• Geometree N° 94, 1984 • acrylic and branch on canvas, 200 x 200 cm
    Geometree N° 94, 1984 • acrylic and branch on canvas, 200 x 200 cm
  • Tampons 27, 2012 • ink on paper, 29.5 x 29.5 cm
    Tampons 27, 2012 • ink on paper, 29.5 x 29.5 cm
  • François Morellet, 2017/18 • installation view at Dia Chelsea, New York (USA)
    François Morellet, 2017/18 • installation view at Dia Chelsea, New York (USA)
  • François Morellet, long-term view • installation view at Dia Beacon, New York (USA)
    François Morellet, long-term view • installation view at Dia Beacon, New York (USA)
  • Réinstallations, 2011 • installation view Centre Pompidou Paris, France
    Réinstallations, 2011 • installation view Centre Pompidou Paris, France

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François Morellet 100 per cent, Centre Pompidou, F – Metz

Apr 3 – Sep 28, 2026

2026 marks the centenary of the birth of François Morellet (1926-2016). To commemorate it, the Centre Pompidou-Metz presents a retrospective in 100 works ranging from 1941 to 2016 — the most comprehensive retrospective to date of François Morellet.

Morellet is unique in that he was both the leading French figure of geometric abstraction and the one who most decisively contributed to destabilising it. Through the selected works, this major retrospective explores the ambivalence between reason and unreason, between the legacy of Francis Picabia and that of Piet Mondrian, whom the artist liked to refer to.

Within the 1,200 square metres of Galerie 3 of the Centre PompidouMetz, the exhibition offers the public the chance to experience this ambivalence through two chronological paths, from Morellet’s early pictorial experiments from the 1940s, rarely shown until now, to his baroque neon works from the 2010s. The first path reveals Morellet’s work within the prevailing rules and the glories of pictorial materialism. The other path focuses on Morellet’s optical irrationality and Neo-Dadaist distance. One of these two aspects alone would have been sufficient to establish Morellet’s historic grandeur. From April 3 to September 28, 2026, the Centre Pompidou-Metz will therefore offer visitors the chance to see the two sides of Morellet’s greatness.

Idee + Raum, Schloss Biesdorf, D – Berlin

Mar 16 – Jun 14, 2026

Opening: Mar 15, 2026

 

The group exhibition IDEE + RAUM brings together artists from different generations whose works can be classified as concrete art or have a concrete appearance. All works are based on a clear idea that precedes their visualisation and materialises in space. The sculptures, objects, installations, drawings and wall works open up current perspectives on space, structure, science, architecture and design. Contemporary Berlin positions are shown alongside works from the Beeskow Art Archive, the ‘Collection and Documentation Centre for Art of the GDR’, supplemented by further works from the late 20th century.

The exhibition is supported by the Exhibition Fund for Municipal Galleries and the Exhibition Remuneration Fund of the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

Artists:  Anni Albers, Kirstin Arndt, Horst Bartnig, Max Bill, Antje Blumenstein, Katrin Bremermann, Klaus Dennhardt, Cécile Dupaquier, Anne Gathmann, Kiki Gebauer, Hermann Glöckner, Monika Goetz, Pablo Griss, Carla Guagliardi, Erwin Heerich, Zora Janković, Peter K. Koch, Karsten Konrad, Franz Küsters, Axel Lieber, Thomas Lenk, Doris Marten, François Morellet, María Muñoz, Lilian Nachtigall, Susanne Piotter, Esther Rosenboom, Fiene Scharp, Thomas Scheibitz, Maik Teriete, Klaus Martin Treder, Sinta Werner, Renate Wolff

Curated by Rüdiger Lange (loop – raum für aktuelle kunst)

 

 

Gallery Exhibitions

Group Show (Adieu Gessnerallee!)

Jan 15 – Mar 12, 2011