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François Rouan's Retrospective at Galerie Daniel Templon

exhibition · 2026-04-23

François Rouan, initially a rigorously abstract painter, early on addressed the question of the body within an all-over space. He considers his canvas weavings as a description of a duel, involving not one painting but two canvases woven into each other. On the occasion of a retrospective at Galerie Daniel Templon, Denis Hollier shows how the painter made figural space implode.

Key facts

  • François Rouan is a painter who started with rigorous abstraction.
  • He addresses the body within an all-over space.
  • His canvas weavings depict a duel between two interwoven paintings.
  • A retrospective is held at Galerie Daniel Templon.
  • Denis Hollier analyzes how Rouan imploded figural space.
  • The retrospective is covered by artpress in March 1991.

Entities

Artists

  • François Rouan
  • Denis Hollier

Institutions

  • Galerie Daniel Templon
  • artpress

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