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Emily Mason Other Rooms, Works from 1959-2017

Jan 10 — Mar 14, 2026 | Paris, Turenne

Opening on Saturday, January 10, 2026 from 6 to 8 pm

In January 2026, Almine Rech is dedicating an exhibition at its rue de Turenne space in Paris to the American painter Emily Mason (1932–2019). This will be the first major monographic exhibition devoted to the artist in Europe, spanning nearly sixty years of her creative output. Featuring around fifty works, this retrospective will cover a period from the late 1950s to the second half of the 2010s, offering the chance to discover her paintings on canvas, clayboard and paper.

Although her work is represented in several private collections in Europe, American painter Emily Mason has never been the subject of a solo exhibition here, with the exception of a 2004 presentation of her prints in Venice, the city where she studied and worked between 1956 and 1958. This first monographic presentation in France therefore offers an exceptional opportunity not only to engage with it anew but also to appreciate its distinctiveness within a contemporary context that celebrates painting in all its forms. Mason’s story begins, first and foremost, with a significant artistic heritage. Born in 1932 in New York City, she was the daughter of Alice Trumbull Mason, a poet, painter, printmaker, and co-founder of the American Abstract Artists (AAA) organization in the 1930s. In her various capacities, Alice corresponded with William Carlos Williams, Gertrude Stein, and Alice B. Toklas, and both within the framework of her AAA activities and beyond, maintained close ties with Josef Albers, Piet Mondrian, Joan Miró, David Smith, Arshile Gorky, Ray Johnson, Elaine and Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Ad Reinhardt, before forming deep friendships with John Cage and Merce Cunningham. 
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— Erik Verhagen, art historian and curator

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Selected artworks

  • Emily Mason,                                      Lunar Sand, 1985

    Emily Mason Lunar Sand, 1985

    Oil on canvas
    132.1 x 106.7 cm
    52 x 42 in

  • Emily Mason,                                      Vacation Land, 1990

    Emily Mason Vacation Land, 1990

    Oil on canvas
    127 x 127 cm, 50 x 50 in (unframed)
    129.5 x 129.5 x 6.5 cm (framed)

  • Emily Mason,                                      So Plausible, 1972

    Emily Mason So Plausible, 1972

    Oil on canvas
    107.3 x 112.4 x 3.8 cm, 42 1/4 x 44 1/4 x 1 1/2 in (unframed)
    109.2 x 114.3 x 6.3 cm, 43 x 45 x 2 1/2 in (framed)

  • Emily Mason,                                      Presage, 2015

    Emily Mason Presage, 2015

    Oil on canvas
    107.3 x 91.4 cm, 42 x 36 in (unframed)
    109.2 x 94 x 6.5 cm (framed)

  • Emily Mason,                                      When Cancelled by the Frost, 1977-1978

    Emily Mason When Cancelled by the Frost, 1977-1978

    Oil on canvas
    71.1 x 96.5 cm, 28 x 38 in (unframed)
    73.4 x 79.6 x 6.5 cm (framed)

  • Emily Mason,                                      Untitled, 1959

    Emily Mason Untitled, 1959

    Oil on paper
    47.6 x 67 cm, 18 1/2 x 26 1/2 in (unframed)
    55.3 x 74.5 x 5 cm (framed)

  • Emily Mason,                                      Out to Dry, 2006

    Emily Mason Out to Dry, 2006

    Oil on claybord
    25.4 x 20.3 cm, 10 x 8 in (unframed)
    27.6 x 22.5 x 2.6 cm (framed)

  • Emily Mason,                                      Untitled, 1985

    Emily Mason Untitled, 1985

    Litho monotype on paper
    76.2 x 56.5 cm, 30 x 22 in (unframed)
    86.5 x 67 x 5 cm (framed)

  • Emily Mason,                                      Untitled, 2005

    Emily Mason Untitled, 2005

    Carborundum monoprint on paper
    56.8 x 59.7 cm, 22 1/2 x 23 1/2 in (unframed)
    64.2 x 66.8 x 5 cm, 25 x 26 x 2 in (framed)

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