ART PARIS 2026

Grand Palais

Stand E16

Jean Dewasne, Jean Gorin, Auguste Herbin, Piotr Kowalski, Victor Vasarely

From April 9 to 12, 2026

After exploring the post-war years last year at Art Paris, this year we have chosen to go back in time to focus on the 1960s and 70s, a period of intense artistic and theoretical ferment. These years saw the emergence of an abstraction closely linked to the transformations of architecture, design, and urban space.

 

Jean Dewasne and Victor Vasarely emerged as major figures in this dialogue between art and architecture. Both championed a vision of art integrated into the city, transcending the confines of the canvas to occupy public space. Dewasne's monumental fresco for a metro station in Hanover, still visible today, is a prime example. Vasarely, for his part, created an intervention in the Montparnasse train station, applying his optical explorations to an architectural scale. This desire to integrate color and geometry into the heart of everyday life resonates with their shared reflections on art as a total environment.

 

Within this same constructive dynamic, Jean Gorin occupies a central place. Heir to the Neo-Plastic spirit, he developed a rigorous vocabulary where planes, lines, and colors are articulated in a perfectly controlled tension. We are delighted to share this passion for his work with the Zlotowski Gallery, which is also dedicating special attention to him at its booth.

 

At our booth, you will discover a collection of works from these years by Auguste Herbin, Piotr Kowalski, as well as Jean Dewasne, Jean Gorin, and Victor Vasarely. Through these artists, we wish to highlight a structured, luminous conception of abstraction, resolutely oriented towards space.