Black suits you so well

Black is elegance, a color that doesn't admit its name, a little something that dresses up, but a whole that remains timeless, a shade of origin.

A non-color, an addition of other colors, which reveals light, defines shapes and contrasts colors. Many artists have tried their hand at the exercise of black, some because they found purity and simplicity in it, others because it allowed them to get to the heart of the matter, and to quote Matisse: black is a color in itself, which summarizes and consumes all the others.

Each artist interprets it in their own way: Charles Bézie enumerates it, while Aurélie Nemours elevates it touch by touch. Jean-François Dubreuil photographs it, and Ode Bertrand transcends it. Henri Prosi rests and recomposes it, Yves Popet renders it velvety. Moon-Pil Shim tears it apart and confines it, Jean Leppien sculpts and confronts it. Hans-Jörg Glattfelder puts it into perspective, and Jean-Gabriel Coignet gives it allure. Geneviève Claisse makes it elegant, while Jean-Michel Gasquet brings it to life. Gottfried Honegger highlights it, while Renaud Jacquier-Stajnowicz sets it in motion. Andreas Brandt immortalizes it in statuesque form, and Victor Vasarely renders it kinetic.

Here is a quick snapshot of the works of all these artists presented in the exhibition, so black is an almost carnal visual adventure, but it is also the sensation of an absolute.