Nalini Malani, Ana Mendieta, Nancy Spero
dal 14/10/2015 al 20/11/2015
Segnalato da
14/10/2015
Nalini Malani, Ana Mendieta, Nancy Spero
Galerie Lelong, Paris
Trio. At the heart of all their work is the same essential feature: the female form and the story of its representation across the ages. Their works manifest a political and feminist agenda, sometimes obliquely, sometimes very explicitly.
Nancy Spero (1926
-
2009), Ana Mendieta (1948
-
1985), Nalini Malani
(born in 1946): three women who,
over time, have
each
earned
a
reputation as major figures of the contemporary art world.
While they did not
always get the chance to meet and discuss their works in person, there are undeniable
echoes
in their
respective o
utputs.
Although they were born in different countr
ies
and each has
a very singular life story, their works
have
regularly c
o
me together during important
group
exhibitions organised throughout the world.
At the heart of all their work is the same essential feature: the female form and the story of its representation across the ages.
This most often appears as a body (and even her own body in the case of Ana Mendieta) visible on a sheet of paper or a canvas
;
f
ar from being simply an allegory,
it
asks us to
think about our place within our society.
It is
the very nature of their approach, a blend of modesty, sensuality and provocation, which unites these three
artists.
Their works manifest a political and feminist agenda, sometimes obliquely, sometimes very explicitly.
Their careers are filled with travel, exile and encounters and have generated a body of work that is sensitive
and feminine (more than
it is
feminist), imbued with a significant affective and personal dimension.
Mid
-
way between a ho
m
age and a
citation,
Trio
is more than an
exhibition;
it is a reconstituted conversation
between these three artists.
Nalini Malani, who will have a solo museum exhibition in 2017 in Paris, will thus
use her latest paintings to engage in a
dialogue with the photogra
phs and drawings of Ana Mendieta and the
large works by Nancy Spero.
In parallel, a series of recent prints by Nalini Malani, published by Lelong Editions, will be presented in the
bookshop.
Opening Thursday 15 October from 6pm
Galerie Lelong
13, rue de Téhéran 75008 Paris
Opening hours :
From Tuesday to Friday: From 10am to 6pm
Saturdays: From 2pm to 6.30pm
The gallery will be exceptionally closed from October 31 to November 2 , and Wednesday, November 11.