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Fabienne Verdier

FABIENNE VERDIER

Silencieuses coïncidences Galerie Lelong 30 November 2017–20 January 2018 13 Rue de Téhéran, Paris
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In anticipation of an exhibition of paintings scheduled for autumn 2018, for its very first Fabienne Verdier show the gallery has chosen a group of large, brightly coloured screen-prints combined with a set of smaller black and white works. These prints, produced in her studio in Vexin and brought together for the show under the title of “Silencieuses coïncidences” [“Silent coincidences”] blend together western modernity and Chinese tradition, spontaneity, energy and controlled brushstrokes. All of these qualities are to be found in the 22 works included in the 50th anniversary edition of the Petit Robert dictionary, the creative process behind them being explained in Polyphonies (Le Robert & Albin Michel).

Fabienne Verdier was born in Paris in 1962 and graduated from the Ecole des beaux-arts in Toulouse. For more than ten years, she studied painting, aesthetics and philosophy at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, alongside the last great Chinese painting masters. She describes this experience in her book “Passagère du Silence” published by Albin Michel. From these teachings she developed a very personal expression which blends together the principles of Chinese calligraphy and modern art.

Fabienne Verdier regularly exhibits her work in Europe and Asia. She recently took part in large-scale collective exhibitions: at the Pinakothek in Munich (2017 and 2014), at the Musée Granet in Aix-enProvence (2017), the National Museum of Art in Oslo, the Folkwang museum in Essen (2016), and the Centre Pompidou de Metz (2014). Her works feature in a number of collections from the MNAM Centre Pompidou and the Musée Cernuschi in Paris, or the Fondation Hubert Looser in Zurich.

The gallery will be closed from Saturday 23 December to Tuesday 2nd January inclusive.

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About the Artist

Fabienne Verdier, born on March 3, 1962 in Paris, is a French painter. She lives and works near Paris.

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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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13 rue de Téhéran
Paris
France
Opening Hours
Tues - Fri, 10.30am - 6pm
Sat, 2pm - 6.30pm
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Paris 13 rue de Téhéran
Galerie Lelong contemporary art gallery in 13 Rue de Teheran Paris France
Galerie Lelong
13 rue de Téhéran, Paris, France
+33 145 631 319
http://www.galerie-lelong.com

Opening hours
Tues - Fri, 10.30am - 6pm
Sat, 2pm - 6.30pm
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