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Contemporary Counterpoint. Vija Celmins
Culture · Thursday, October 29 · 11:00 · Paris
Musée de l'Orangerie, Jardin des Tuileries
Free
Contemporary counterpoint highlights Vija Celmins, the artist who since the late 1960s has developed a highly precise body of work focused on surfaces: ocean, desert, sky or snow, which she calls 'impossible images', lacking spatial cues, immersing the viewer in infinity. Her works, created between 1971 and 2000, use various techniques (drawing, painting, printmaking, wood engraving) and play with flatness and illusion. Presented in the pronaos and the museum's contemporary gallery, these pieces dialogue with Monet's Water Lilies and invite a focused experience…
