HOMAGE TO DENISE RENÉ
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF A VISION
From December 3rd, 2013 to May 3rd, 2014
This exhibition pays tribute to the Galerie Denise René in its adventure in the art world led by its charismatic founder, and also to the evolution of the artistic trend to which the gallery dedicated itself since its creation in 1944 in Paris. Showing works by more than 50 artists, the exhibition gathers leading personalities of geometric abstraction (Vasarely, Cruz-Diez, Soto, Morellet, Le Parc, among others), and young artists, such as Elias Crespin, Lab(au) and Zimoun, who give a new impulse to this artistic trend.
THE EXHIBITION
Homage to Denise Rene. Past, Present and Future of a Vision is shaped around the work of more than fifty artists, some of whom are emblematic pioneer figures of geometric abstraction such as Victor Vasarely, Jesús Soto, Julio Le Parc, François Morellet or Carlos Cruz-Diez. This show is also an opportunity to discover new proposals that have been created by young artists in this same trend such as Elias Crespin, Lab(au), Zimoun, Pe Lang, among others.
Espace-Expression is pleased to open its thematic exhibition center with this show, that offers to the public an overview of geometric abstraction through its evolution from past to present.
Art must invent new paths in order to exist. That was the premise of Denise René, and this is what our exhibition tends to illustrate: an intergenerational dialogue of expressions, languages and paths that, despite their differences, flow towards the same direction.
Moustache de machine. Ed. 1/5, 1965 Bronze 48,5 x 74 x 10,7 cm (19 x 29 ⅛ x 4 ¼ in.)
2 elemente in 4 Stufen, 2013 Steel and resin 120 x 30 x 30 cm (47 ¼ x 11 ⅞ x 11 ⅞ in.)
1997 n° 2, 1997 Oil on canvas 90 x 90 cm (35 ½ x 35 ½ in.)
Carré tenu par 4 couleurs, 1967-1968 Oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm (39 ⅜ x 39 ⅜ in.)
CCCXV, 2011 Incised Plexiglas 118 x 118 x 4,5 cm (46 ½ x 46 ½ x 1 ¾ in.)
Untitled, 1966-1968 Wood, Plexiglas, lamps and motor 128 x 130 x 50 cm (50 ⅜ x 51 ⅛ x 19 ⅝ in.)
Untitled, 1964-1967 Color on canvas with two spheres 73 x 100 cm (28 ¾ x 39 ⅜ in.)
Deneb, 1966 Oil on canvas 97 x 130 cm (38 ⅛ x 51 ⅛ in.)
Plano Flexionante Circular, 2012 Stainless steel, aluminum, nickel brass, nylon, motors, computer, electronic interface ø 300 cm (ø 118 ⅛ in.)
Chromointerférence Mécanique, 1975 Silkscreened plexiglas, motor ø 200 cm (ø 78 ¾ in.)
Physichromie 432, 1968 Cardboard, casein, cellulose acetate inserts mounted on plywood, aluminum strip frame 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in.)
Structure animée à déplacement continuel, 1968-1972 Wood box with black light 210 x 40 x 40 cm (82 ⅝ x 15 ¾ x 15 ¾ in.)
Voisinage, 1964 Oil on canvas 100 x 81 cm (39 ⅜ x 31 ⅞ in.)
Untitled, 1960-1970 Gouache on paper 41 x 32 cm (16 ⅛ x 12 ⅝ in.)
Untitled, 1960-1970 Gouache on paper 40 x 30,5 cm (15 ¾ x 12 in.)
E.26.A.I, 1971 Stainless steel 100 x 48 x 48 cm (39 ⅜ x 18 ⅞ x 18 ⅞ in.)
Untitled, 1961 Gouache on paper 76 x 58 cm (30 x 22 ⅞ in.)
Untitled, ca. 1958 Gouache on paper 76 x 58 cm (30 x 22 ⅞ in.)
Radiante, 2013 Gold elastic threads, plexiglas 50 x 50 x 25 cm (19 ⅝ x 19 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.)
Box plexiglass, 2013 Black elastic thread, plexiglass and photo 50 x 50 x 25 cm (19 ⅝ x 19 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.)
