Homage To Denise René

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF A VISION · From December 3, 2013 – May 3, 2014

HOMAGE TO DENISE RENÉ

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF A VISION

From December 3, 2013 – May 3, 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 Rafael 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**Jean Arp Bronze 48,5 x 74 x 10,7 cm (19 x 29 ⅛ x 4 ¼ in.)

**2 elemente in 4 Stufen, 2013**David Bill Steel and resin 120 x 30 x 30 cm (47 ¼ x 11 ⅞ x 11 ⅞ in.)

**1997 n° 2, 1997**Jakob Bill Oil on canvas 90 x 90 cm (35 ½ x 35 ½ in.)

**Carré tenu par 4 couleurs, 1967-1968**Max Bill Oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm (39 ⅜ x 39 ⅜ in.)

**CCCXV, 2011**Anne Blanchet Incised Plexiglas 118 x 118 x 4,5 cm (46 ½ x 46 ½ x 1 ¾ in.)

**Deneb, 1966**Geneviève Claisse Oil on canvas 97 x 130 cm (38 ⅛ x 51 ⅛ in.)

**Plano Flexionante Circular, 2012**Elias Crepin Stainless steel, aluminum, nickel brass, nylon, motors, computer, electronic interface ø 300 cm (ø 118 ⅛ in.)

**Chromointerférence Mécanique, 1975**Carlos Cruz-Diez Silkscreened plexiglas, motor ø 200 cm (ø 78 ¾ in.)

**Physichromie 432, 1968**Carlos Cruz-Diez 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**Hugo Demarco Wood box with black light 210 x 40 x 40 cm (82 ⅝ x 15 ¾ x 15 ¾ in.)

**Voisinage, 1964**Cicero Dias Oil on canvas 100 x 81 cm (39 ⅜ x 31 ⅞ in.)

**E.26.A.I, 1971**Angel Duarte Stainless steel 100 x 48 x 48 cm (39 ⅜ x 18 ⅞ x 18 ⅞ in.)

**Radiante, 2013**Emanuela Fiorelli Gold elastic threads, plexiglas 50 x 50 x 25 cm (19 ⅝ x 19 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.)

**Box plexiglass, 2013**Emanuela Fiorelli Black elastic thread, plexiglass and photo 50 x 50 x 25 cm (19 ⅝ x 19 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.)

**Boîte à lumière instable, 1965**Horacio García-Rossi Light box 60 x 60 x 40 cm (23 ⅝ x 23 ⅝ x 15 ¾ in.)

**Color sound 1 d extraversion. 1972-1978**Karl Gerstner Nitrocellulose lacquer on synthetic laminate plates 118 x 118 cm (46 ½ x 46 ½ in.)

**Annaba, 2013**Gun Gordillo Red neon 150 x 60 x 40 cm (59 x 23 ⅝ x 15 ¾ in.)

**Composition 5, 1962**Jean Gorin Oil on wood 100 x 100 cm (39 ⅜ x 39 ⅜ in.)

**Composition 86, 1957**André Heurtaux 60 x 112 cm (23 ⅝ x 44 in.)

**Composition 25, 1949**André Heurtaux Oil on canvas 77 x 108 cm (30 ¼ x 42 ½ in.)

**Composition 22, 1932**André Heurtaux Oil on canvas and paper 46 x 32,5 cm (18 ⅛ x 12 ¾ in.)

**Composition 29, 1932**André Heurtaux Oil on canvas and paper 35 x 27 cm (13 ¾ x 10 ⅝ in.)

**Composition 40, undated**André Heurtaux Oil on canvas and paper 27 x 22 cm (10 ⅝ x 8 ⅝ in.)

**Problème de forme, 1953**Robert Jacobsen Black iron 44,5 x 77 x 76 cm (17 ½ x 30 ¼ x 30 in.)

**Folk II, 1998**Youri Jeltov Acrylic on canvas 61 x 50 cm (24 x 19 ⅝ in.)

**Espace rouge, 2008**Youri Jeltov Acrylic on canvas 130 x 97 cm (51 ⅛ x 31 ⅛ in.)

**Amorphe, 1962**Lajos Kassák Oil on canvas 89 x 99 cm (35 x 39 in.)

**Painting (27.6), 2013**Matti Kujasalo Acrylic on canvas ø 175 cm (ø 68 ⅞ in.)

**LAb[au]**Origami, 2013 Folded paper and wood 180 x 180 x 30 cm (70 ⅞ x 70 ⅞ x 11 ⅞ in.)

**Double mouvement. Ed. 1/9, 1965**Julio Le Parc Wood, metal, silkscreened cardboard 123,5 x 122 x 24 cm (48 ⅝ x 48 x 9 ½ in.)

**Twisted strings, 1977**Walter Leblanc White latex and coton threads on canvas 3 parts of 130 x 130 cm (51 ⅛ x 51 ⅛ in.)

**Free composition, 2011**José Macaparana Acrylic and pigments on cardboard ø 37 cm (ø 14 ½ in.)

**Little sylver dynamo, 1972**Heinz Mack Aluminum 40 x 40 x 12 cm (15 ¾ x 15 ¾ x 4 ¾ in.)

**Néon dans l'espace, 1969-1996**François Morellet 3 neons and plexiglas 240 x 80 x 80 cm (94 ½ x 31 ¼ x 31 ¼ cm)

**Ajaccio I, 1959**Richard Mortensen Oil on canvas 100 x 80 cm (39 ⅜ x 31 ¼ in.)

**Navire argo, 1957**Aurélie Nemours Oil on canvas 116 x 90 cm (45 ⅝ x 35 ⅜ in.)

**Moving object n°502-519, 2011**Pe Lang Gearmotor, magnets 66 x 54 cm (26 x 21 ¼ in.)

**Prochromatique n°228, 1986**Dario Perez-Flores Acrylic and wood on canvas with metal rods 116 x 116 cm (45 ⅝ x 45 ⅝ in.)

**Mobile 2011, 2011**Dario Perez-Flores Acrylic and wood on canvas and motor 54 x 54 x 7 cm (21 ½ x 21 ½ x 2 ¾ in.)

**Quatre points, 1966**Ivan Picelj Four telescopic rods 90 x 90 x 30 cm (35 ⅜ x 35 ⅜ x 11 ⅞ in.)

**Two lines in at II, 1984-1989**George Rickey Stainless steel 46 x 70 x 9 cm (18 ⅛ x 27 ½ x 3 ½ in.)

**Trame en temps réel noir blanc jaune 1, 2012**Santiago Torres Wood, metal, LED Screen and software 130 x 78 cm (51 ⅛ x 30 ¾ in.)

**Anamorphose 2, 1961**Nicolas Schöffer Wood, metal, plexiglas, light and motor 44,2 x 91,5 x 80 cm (17 ⅜ x 36 x 31 ½ in.)

**Structure permutationnelle, 1959-1967**Francisco Sobrino Acrylic on canvas 120 x 120 cm (47 ¼ x 47 ¼ in.)

**Gran Amarillo, 1989**Jesús Soto Acrylic on wood and metal 153 x 102 x 17 cm (60 ¼ x 40 ⅛ x 6 ¾ in.)

**Rojo y Plata, 1968**Jesús Soto Acrylic on wood and metal 73 x 101 x 15 cm (28 ¾ x 39 ¾ x 5 ⅞ in.)

**Pénétrable BBL bleu. Ed. 1/8, 1999-2007**Jesús Soto Nylon and metal 365 x 1400 x 400 cm (143 ¾ x 551 ⅛ x 157 ½ in.)

**Hélicoïde, 1969**Joel Stein Metal 250 x 75 cm (98 ½ x 29 ½ in.)

**Spirale I, 2006**Haruhiko Sunagawa Wood, stone and glass 86 x 70 x 200 cm (33 ⅞ x 27 ½ x 78 ¾ in.)

**Méta-Malevitch, 1954**Jean Tinguely Wood, metal rods, acrylic and motor 41 x 41 x 14 cm (16 ⅛ x 16 ⅛ x 5 ½ in.)

**O.T. (Cadmiumgreen light), 2012**Wolfram Ullrich Acrylic on metal 40,5 x 119 x 3,4 cm (16 x 46 ⅞ x 1 ⅜ in.)

**Mir, 2013**Wolfram Ullrich Acrylic on metal 57 x 103 x 2,8 cm (22 ⅜ x 40 ½ x 1 ⅛ in.)

**Naï, 1949**Victor Vasarely Oil on canvas 116 x 100 cm (45 ⅝ x 39 ⅜ in.)

**Kezdi-kroa, 1966-1967**Victor Vasarely Acrylic on canvas 150 x 150 cm (59 x 59 in.)

**50 prepared dc-motors, filler wire 1,0 mm, 2009**Zimoun Aluminum and motor 200 x 100 x 5 cm (78 ¾ x 39 ⅜ x 2 in.)

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