Geneviève Claisse is more than just an artist – she’s the leading abstract painter of her generation, and one of the most important voices in contemporary art today.
The French artist rose to prominence in the 1950s at a time when Paris was divided by the chasm between lyrical abstraction and a purer constructed geometry, and became a driving force of geometric abstraction and a new visual language of line and colour beside Victor Vasarely, César Domela, and Jean Gorin.
As the great niece of pioneering abstract painter Auguste Herbin, it’s fair to say that Claisse’s eye for art runs in the family, and she is celebrated as the heir to the Abstract-Création movement.
While she has previously exhibited in group shows at galleries in London – including the Royal Academy – Claisse’s show at Connaught Brown this September is her first UK solo exhibition.
Expect to see bold, colourful pieces such as ‘Cercles’ that demonstrate exactly why her works are so revered. H Geneviève Claisse’s solo exhibition runs from 20 September-21 October at Connaught Brown, 2 Albermarle Street W1S 4HD.
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