Undrawn Drawings: Paper Works at Galerie Hussenot

Galerie Hussenot in Paris presents 'Undrawn Drawings. Works of Paper Dates' from March 16 to April 27, 2013, curated by New York art dealer Olivier Renaud-Clément in conjunction with the Salon du Dessin contemporain (April 10-14, 2013). The exhibition features six artists who create drawings without traditional tools like pencils or brushes, using techniques such as cutting, stapling, and stacking. Karin Sander uses staples on white paper to create rhythmic patterns resembling musical scores. Thomas Kovachevich pins striped plastic bands to the wall, forming minimalist, sensual rectangles that shift with light. Marco Maggi creates delicate relief cutouts on envelopes, evoking miniature abstract paintings by Malevich or Kandinsky. Siobhan Liddell incorporates aluminum, copper, bamboo, and wallpaper into small abstract or figurative sculptures that extend into space. Noriko Ambe builds imaginary topographies from stacked cut paper, inviting viewers into milky landscapes. Gareth James presents fragile models: a blue paper violin on a mirror atop bubble wrap, and a white paper bank building threatening to collapse. The exhibition demonstrates contemporary drawing's expansion into varied supports and its foundational role in painting, sculpture, and architecture.