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For his first exhibition in France, at Galerie Lelong & Co. in May 2019, Samuel Levi Jones presented a set of large format works that were collections of flattened bindings of books and portfolios, works which brilliantly played with a combination of stories and materials.

For this second appearance in Paris, the artist from Indianapolis has focused on the interior of these deconstructed books, working with the pulp thus obtained to produce brightly coloured monochromes. He links these ‘paintings’ to his perception of the social and ‘safety’ crisis by giving his works titles that directly evoke recent events in France and the US. Rise Up, Théo, End Systemic Oppression, Michel Zecler. He has also worked with the spines of these dismantled books, creating precariously-balanced structures, a metaphor for certainties that are currently being questioned.

A catalogue showcasing the artist’s work over the last five years will be published at the end of June.

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About the Artist

Samuel Levi Jones creates work that is informed by early documentary methods of representation and historical source material. Jones’ practice involves investigating power and equality struggles of the past then reimagining new scenarios and new works based off of the analysis of primary source materials.

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About the Gallery
Galerie Lelong is located in Paris and New York. It was founded by Jacques Dupin, Daniel Lelong and Jean Frémon.

The Paris gallery has been exhibiting recent works from artists of international standing since 1981. The 1980s were notable for artists who went on to become household names, including Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Eduardo Chillida, Paul Rebeyrolle, Pierre Alechinsky, but also for the next generation of artists: Konrad Klapheck, Jan Dibbets, Donald Judd, Robert Ryman, Richard Serra, Jannis Kounellis, Arnulf Rainer, Nicola De Maria and Jan Voss.

In the 1990s, the gallery hosted artists who represented major movements in contemporary art: Sean Scully, Günther Förg, Andy Goldsworthy, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Antonio Saura. The gallery also increased international recognition of the work of Ana Mendieta.

Since the turn of the century, Galerie Lelong has accentuated the geographical and expressive diversity of its artists: from sculpture and objects by Jaume Plensa, David Nash, Wolfgang Laib, Kiki Smith, Rebecca Horn, Barry Flanagan to installations by Barthélémy Toguo and Lin Tianmiao, without forgetting painting, namely David Hockney, Robert Motherwell, Kate Shepherd, Nalini Malani, Nancy Spero, Juan Uslé, Leon Kossoff.

Galerie Lelong has a large publishing department which produces and distributes engravings, lithographs, digital prints and multiple objects, and collates these works in catalogues raisonnés.

It produces monumental sculptures to order for public spaces and private clients.

The gallery is present at the leading international contemporary art fairs (Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel Hong Kong, Fiac Paris, Frieze London, Frieze New York, Arco Madrid, Art Brussels, Expo Chicago...).

The directors of the gallery are Jean Frémon, Daniel Lelong and Patrice Cotensin in Paris and Mary Sabbatino in New York.
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