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François Morellet exhibition with Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, Fred Sandback, and Frank Stella at Galerie Kamel Mennour

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Galerie Kamel Mennour in Paris presented an exhibition titled "cholet-new york" featuring works by François Morellet alongside pieces by Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, Fred Sandback, and Frank Stella. The exhibition ran from April 27 to June 17, 2017. This presentation highlighted connections between Morellet's practice and key American minimalist and conceptual artists. The show was documented in artpress issue 446 from July-August 2017. François Morellet, a French conceptual artist known for geometric abstraction, was shown in dialogue with these influential American contemporaries. The exhibition title referenced both Morellet's hometown of Cholet and the New York art scene where his counterparts worked. Galerie Kamel Mennour, a prominent Parisian gallery, organized this comparative presentation. The exhibition period spanned nearly two months in spring 2017.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled "cholet-new york" featured François Morellet
  • Showed works alongside Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, Fred Sandback, and Frank Stella
  • Held at Galerie Kamel Mennour in Paris
  • Ran from April 27 to June 17, 2017
  • Documented in artpress issue 446 (July-August 2017)
  • François Morellet was a French conceptual artist
  • Exhibition highlighted connections between Morellet and American artists
  • Title references Morellet's hometown Cholet and New York art scene

Entities

Artists

  • François Morellet
  • Ellsworth Kelly
  • Sol LeWitt
  • Fred Sandback
  • Frank Stella

Institutions

  • Galerie Kamel Mennour
  • artpress

Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • Cholet
  • New York
  • United States

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