From 1 June to 1 July 2023
Galerie Les Yeux Fertiles, 27 rue de Seine, Paris 6e
Opening on Thursday 1 June 2023, as part of “Chromatisme”. A major monograph, published by Venus d’ailleurs, appears on this occasion.
Jacques Le Maréchal was born in 1928 in Paris.
After writing poems, Jacques Le Maréchal made, from 1952, “inextricable” drawings, then paintings at once transparent and dense, which André Breton noticed. He nonetheless remained independent of the Surrealist group.
During a stay in London in 1955-1956, he discovered printmaking and its techniques through Robert Erskine.
His first exhibition was organised in London in 1955.
Some have regarded him as the “leader” of the informal movement known as “visionary”, which includes, among others, Didier Mazuru, who photographed many of his works, Georges Rubel, who was his “pupil”, Jean-Pierre Velly, Yves Doaré, Mordecai Moreh…
Events
- Saturday 17 June 2023 at 11 am: screening of the documentary devoted to Jacques Le Maréchal by Véronique Faure and Delphine Genest, at the Ciné Club Christine, followed by a visit to the exhibition at the gallery.
- Thursday 22 June 2023, 5 to 9 pm: late opening at the gallery with the publisher Venus d’ailleurs for the presentation of no. 4 of the review Alcheringa, readings and stories with the review’s team (Yoan, Sylwia, Joël and Guy), and presentation of the publications issued for the inaugural exhibitions of the Maison André Breton, International Centre for Surrealism at Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: René Alleau, Rêveur définitif and Lettres scellées, correspondance René Alleau-André Breton.
Artist: Jacques Le Maréchal