shops in London, Amsterdam, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and New York with more to open in Beijing and Shanghai. agnès b. now operates three stores in the US, all located in New York City. Agnès Troublé says she wants to set an example with her business and social responsibility: 'To me, there is a consistency between the fact that the clothes are made here and what I am, what I do, what I love to do.' She currently supports several associations, including AIDES, ACT UP and Handicap International. Gallery and periodical In 1984, agnès b. opened the Galerie du Jour in Paris, exhibiting Graffiti artists such as A-one, Futura 2000, Henry "Banger" Benvenuti, Sharp, and others; Bazooka, Bad BC, Echo et Mode2, BBC (Bad Boys Crew), Ash, Skki et Jayonedont, Les Tétines Noires, les Frères Ripoulin. The library-gallery on rue du Jour eventually relocated to rue Quincampoix in the 4th arrondissement. A second library-gallery agnès b. then opened in Japan. The brand also has a periodical on contemporary art called Point d'ironie. Film interests and production company agnès b. founded a joint film concern with Harmony Korine called O'Salvation, under whose banner Korine began production on Mister Lonely in London in 2006. She also designated an entity for personal projects, christened Love Streams, with the blessing of Gena Rowlands, widow of John Cassavetes, who directed the 1984 film of the same name. Her acts of film patronage include the supplying of completion funds to Gaspar Noé for Irréversible (2002) and to Claire Denis for Trouble Every Day (2001), as well as the underwriting of numerous film festivals. She has also directed two documentaries (as Agnès Troublé): Une sorte de journal vidéo in 2011, and Je m'appelle Hmmm.... in 2013, which entered in competition for the Orizzonti section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival. The brand also has a film production company, Love streams productions agnès b. Honours She was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 21 May 1985, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 1997. She was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2000. Notes "Mother of Reinvention" by David Hershkovits, Paper Magazine, retrieved April 17, 2006 "Agnès B: Film & Fashion" by Boyd Davis, Fashion Windows website, retrieved April 18, 2006 agnes b., 2000 interview by Mary Clarke, Index Magazine, retrieved April 17, 2006 Liberté, Égalité, Agnès B. by Laura Jacobs, Vanity