Gérard Garouste Retrospective at Villa Medici
From October 14, 2009, to January 3, 2010, the Villa Medici in Rome hosted a retrospective exhibition dedicated to Gérard Garouste. Curated by Frédéric Mitterrand and opened by Éric de Chassey, the showcase presented Garouste's artistic journey in reverse order. It highlighted recent portraits and large-scale works, alongside earlier pieces such as Comédies policières (1978), Orion le classique (1981), and La Barque et le pêcheur (1984). In the 1970s, Garouste pushed back against avant-garde trends, with a significant shift occurring in 1985 after he encountered Dante's Divine Comedy. The exhibition also displayed late 1980s works, the Quixote series, the Késive series (1999-2002), and recent canvases from the Bourgogne series (2007). Flammarion published a monograph.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Villa Medici, Rome from October 14, 2009 to January 3, 2010
- Programmed by Frédéric Mitterrand, inaugurated by Éric de Chassey
- Retrospective in reverse chronological order
- Garouste reacted against avant-garde and Duchampian credos in the 1970s
- Discovery of Dante's Divine Comedy in 1985 was a turning point
- Works include Comédies policières (1978), Orion series (1981), La Barque et le pêcheur (1984)
- Series: Comédie humaine, Quixote (1998), Késive (1999-2002), Bourgogne (2007)
- Autobiography L'Intranquille published with Judith Perrignon by L'Iconoclaste
- Monograph published by Flammarion
Entities
Artists
- Gérard Garouste
- Dante Alighieri
- Miguel de Cervantes
- Judith Perrignon
Institutions
- Villa Medici
- French Academy in Rome
- Flammarion
- L'Iconoclaste
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
Sources
- artpress —