Exhibition
Gérard Garouste
7 Sep 2022 - 2 Jan 2023
7 Sep 2022 - 2 Jan 2023
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Gérard Garouste, « Pinocchio et la partie de dés » (détail), 2017 © Adagp, Paris 2022. Photo © Bertrand Huet/Tutti
The retrospective dedicated to Gérard Garouste, one of the greatest contemporary French painters and proponent of uncompromising figuration, brings together 120 major paintings, often in very large format, and presents installations, sculptures and graphic works by the artist.
Gérard Garouste, « Pinocchio et la partie de dés » (détail), 2017 © Adagp, Paris 2022. Photo © Bertrand Huet/Tutti
It allows visitors to apprehend the full richness of the unclassifiable career of Gérard Garouste, “the restless”, whose life of study, but also of madness, and enigmatic oeuvre mutually inspire one another in a fascinating dialogue. Born in 1946, Gérard Garouste affirmed his decision to be a painter of a unique kind, in its most classical sense, early on. This position gave him the freedom to fully devote himself to painting, which he successively rooted in mythology, literature, the biblical narrative and Talmudic studies. Although he offers a few keys to understanding his paintings, he prefers to encourage reflection and a personal reading of his work. Even so, his works remain unclassifiable: elusive in their purpose, they are impressive pieces of figurative paintin
Where
Gallery 2, level 6
When
7 Sep 2022 - 2 Jan 2023
11am - 11pm, every thursdays
Closed on Tuesday
Booking strongly recommended
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