Jennifer Guidi's 'Waterfall' at Gagosian Paris Blends Pointillism with Desert Light
The solo exhibition 'Waterfall' by Jennifer Guidi is set to take place at Gagosian in Paris from September 3 to October 10, 2026. Drawing inspiration from her upbringing in Palm Desert, the American artist employs oil, acrylic, gouache, and watercolour to craft radiant paintings that illustrate waterfalls and landscapes through a multitude of dots, a nod to Pointillism. Guidi's approach is described as 'very physical and intuitive,' as she integrates sand to modify the paint's texture and highlight her connection to the earth. Influenced by New Mexico's Transcendental Painting Group and Agnes Pelton, she aims to inspire spiritual connections with nature, inviting viewers to feel emotional responses before fully grasping her art, ultimately celebrating the California desert ecosystem that influenced her work.
Key facts
- Jennifer Guidi's solo exhibition 'Waterfall' is on view at Gagosian in Paris, France, from September 3 to October 10, 2026.
- The exhibition features new paintings in oil, acrylic, gouache, and watercolour.
- Guidi grew up in Palm Desert, California, and cites the desert landscape as a profound influence on her sensitivity to colour, light, space, and landscape.
- Her technique draws on Pointillism, using thousands of small dots of colour to create movement, energy, and a sense of vibration.
- Guidi incorporates sand into her paintings, changing how the paint behaves and underscoring her connection to the earth.
- She cites New Mexico's Transcendental Painting Group, including modernist painter Agnes Pelton, as another key inspiration.
- Pointillism began in the late 19th century with Paul Signac and Georges Seurat, whose 'Un Dimanche Après-Midi À L'île De La Grande Jatte' (1884) juxtaposed coloured dots of paint.
- Guidi hopes viewers experience 'a moment of pause, a feeling of awe, optimism, calm or simply pleasure in looking' before seeking to understand the work.
Entities
Artists
- Jennifer Guidi
- Paul Signac
- Georges Seurat
- Agnes Pelton
- Srishti Ojha
- Vandana Kalra
- Zohra Khan
- Seamus Murphy
- Ankur Hooda
Institutions
- Gagosian
- STIR
- Transcendental Painting Group
- Ashoka University
- Emami Art Experimental Film Festival
- MMCA
- Tate Modern
- Gagosian Gallery
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Palm Desert
- California
- United States
- New Mexico
- Kolkata
- India
- Korea
- Redondo Beach
- Los Angeles
- 4 rue de Ponthieu