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Almine Rech

The Shell (Landscapes, Portraits & Shapes) A show by Eric Troncy

Jan 10 — Feb 14, 2015 | Paris

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Paintings by John M Armleder, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Joe Bradley, Bernard Buffet, Brian Calvin, John Currin, Daan van Golden, Charline von Heyl, David Hockney, Alex Israel, Alex Katz, Karen Kilimnik, Bertrand Lavier, Erik Lindman, John McAllister, David Ostrowski, Richard Phillips, Bridget Riley, Christian Rosa, Julian Schnabel, Alain Séchas, Josh Smith, Betty Tompkins, Ida Tursic & Wilfried Mille, Jonas Wood, Christopher Wool.
Sculpture by Katharina Fritsch.

Inspired by Peter Schjeldahl’s quote that “Modern art history has ceased to represent a road traveled, and has come to seem an encircling panorama,” this exhibition gathers paintings (landscapes, portraits, shapes) by nearly twenty international artists from different generations, from Bridget Riley to Christian Rosa. Their artistic commitment harks back to some various eras when choosing a discipline –visual arts – didn’t carry the same promises or contingencies.

If Peter Schjeldahl drew this observation in the first article he published in The Village Voice on January 7, 1981, describing what seemed to him a new situation for art (a postmodernist use of history and the consequences of an economy that multiplies some fortunes), today it takes on an even more radical signification. The complex initiation journey that used to lead to a knowledge of art as well as the path made out of the ruptures traced by the avant-gardes seem to have given the way to a 360º panorama that offers an immediate and simultaneous access to the near totality of art production and its history. To the new generations, art from the last few decades may present itself as a tumblr, a panoramic view with uninhibited entertainment virtues.[…]

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Selected artworks

  • Bertrand Lavier,                                      Walt Disney Productions 1947-2014 #21, 2014

    Bertrand Lavier Walt Disney Productions 1947-2014 #21, 2014

    Acrylic painting on inkjet print on canvas
    138 x 228,5 cm
    54 3/8 x 90 in

  • Bertrand Lavier,                                      Walt Disney Productions 1947-2014 #20, 2014

    Bertrand Lavier Walt Disney Productions 1947-2014 #20, 2014

    Acrylic painting on inkjet print on canvas
    178 x 210,5 cm
    70 1/8 x 82 7/8 in

  • Christopher Wool,                                      Untitled (P478), 2005

    Christopher Wool Untitled (P478), 2005

    Enamel on linen
    198,1 x 152,4 cm
    78 x 60 in

  • Joe Bradley,                                      Untitled, 2014

    Joe Bradley Untitled, 2014

    Oil on canvas
    157,5 x 124,5 cm

  • Alain Séchas,                                      Untitled 42, 2012

    Alain Séchas Untitled 42, 2012

    Oil on canvas
    235 x 170 cm
    92 1/2 x 66 7/8 in

  • Alex Israel,                                      Untitled, 2014

    Alex Israel Untitled, 2014

    Oil and acrylic on canvas
    152,4 x 121,9 cm
    60 x 48 in

  • Alex Israel,                                      Untitled, 2014

    Alex Israel Untitled, 2014

    Oil and acrylic on canvas
    152,4 x 121,9 cm
    60 x 48 in

  • Alex Katz,                                      Anna, 2013

    Alex Katz Anna, 2013

    Oil on linen
    127 x 101,6 cm
    50 x 40 in

  • Alex Katz,                                      Cherry Blossoms, 2012

    Alex Katz Cherry Blossoms, 2012

    Oil on linen
    121,9 x 167,6 cm
    48 x 66 in

  • Alex Katz,                                      Three Cows, 1981

    Alex Katz Three Cows, 1981

    Oil on canvas
    243,8 x 367 cm
    96 x 144 1/2 in

  • Bernard Buffet,                                      Les Brigands, 1997

    Bernard Buffet Les Brigands, 1997

    Oil on canvas
    82,5 x 118 cm
    32 1/2 x 46 1/2 in

  • Betty Tompkins,                                      Fuck painting #50, 2014

    Betty Tompkins Fuck painting #50, 2014

    Acrylic on canvas
    147,3 x 152,4 cm
    58 x 60 in

  • Betty Tompkins,                                      Sex Painting #4, 2013

    Betty Tompkins Sex Painting #4, 2013

    Acrylic on canvas
    213,4 x 152,4 cm
    84 x 60 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Seven Seven, 2014

    Brian Calvin Seven Seven, 2014

    Acrylic on canvas
    198 x 122 cm

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Last Looks, 2013

    Brian Calvin Last Looks, 2013

    Oil and acrylic on canvas
    101 x 76 cm

  • Bridget Riley,                                      Aria (Azure), 2013-2014

    Bridget Riley Aria (Azure), 2013-2014

    Oil on linen
    165,2 x 283,3 cm

  • Charline Von Heyl,                                      La Nouvelle Marianne, 2013

    Charline Von Heyl La Nouvelle Marianne, 2013

    Oil and acrylic on canvas
    208,3 x 172,7 cm

  • Charline Von Heyl,                                      Wild Luck, 2013

    Charline Von Heyl Wild Luck, 2013

    Oil and acrylic on canvas
    208,3 x 182,9 cm

  • Christian Rosa,                                      To be titled, 2014

    Christian Rosa To be titled, 2014

    Oil paint and charcoal on canvas
    200 x 240 cm

  • Dan Van Golden,                                      Maguerite, 2014

    Dan Van Golden Maguerite, 2014

    Japanese lacquer on canvas
    190 x 125 cm

  • David Hockney,                                      The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven), 31 May, No. 1, 2011

    David Hockney The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven), 31 May, No. 1, 2011

    iPad drawing printed on four sheets of paper, mounted on four sheets of dibond
    244,5 x 185,5 cm (framed)

  • David Hockney,                                      The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire, in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 11 May 2011, 2011

    David Hockney The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire, in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 11 May 2011, 2011

    iPad drawing printed on four sheets of paper, mounted on four sheets of dibond
    244,5 x 185,5 cm (framed)

  • David Ostrowski,                                      F (Schöne Frauen bekommen), 2014

    David Ostrowski F (Schöne Frauen bekommen), 2014

    Acrylic, lacquer and paper on canvas
    191 x 241 cm (framed)

  • Erik Lindman,                                      Untitled, 2014

    Erik Lindman Untitled, 2014

    Found Surface (Aluminium) and Oil on Hemp over Panel
    244 x 152 cm
    96 x 60 in

  • Tursic & Mille,                                      Landscape and Blue and Pink and Yellow, 2014

    Tursic & Mille Landscape and Blue and Pink and Yellow, 2014

    Oil and silver on canvas
    210 x 340 cm

  • Tursic & Mille,                                      Landscape and Yellow, 2014

    Tursic & Mille Landscape and Yellow, 2014

    Oil and silver on canvas
    200 x 300 cm

  • Jean-Baptiste Bernadet,                                      Untitled (Vetiver III), 2014

    Jean-Baptiste Bernadet Untitled (Vetiver III), 2014

    Oil and cold wax on canvas
    200 x 180 cm

  • Jean-Baptiste Bernadet,                                      Untitled (Vetiver IV), 2014

    Jean-Baptiste Bernadet Untitled (Vetiver IV), 2014

    Oil and cold wax on canvas
    200 x 180 cm

  • John Currin,                                      Deauville, 2007

    John Currin Deauville, 2007

    Oil on canvas
    106,7 x 86,4 x 3,5 cm

  • John M Armleder,                                      A Frog Jumped with a Powder-Brush into the Water, 2014

    John M Armleder A Frog Jumped with a Powder-Brush into the Water, 2014

    Mixed media on canvas
    300 x 190 x 4 cm

  • John McAllister,                                      an intenser calm, 2014

    John McAllister an intenser calm, 2014

    Oil on canvas
    190,5 x 218,4 cm

  • John McAllister,                                      in distant glitter, 2014

    John McAllister in distant glitter, 2014

    Oil on canvas
    218,4 x 190,5 cm

  • Jonas Wood,                                      Landscape Pot 2, 2014

    Jonas Wood Landscape Pot 2, 2014

    Oil and acrylic on canvas
    304,8 x 193 cm

  • Josh Smith,                                      Untitled, 2014

    Josh Smith Untitled, 2014

    Oil on panel
    80 x 64,1 cm (framed)

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Untitled, 1988

    Julian Schnabel Untitled, 1988

    Oil and plates with bondo on wood
    182 x 152 cm

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      Later That Day, 1990

    Julian Schnabel Later That Day, 1990

    Oil, gesso, stain on tarpaulin
    243,8 x 193 cm

  • Julian Schnabel,                                      The Day I Missed, 1990

    Julian Schnabel The Day I Missed, 1990

    Oil, gesso on tarpaulin
    243,8 x 193 cm

  • Karen Kilimnik,                                      the francy pretty farm - the happy cows grazing by the fountain, 2012

    Karen Kilimnik the francy pretty farm - the happy cows grazing by the fountain, 2012

    Water soluble oil color on canvas
    35,6 x 45,7 cm

  • Katharina Fritsch,                                      Giant, 2007

    Katharina Fritsch Giant, 2007

    Polyester, paint
    195 x 95 x 70 cm

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Adriana II, 2012

    Richard Phillips Adriana II, 2012

    Oil on canvas
    335,3 x 243,8 cm

  • Richard Phillips,                                      Ingrid II, 2013

    Richard Phillips Ingrid II, 2013

    Oil on canvas
    152,4 x 200 cm

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