, 'Man they are just dancing'. But at the same time, I don't live in that country, I don't know the laws. But I in my heart of all hearts just thought, they were dancing and they should be able to express their happiness.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWilliams explained why he chose Paris for the exhibition.\u003cbr/\u003e\"France has always been good to me and our music, The Neptunes, and NERD,\" he explained. \"They have always been good to us. The radio stations here, and you know our records have gone number one here first a lot, before anywhere else. It's either here or Holland and you feel it when you go to the shows, or when you go to the festivals, you know you feel it here. They have just always been so good to me, so then why not come back. I love France.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"GIRL\" will be open until June 25th 2014.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eParis - May 26 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of Pharrell Williams arriving at exhibition and posing with other artists \u003cbr/\u003e2. Mid of Pharrell Williams posing with artists\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close up of Pharrell Williams \u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide photographers \u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of Guy Limone canvas \u003cbr/\u003e6. Close up of figurines \u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of Takashi Murakami portrait of Pharrell and Helen Williams kissing \u003cbr/\u003e8. Mid of Takashi Murakami portrait of Pharrell and Helen Williams posing \u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide Mr. painting (his real name is Mr.)\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of Rob Pruitt couch \u003cbr/\u003e11. Close-up Rob Pruitt couch\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of various sculptures \u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid Chiho Aoshima sculpture\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide Ryan McGinley painting \u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide presser\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Pharrell Williams, Singer/Artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Just like my album, what I tried to do, is offer many different facets of my appreciation for women. And that's what this exhibition does. This exhibition, it houses many different perspectives, many different facets, and the expression of what we feel about women.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Cutaway Pharrell hands \u003cbr/\u003e18 .SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Pharrell Williams, Singer/Artist, on the arrest of six young people in Iran for posting a video online of them dancing to Pharrell Williams' hit song \"Happy\":\u003cbr/\u003e\"I have the upmost respect for people's religious views, so I have to say that first and foremost. But at the same time and I'm a universalist and I think everybody should be able to express their happiness and their celebration of the gift of now, of the present. The present is a gift, and if you just want to celebrate your happiness, you should be allowed to do that and so I tweeted back that they should be freed. I think most of them were detained for a longer period of time, and then they eventually they let them all go. So we were happy to hear about that but for me, I was sad by it, because I was like, 'Man they are just dancing'. But at the same time, I don't live in that country, I don't know the laws. But I in my heart of all hearts just thought, they were dancing and they should be able to express their happiness.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Cutaway Pharrell's shirt\u003cbr/\u003e20. Cutaway Pharrell's sneakers\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Pharrell Williams, singer and artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"France has always been good to me and our music, The Neptunes, and NERD. \"They have always been good to us. The radio stations here, and you know our records have gone number one here first a lot, before anywhere else. It's either here or Holland and you feel it when you go to the shows, or when you go to the festivals, you know you feel it here. They have just always been so good to me, so then why not come back. I love France.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Cutaway photographers \u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE(ENGLISH) Pharrell Williams, singer and artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"What am I looking for? I think when I find it, that is when my life will be over. So I am always going to be looking. I think curiosity is, it's what keeps us going as people. When you are no longer curious, you are no longer living. \"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Cutaway camera screen \u003cbr/\u003e25. 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