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Almine Rech

Feeling of Light

Apr 19 — May 27, 2023 | Brussels

Almine Rech Brussels is pleased to announce the group show 'Feeling of light'.
Featuring works by:
Shuvinai Ashoona, Farah Atassi, Charlotte Beaudry, Ana Benaroya, Jenny Brosinski, Myrlande Constant, Corydon Cowansage, Genieve Figgis, Sylvie Fleury, Miryam Haddad, Aly Helyer, Alicja Kwade, Minjung Kim, Marie Laurencin, Inès Longevial, Cécile Maulini, Selma Parlour, Mary Ramsden, Hiba Schahbaz, Vivian Springford, Emma Stern, Claire Tabouret, Tursic & Mille, Garance Vallée, Jess Valice, Amanda Wall, Yvonne Wells, Janet Werner, Dawn Williams Boyd, Hu Zi

The most famous myth about the birth of painting is probably the one told by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History c. 75 AD: the story of Dibutade’s daughter, the young woman who drew the outline of her lover’s shadow in charcoal on the wall of her house before he left for a long journey, capturing his silhouette to give his presence the illusion of eternity. This woman, whose first name Pliny omits to mention, was the first painter in history. Kora of Sicyon—her actual name—created painting as an antidote to absence and disappearance, and invented an art whose necessity has been continually affirmed ever since.

It is to this woman that we owe the invention of representation, the form we give to the impossibility of forgetting. Kora of Sicyon thus made it possible to offer an ultimate attention, a final light to an image before it disappears, this famous “feeling of light” of which the poet and painter Etel Adnan speaks. All the artists, historical and contemporary, gathered and invited by Almine Rech for this exhibition have a shared dedication to that particular light produced by a work of art.

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Selected artworks

  • Farah Atassi,                                      Resting Bathers, 2022

    Farah Atassi Resting Bathers, 2022

    Oil and glycero on canvas
    150 x 250 cm
    59 1/2 x 98 1/2 in

  • Claire Tabouret,                                      Lying figure (dark pants), 2021

    Claire Tabouret Lying figure (dark pants), 2021

    Painted bronze
    33 x 71.1 x 43.2 cm
    13 x 28 x 17 in
    Table by Nathan Thelen:
    20.5 x 30.5 x 32 inches 52 x 77.5 x 81.3 cm
    Edition 6 of 8, with 2 AP, 2 HC

  • Hiba Schahbaz,                                      Red Sky, 2020

    Hiba Schahbaz Red Sky, 2020

    Tea, watercolor and gouache on paper
    53.3 x 71.1 cm (unframed)
    21 x 28 in (unframed)
    61 x 78.7 x 4.4 cm (framed)
    24 x 31 x 2 in (framed)

  • Hiba Schahbaz,                                      Odalisque with Wings, 2022

    Hiba Schahbaz Odalisque with Wings, 2022

    Oil on linen
    152.4 x 213.4 cm
    60 x 84 in

  • Hu Zi,                                      Tracey Emin in "How it Feels" (1996) 《How It Feels》(1996)中的翠西·艾敏, 2023

    Hu Zi Tracey Emin in "How it Feels" (1996) 《How It Feels》(1996)中的翠西·艾敏, 2023

    Gouache on paper
    纸本水粉
    75.5 x 55.5 cm
    29 1/2 x 22 in

  • Hu Zi,                                      Tracey Emin as a Struggling Young Artist in 1996 1996年成名在望的翠西·艾敏, 2023

    Hu Zi Tracey Emin as a Struggling Young Artist in 1996 1996年成名在望的翠西·艾敏, 2023

    Gouache on paper
    纸本水粉
    75.5 x 55.5 cm
    29 1/2 x 22 in

  • Corydon Cowansage,                                      Red and Peach, 2023

    Corydon Cowansage Red and Peach, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas
    177.8 x 152.4 cm
    70 x 60 in

  • Corydon Cowansage,                                      Blues, 2023

    Corydon Cowansage Blues, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas
    177.8 x 152.4 cm
    70 x 60 in

  • Marie Laurencin,                                      Sonia, 1923

    Marie Laurencin Sonia, 1923

    Signed and dated lower left 
    Oil on canvas 
    61 x 49.5 cm (unframed) 
    24 x 19 1/2 in (unframed)
    93.5 x 82.5 x 8.5 cm (framed)
    37 x 32 1/2 x 3 1/2 in (framed)

  • Jenny Brosinski,                                      spaces between us, 2023

    Jenny Brosinski spaces between us, 2023

    Oil and graphit on canvas
    183 x 168 cm
    72 x 66 in

  • Janet Werner,                                      Rider, 2023

    Janet Werner Rider, 2023

    Oil on canvas
    160 x 147.3 cm
    63 x 58 in

  • Janet Werner,                                      Tuxedo Red and Black, 2023

    Janet Werner Tuxedo Red and Black, 2023

    Oil on canvas
    91.4 x 61 cm
    36 x 24 in

  • Janet Werner,                                      Untitled (Kilter), 2023

    Janet Werner Untitled (Kilter), 2023

    Oil on canvas
    91.4 x 61 cm
    36 x 24 in

  • Sylvie Fleury,                                      Don't Be Mean, 2023

    Sylvie Fleury Don't Be Mean, 2023

    Mannequin legs, fluo pink rain coat
    100 x 80 x 40 cm
    39 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 16 in

  • Miryam Haddad,                                      Une terre qui se réveille, 2023

    Miryam Haddad Une terre qui se réveille, 2023

    Diptyque
    Oil on canvas
    200 x 325 cm (both)
    78 1/2 x 128 in (both)

  • Miryam Haddad,                                      Phare des rêves, 2023

    Miryam Haddad Phare des rêves, 2023

    Oil on canvas
    35 x 27 cm
    14 x 10 1/2 in

  • Garance Vallée,                                      Une place à table, 2023

    Garance Vallée Une place à table, 2023

    Diptych
    Acrylic on canvas
    146 x 228 cm (both)
    57 1/2 x 90 in (both)
    146 x 114 cm (each)
    57 1/2 x 45 in (each)

  • Tursic & Mille,                                      Condordance du Toucher et de la Vue D'après René Descartes et James John Hill, 2023

    Tursic & Mille Condordance du Toucher et de la Vue D'après René Descartes et James John Hill, 2023

    Oil on canvas
    190 x 160 x 5 cm
    75 x 63 x 2 in

  • Charlotte Beaudry,                                      A rose is a rose is a rose I, 2022

    Charlotte Beaudry A rose is a rose is a rose I, 2022

    Oil on canvas
    35 x 40 cm (unframed)
    14 x 16 in (unframed)
    42 x 37 cm (framed)
    16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in (framed)

  • Charlotte Beaudry,                                      A rose is a rose is a rose IV, 2022

    Charlotte Beaudry A rose is a rose is a rose IV, 2022

    Oil on canvas
    35 x 40 cm (unframed)
    14 x 16 in (unframed)
    42 x 37 cm (framed)
    16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in (framed)

  • Charlotte Beaudry,                                      A rose is a rose is a rose V, 2022

    Charlotte Beaudry A rose is a rose is a rose V, 2022

    Oil on canvas
    35 x 40 cm (unframed)
    14 x 16 in (unframed)
    42 x 37 cm (framed)
    16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in (framed)

  • Charlotte Beaudry,                                      A rose is a rose is a rose VI, 2022

    Charlotte Beaudry A rose is a rose is a rose VI, 2022

    Oil on canvas
    35 x 40 cm (unframed)
    14 x 16 in (unframed)
    42 x 37 cm (framed)
    16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in (framed)

  • Alicja Kwade,                                      Causal Emergence, 2023

    Alicja Kwade Causal Emergence, 2023

    Clock hands on cardboard and nickel
    Framed
    195 x 195 x 7 cm
    77 x 77 x 3 in

  • Ana Benaroya,                                      Love is Calling, 2023

    Ana Benaroya Love is Calling, 2023

    Oil on canvas 
    119.4 x 101.6 cm
    47 x 40 in

  • Jess Valice,                                      Seated Woman, 2023

    Jess Valice Seated Woman, 2023

    Oil on canvas
    121.9 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm
    48 x 52 x 2 in

  • Jess Valice,                                      Hard Time, 2023

    Jess Valice Hard Time, 2023

    Oil on canvas
    121.9 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm
    48 x 52 x 2 in

  • Emma Stern,                                      Bri (Bri's Capris), 2023

    Emma Stern Bri (Bri's Capris), 2023

    Oil on canvas
    116.8 x 121.9 cm
    46 x 48 in

  • Mary Ramsden,                                      Silent Kingdom, 2023

    Mary Ramsden Silent Kingdom, 2023

    Oil on linen 
    170 x 110 cm
    67 x 43 1/2 in

  • Mary Ramsden,                                      Eupatorium, 2023

    Mary Ramsden Eupatorium, 2023

    Oil on canvas
    170 x 110 cm
    67 x 43 1/2 in

  • Mary Ramsden,                                      Ornery, 2023

    Mary Ramsden Ornery, 2023

    Oil on linen 
    35 x 25 cm
    14 x 10 in

  • The Lover and The Couple, 2023

    The Lover and The Couple, 2023

    Oil on linen 
    142 x 107 cm
    56 x 42 in

  • Last Love, 2023

    Last Love, 2023

    Oil on linen on panel 
    50 x 40 cm
    19 1/2 x 16 in

  • Guardian, 2022

    Guardian, 2022

    Oil on linen 
    107 x 76 cm
    42 x 30 in

  • Vivian Springford,                                      Untitled, c.1972

    Vivian Springford Untitled, c.1972

    Signed on verso
    Acrylic on canvas
    121.6 x 121.6 x 2.9 cm
    47 7/8 x 47 7/8 x 1 1/8 in

  • Inès Longevial,                                      Untitled, 2023

    Inès Longevial Untitled, 2023

    Oil on Linen
    67 x 157 cm
    26 1/2 x 62 in

  • Inès Longevial,                                      Untitled, 2023

    Inès Longevial Untitled, 2023

    Oil on Linen
    67 x 157 cm
    26 1/2 x 62 in

  • Cécile Maulini,                                      Lily of the valley asleep in the sea, 2023

    Cécile Maulini Lily of the valley asleep in the sea, 2023

    Oil on canvas
    130 x 200 cm
    51 x 78 1/2 in

  • Cécile Maulini,                                      Spring mood, 2023

    Cécile Maulini Spring mood, 2023

    Oil on canvas
    90 x 140 cm
    35 1/2 x 55 in

  • Myrlande Constant,                                      Hwèdo, 2022

    Myrlande Constant Hwèdo, 2022

    Beads and sequins on fabric
    61 x 81.3 cm
    24 x 32 in

  • Dawn Williams Boyd,                                      Ka Orda, 2022

    Dawn Williams Boyd Ka Orda, 2022

    Assorted fabrics and cotton embroidery
    148.6 x 146.1 cm
    58 1/2 x 57 1/2 in

  • Yvonne Wells,                                      The Mother II, 1994

    Yvonne Wells The Mother II, 1994

    Assorted fabrics
    243.8 x 177.8 cm
    96 x 70 in

  • Shuvinai Ashoona,                                      Untitled, 2014

    Shuvinai Ashoona Untitled, 2014

    Colored pencil and ink on paper
    76.2 x 55.9 cm (unframed)
    30 x 22 in (unframed)
    86 x 65.9 x 3.8 cm (framed)
    34 x 26 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Shuvinai Ashoona,                                      Untitled, 2014

    Shuvinai Ashoona Untitled, 2014

    Colored pencil and ink on paper
    58.4 x 76.2 cm (unframed)
    23 x 30 in (unframed)
    68.4 x 86 x 3.8 cm (framed)
    27 x 34 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Shuvinai Ashoona,                                      Untitled, 2014

    Shuvinai Ashoona Untitled, 2014

    Colored pencil and ink on paper
    76.2 x 58.4 cm (unframed)
    30 x 23 in (unframed)
    86 x 65.9 x 3.8 cm (framed)
    34 x 26 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Genieve Figgis,                                      Outdoor Fashions, 2023

    Genieve Figgis Outdoor Fashions, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas
    60 x 80 x 1.5 cm
    23 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 1/2 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XVI, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XVI, 2023

    Oil on linen 
    190 x 150 x 3 cm
    75 x 59 x 1 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XVII, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XVII, 2023

    Oil on linen
    86.4 x 50.8 x 1.8 cm
    34 x 20 x 1/2 in

  • Amanda Wall,                                      Puff, 2023

    Amanda Wall Puff, 2023

    Oil on linen 
    127 x 101.6 cm
    50 x 40 in

  • Amanda Wall,                                      Duvet, 2023

    Amanda Wall Duvet, 2023

    Oil on linen 
    127 x 101.6 cm
    50 x 40 in

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