Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection to Present 'Clair-obscur' Exhibition Exploring Chiaroscuro Legacy
The Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection has mounted the exhibition "Clair-obscur," which draws on approximately 100 works from the Pinault Collection, including several modernist pieces for the first time. The show explores the legacy of chiaroscuro, transforming the museum into a luminous and crepuscular landscape that pairs historical techniques from Caravaggio and Goya with contemporary installations. Curated by Emma Lavigne, it features artists including Pierre Huyghe, Philippe Parreno, Sigmar Polke, Victor Man, Bill Viola, Laura Lamiel, Frank Bowling, Bruce Nauman, and Wolfgang Tillmans.
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The presentation positions chiaroscuro as a continuing narrative and philosophical device that links Mannerist and Baroque precedents to current practice, offering collectors and curators a framework for assessing how light and shadow shape value in both historical and living artists' works. By dedicating specific galleries to series by Man and Lamiel while placing Huyghe's Camata beneath the dome, the exhibition signals institutional commitment to sensory and metaphysical themes that recur across the Pinault holdings.
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- Artists: Frank Bowling, James Lee Byars, Bruce Conner, Trisha Donnelly, Jean Dubuffet, Alberto Giacometti, Robert Gober, Pierre Huyghe, Saodat Ismaïlova, Laura Lamiel, Victor Man, Maria Martins, Jean-Luc Moulène, Fujiko Nakaya, Bruce Nauman, Philippe Parreno, Sigmar Polke, Carol Rama, Germaine Richier, Louis Soutter, Alina Szapocznikow, Yves Tanguy, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rosemarie Trockel, Bill Viola, Danh Vo, Mary Wigman
- People: Emma Lavigne, Giorgio Agamben
- Museums: Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection
- Locations: Paris
- Prices: 15€, 10€
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