They make abstraction.
Catalogue of the exhibition at the Centre Pompidou from May 19 to August 23, 2021.

They make abstraction.

Pompidou Center
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N° d'inventaire 23413
Format 22 x 30
Détails 344 p., publisher's hardcover.
Publication Paris, 2021
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782844268945

Most exhibitions devoted to the history of abstract art have often underestimated the fundamental role played by women in the development of this trend. Recent research, illustrated by numerous recent monographs and thematic exhibitions, allows us to reassess the importance of their contribution today, while questioning old historical schemas.

By focusing on the careers of these sometimes unjustly overshadowed artists, the exhibition proposes to write a different history of art, broadening it to include dance, applied arts, photography, cinema, and performance arts. Far from a simple compilation, the exhibition highlights the decisive turning points that marked this evolution, evoking both the research undertaken by the artists, individually or in groups, and the founding exhibitions.

Most exhibitions devoted to the history of abstract art have often underestimated the fundamental role played by women in the development of this trend. Recent research, illustrated by numerous recent monographs and thematic exhibitions, allows us to reassess the importance of their contribution today, while questioning old historical schemas.

By focusing on the careers of these sometimes unjustly overshadowed artists, the exhibition proposes to write a different history of art, broadening it to include dance, applied arts, photography, cinema, and performance arts. Far from a simple compilation, the exhibition highlights the decisive turning points that marked this evolution, evoking both the research undertaken by the artists, individually or in groups, and the founding exhibitions.