Kupka

Pioneer of abstraction

From 21 March 2018 To 30 July 2018
Grand Palais, Galeries nationales
Description

Kupka is one of the great pioneers of abstract art that emerged at the beginning of the 20th Century. But his highly personal work was not only marked by his rejection of conventional representation. It revisits a history of abstract art that has its roots in Viennese symbolism nurtured by a spiritual and philosophical heritage specific to Central Europe. In equally making a foray into scientific and technical breakthroughs that open up new horizons into the unknown, this abstract art stands out as a modern poetry of colours. As a journey back to Kupka's entire career from the 19th Century up to the post-war era, this exhibition sheds light on the steps leading to this transformation. Colours do not only maintain their representative character in the first Parisian portraits but tend to convey physical and physiological emotions, becoming instruments of dynamism and finally, simplifying painting by discarding the subject to reign supreme. This universal geometrical language upholds the painting as fragment of a world of harmony that banishes the boundary between the visible and the invisible.

This exhibition has been organised by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais in partnership with the Centre Pompidou, Paris, the Národní Galerie v Praze, Prague, and the Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki.

This exhibition is organized with the support of KPMG, the Eiffage Infrastructures Branch and Fondation Louis Roederer.

Schedule

From Thursday to Monday from 10 am to 8 pm

Wednesday from 10 am to 10 pm

closed on Tuesdays

Prices

€ 14, € 10 concessions (16-25 years, jobseekers and large families)
free for under 16s, benefit recipients

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DVD František Kupka, Pioneer of the abstract art

DVD František Kupka, Pioneer of the abstract art

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Kupka : the teaser of the exhibition !

Kupka's retrospective introduces you to the world of the artist, with his early work marked by symbolism followed by his gradual evolution towards abstraction, becoming one of its most eminent pioneers. Discover the teaser of the exhibition !