Fine painting is a thing of the past (2)
New paintings are in the majority for this new volume, covering the Nantes stop of the exhibition: updated texts, in-situ photos, etc. An indispensable addition to the first volume.
La belle peinture est derrière nous, literally referring to a painting behind the viewer, is the title of a video by the artist Pierrick Sorrin. It's also the name of a painting exhibition presenting a new generation of French painters, travelling from Istanbul to Nantes (Lieu Unique) via Los Angeles and Asia between 2010 and 2012.
Gallery owner Éva Hobber’s curation is definitive, uncompromising: we’re not talking agreeable, decorative, want-it-for-my-living-room salon painting here, but art that knocks into things, gets hurt, sometimes gets in a brawl; art that wins or loses its own battles - whether over subject or form..
Featuring 26 artists, presented by five famous critics: Philippe Dagen, Richard Leydier, Marie Maertens, Philippe Piguet and Thibaut de Ruyter.
A richly illustrated catalogue of the works, with views of the exhibitions. A fine (sic) introduction to this medium, whose death was announced a little prematurely...