Lygia Pape's First French Solo Exhibition at Pinault Collection Showcases Radical Brazilian Practice

The Pinault Collection's Bourse de Commerce in Paris is hosting Lygia Pape's first solo exhibition in France, titled 'Weaving Space.' This showcase features around thirty-six works spanning from 1955 to 2003, including installations, visual poems, video performances, and woodcut prints. Pape, a member of Grupo Frente, critiqued Eurocentric modernism. Her text-based creations from the 1960s, such as 'aranha / no ar / aranha,' anticipated her radiant thread sculptures. Notable pieces include Ttéia 1, C (2003/2025) and Ttéia 1, A (1978/2025). The video performance Divisor (1967–68) highlights audience engagement, while Livro Noite e Dia III (1963–76) reflects on circadian patterns. Pape regarded each print as a dynamic proposition, intertwining social interaction with abstraction during Brazil's democratic turmoil.