Informe as a Lens on Modernism at Centre Pompidou
Drawing on Georges Bataille's concept of the 'informe' (formless), developed in the early 1920s, Rosalind Krauss and Yve-Alain Bois curated an exhibition at the Centre Pompidou that applied this notion as a new interpretive framework for modernism. The show brought together an unprecedented juxtaposition of works by artists from the 1920s to 1970, exploring how the informe challenges traditional aesthetic categories and redefines the function of the artwork.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Centre Pompidou curated by Rosalind Krauss and Yve-Alain Bois
- Based on Georges Bataille's concept of 'informe' from the early 1920s
- Features works from the 1920s to 1970
- Presents a new reading of modernism through the lens of the formless
- Highlights the function of the artwork in relation to the informe
Entities
Artists
- Georges Bataille
- Rosalind Krauss
- Yve-Alain Bois
Institutions
- Centre Pompidou
Locations
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —