Since 1989, the Musée du Louvre and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux have commissioned contemporary artists to create engraved plates for La Chalcographie, which is responsible for the exclusive print run, with no limit on the number of proofs.
Very different trends in contemporary art are represented...
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Since 1989, the Musée du Louvre and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux have commissioned contemporary artists to create engraved plates for La Chalcographie, which is responsible for the exclusive print run, with no limit on the number of proofs.
Very different trends in contemporary art are represented. Geneviève Asse rubs shoulders with Georg Baselitz, Pierre Courtin, Jean-Pierre Pincemin, Pat Steir, Jean-Michel Alberola, Robert Morris, Louise Bourgeois, Markus Raetz, Pierre Alechinsky and Agathe May.
After supermarkets and recycling plants, Philippe Cognée has turned his attention to industrial slaughterhouses, taking up the theme of the flayed ox dear to Rembrandt, Soutine and Bacon. But here, the immense flesh is bathed in bright, intense light. Philippe Cognée reconstructs the rows of carcasses as architectures, deserted buildings. Inspired by video, he strings them together in a long tracking shot, alternating between close-ups and general views. His technique of waxing and then heating with iron creates an impression of blur, exploring the notion of memory and the gaze.
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