Bernard Frize at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

The exhibition of Bernard Frize at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, running from June 6 to September 28, 2003, presents a selection of works that balance decorative appeal and didactic rigor. The show includes recent series alongside earlier pieces, though it omits Frize's first decade of work and the 1998 Lime series. The installation highlights the artist's inventive processes and complex chromatic effects, while the arrangement of the Portable series (2000) as a continuous braid adds a baroque touch. The exhibition contrasts with Frize's 1999 show in Nîmes, which traced his creative evolution step by step. Critic Éric de Chassey notes that Frize's painting today is more ornamental than decorative, engaging viewers in a re-creative process without dominating them.