Claude Viallat Survey at Ceysson & Bénétière Chronicles Support/Surface Movement
A comprehensive survey of Claude Viallat's work from 1967 to 2017 was presented at Ceysson & Bénétière. The exhibition examined the artist's contributions to the Support/Surface movement, which explored radical approaches to shaped canvases beginning in the 1960s. This retrospective was documented in the publication "Polychrome Profusion: Selected Art Criticism: 1990 – 2002" by Hard Press Editions, priced at $24.95. The Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne, situated approximately two hours south of Paris near Lyon, serves as a cultural destination accessible via France's TGV high-speed rail network. This transportation system has helped decentralize France's artistic landscape from its traditional Parisian center. The exhibition analysis originally appeared in artcritical.com's archives.
Key facts
- Claude Viallat survey covered 1967-2017
- Exhibition held at Ceysson & Bénétière
- Focus on Support/Surface movement
- Explored shaped canvases since 1960s
- Documented in "Polychrome Profusion: Selected Art Criticism: 1990 – 2002"
- Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne located near Lyon
- Museum accessible via TGV high-speed train
- TGV has reduced Paris's cultural monopoly
Entities
Artists
- Claude Viallat
Institutions
- Ceysson & Bénétière
- Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne
- Hard Press Editions
- artcritical.com
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Lyon
- Saint-Etienne
- Lenox
- Massachusetts