24 Jan – 31 Aug 2026
Metz, France
centrepompidou-metz.fr
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Louise Nevelson is widely recognised as a defining sculptor of the 20th century, yet this exhibition situates her work beyond the familiar narratives of Cubism, Constructivism, and Dada. It places dance and performance at the center of her practice, tracing how decades of movement training and her fascination with Martha Graham shaped a spatial language grounded in bodily experience. Travels to Mexico and Guatemala in 1950 further expanded her sense of scale and symbolism, steering her assemblages toward environments that feel monumental and immersive.
From her first large installations in the late 1950s, Nevelson conceived sculpture as a total space assembled from salvaged wood, unified through monochrome surfaces and shaped by light and shadow. The Centre Pompidou-Metz exhibition reconstructs these environments alongside works from across her career, presenting them as interconnected atmospheres rather than isolated objects. Together, they reflect her sustained interest in theatricality, movement, and the viewer’s physical presence within space.
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