More Avant-Garde

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I am always on the lookout for art that is additive to my understanding. It can broaden my perspective or make me feel a sense of connection. Sometimes, it can do both. Most importantly, it needs to be distinctive enough that I want to experience it again.

The exhibition includes a selection of recent additions to the gallery inventory, mostly from my recent trip to Paris. They are a diverse group and made in the 1920s through 1960s, yet all were created with an avant-garde style. They range from Modernism to Surrealism to abstraction to conceptual portraiture. It is fascinating to see that these works from periods gone by are still dynamic when viewed from today’s perspective. They were created by artists trying to add to different dialogues in a distinctive manner. Though some are already heralded, many are lesser known.

Artists included are: Laure Albin-Guillot, Pierre Boucher, Émeric Feher, Raymond Journeaux, Raymond Journeaux, Francois Kollar, Helmar Lerski, Daniel Masclet, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Jean Moral, Jean Painlevé, Roger Parry, Jaroslav Rossler, Frederick Sommer, and Raoul Ubac.