Daniel Templon was 21 when he founded the gallery in 1966 in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, before moving in 1972 to the Marais district, a stone's throw from the future Centre Pompidou.
The gallery first made a name for itself with its program of conceptual and minimal art. From the 70s onwards, the gallery introduced the French public to the great names in American art. It quickly established itself as one of the reference galleries in the promotion of contemporary art in France. In 1972, Daniel Templon and Catherine Millet launched Art Press magazine.

Today, the gallery represents about thirty international artists. Its program seeks to promote a dialogue between different generations: established artists of classic contemporary art, international mid-career artists, and experiments by young artists.
The gallery collaborates actively with museums and institutions to design exhibitions and publications. It pursues an important policy of producing works and regularly publishes exhibition catalogs.