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Still Life, Almine Rech Paris - MatignonMarch 10 — April 10, 2021 • Paris, Matignon
Opening on Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
from 2 pm to 6 pm
Almine Rech Paris | Matignon is pleased to present Still Life, a group show including works by Alexander Calder, Maria Lassnig, Pablo Picasso and Tom Wesselmann.
Still Life includes a selection of works by twentieth century artists who explored the genre, pushing its conventional boundaries in evermore surprising ways. With extant works dating as far back as ancient Egypt, still life painting was formalized by a set of structures during the Renaissance period, and has remained its own significant class ever since. Typically depicting inanimate objects in careful arrangement usually upon a table or other flat surface, still life painting allows the artist a unique opportunity to test formal practices and experiment with light, shadow, and realistic accuracy. Beginning in the late nineteenth-century artists began to reconsider the restrictions imposed upon still life painting. Through works by Alexander Calder, Maria Lassnig, Pablo Picasso, and Tom Wesselmann Still Life will highlight several of the Modernists who led the way in breaking from the genre’s long-established traditions.
- Jessica Holmes (writer and critic)
18 Avenue Matignon
75008 Paris FR
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18 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France, Paris, France