Claudio Coltorti's 'Uomo di niente' at LAC Explores Fragile Vision

LAC, a new art space in Paris's 13th arrondissement founded by collector Jean-Michel Attal, opened in late 2024. Attal's collection of about 500 works includes Miriam Cahn, Lee Ufan, Bertrand Lavier, Adel Abdessemed, François Morellet, Latifa Echakhch, Helmut Federle, and Allora & Calzadilla. The space hosts exhibitions, performances, talks, and concerts. Its current show, 'Uomo di niente' by Italian artist Claudio Coltorti (born 1989 in Naples, based in Paris), runs through July 4. The title, Neapolitan slang for 'a man of no importance,' reflects themes of identity and painting's place in contemporary culture. Coltorti's works hover between figuration and abstraction, using layered surfaces and subtle pigments to slow down image consumption. The exhibition proposes painting as resistance against digital speed, encouraging slow looking. Attal, born in Algeria and trained in law and business, discovered art through journalist Guillaume Durand and gallerist Lucien Durand.