Denise René Retrospective at Centre Pompidou

The Centre Georges-Pompidou in Paris mounted a retrospective exhibition titled "Denise René, l'intrépide" from April 4 to June 4, 2001. The show honored the legendary gallerist Denise René, a pioneering figure in abstract and kinetic art who championed artists such as Victor Vasarely, Jesús Rafael Soto, and Yaacov Agam. René opened her first gallery in Paris in 1944, and her unwavering support for geometric abstraction and op art shaped the post-war European art scene. The exhibition traced her career through key works and archival materials, highlighting her role in promoting the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles and her gallery's international influence. The Pompidou's tribute underscored René's fearless commitment to avant-garde movements, earning her the epithet "l'intrépide."