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François Jacob's Painterly Autonomy at Rehbein Galerie

exhibition · 2026-06-15

François Jacob's recent exhibition at Rehbein Galerie shifts focus from epic narrative to the conditions of painting itself. Figures, spaces, and situations become stand-ins for painterly decisions, with color detaching from form to create autonomous pictorial spaces. Hard edges and diffuse transitions coexist, challenging clarity.

Key facts

  • Exhibition at Rehbein Galerie
  • Artist François Jacob
  • Shift from epic subject to painterly conditions
  • Color detaches from form
  • Figures lose clarity
  • Hard edges and diffuse transitions
  • Painting as autonomous pictorial space
  • Exhibition explores the 'Beauty of the Lie'

Entities

Artists

  • François Jacob

Institutions

  • Rehbein Galerie

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