Stéphane Pencréac’h's Shakespearean Paintings at Galerie Julio Gonzales

Stéphane Pencréac’h's exhibition at Galerie Municipale Julio Gonzales in Arcueil, curated by Olivier Kaeppelin, runs until March 11, 2023. The show features paintings heavily inspired by Shakespeare, using theatrical motifs like red curtains and mirroring. Works include 'Doppelgänger' (2020), referencing Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' and cubist fragmentation; 'Bataclan' (2022), depicting a massacre scene with a self-portrait; 'L'Orage' (2021), linking to 'Richard III' and 'The Tempest'; 'Les Tricheurs II' (2021), showing chess players; 'Fin de Rome' (2020), with a child and wolves alluding to 'Titus Andronicus'; and 'Fortune Teller' (2020), referencing 'The Merchant of Venice'. Pencréac’h uses Shakespeare's universal themes to critique contemporary violence, war, inequality, and environmental collapse.