Claire Le Restif's Debut Exhibition at Credac Bridges Generations
Claire Le Restif, the new director of Credac in Ivry-sur-Seine, curated 'La partie continue 1' from November 14 to December 21, 2003. The exhibition brings together eleven artists from different generations, including seven born in the 1960s-70s and three before 1955. Le Restif questions whether originality, authenticity, and continuity remain stakes for art history. Works by Stéphane Calais, Karina Bisch, Nicolas Chardon, Christian Robert-Tissot, Olivier Mosset, François Morellet, Barbara Gallucci, Jacques Julien, Mathieu Mercier, Philippe Decrauzat, and Didier Marcel articulate space and temporality. Gallucci's floor carpet transforms the space into a painted surface; Calais's work plays with optical illusion; Bisch works across painting, mural drawing, and sculpture; Julien's films and resin sculpture dialogue with Mosset's abstract canvas; Marcel's mirrors echo Mosset's circular motif; Decrauzat's lines respond to Chardon's black squares; Mercier's Mondrianesque assembly completes the show. Le Restif emphasizes that the viewer decides the time to connect with each work.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'La partie continue 1' at Credac, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
- Dates: November 14 to December 21, 2003
- Curated by Claire Le Restif, new director of Credac
- Eleven artists from different generations: seven born 1960s-70s, three before 1955
- Artists include Stéphane Calais, Karina Bisch, Nicolas Chardon, Christian Robert-Tissot, Olivier Mosset, François Morellet, Barbara Gallucci, Jacques Julien, Mathieu Mercier, Philippe Decrauzat, Didier Marcel
- Le Restif asks if originality, authenticity, and continuity are still stakes for art history
- Gallucci's 'Begin Again' (1999) uses a checkered floor carpet to transform the space
- Calais's 'Brooklyn Style n°2' (2003) plays with optical illusion
- Bisch works in painting ('Brixton', 2002), mural drawing ('Fachwerk-bauten', 2003), and sculpture ('Poisson Ivry', 2003)
- Julien's films 'Snow ball' (2003) and 'Tennis ghost' (2003) combine play, comedy, and repetition
- Julien's large resin sculpture 'Zozio II' (2003) dialogues with Mosset's abstract 'Sans Titre' (1970)
- Marcel's polished and serigraphed mirrors echo Mosset's circular motif
- Decrauzat's lines respond to Chardon's black squares on tablecloth canvas
- Mercier's 'Drum’n Bass' (2003) is a Mondrianesque assembly
- Le Restif states the viewer decides the time to connect with each work
- Christian Robert-Tissot's 'Disques d’attente' (2002) and Chardon's 'Mobile rouge' (2003) offer different temporalities
Entities
Artists
- Claire Le Restif
- Stéphane Calais
- Karina Bisch
- Nicolas Chardon
- Christian Robert-Tissot
- Olivier Mosset
- François Morellet
- Barbara Gallucci
- Jacques Julien
- Mathieu Mercier
- Philippe Decrauzat
- Didier Marcel
- Marie de Brugerolle
Institutions
- Credac
Locations
- Ivry-sur-Seine
- France
Sources
- artpress —