Pierre Soulages at Galerie Perrotin
The black paintings of celebrated French artist Pierre Soulages are currently on view at Galerie Perrotin’s Upper East Side location on Madison Avenue. The dark paint has just enough shine to gently reflect the ceiling lights on their bumpy surfaces. The repetitive strokes of Soulages combine to form minimalist patterns of their own. Many of these beautiful canvases hang effortlessly from the ceiling, some of them back to back so viewers can surround them. Others hang with their backs fully exposed, revealing the artist’s handwritten signature, dimensions and date of completion…
While Monsieur Soulages wasn’t able to attend his opening, he was able to join the crowd via a Skype call from his studio in the south of France!
Finally, a Sophie Calle book in the downstairs offices…
Galerie Perrotin
909 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Tuesday – Saturday 10-6pm
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[…] born in 1919. I briefly worked in press for Galerie Perrotin, a New York gallery which co-hosted an exhibition of his that same year where I had to chance to see up close and personal his famous black paintings, a […]
These photos are astonishing!
Thank you so much, Marybel!