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Almine Rech

Selma Parlour Salon Paintings

Nov 10 — Dec 8, 2023 | Paris, Turenne (Front Space)

Opening on November 10, 2023, from 6 to 8 pm

Almine Rech Paris is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition of the artist Selma Parlour, on view from November 10 to December 8, 2023.

Selma Parlour opens painting up to other hypotheses, to that of a haptic serenity where light, finding refuge in the material, unfolds an interweaving of subtle associations that draw the eye into a meditative plunge. Committed to questioning the foundations of her medium, the British artist has developed a singular pictorial vocabulary in which the language of geometric abstraction blossoms in works with a diagrammatic aesthetic. Obtained by the meticulous addition of thin oil washes on linen canvases, her painted works, at once delicate and translucent, take on the appearance of drawn or printed surfaces that tend towards the subliminal.

— Maud de la Forterie, art historian and researcher.

Press release

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Selected artworks

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XVIII, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XVIII, 2023

    Oil on linen
    190 x 150 x 4 cm
    75 x 59 x 1 1/2 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XIX, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XIX, 2023

    Oil on linen
    190 x 150 x 4 cm
    75 x 59 x 1 1/2 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XXI, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XXI, 2023

    Oil on linen
    76 x 61 x 2 cm
    30 x 24 x 1 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XXII, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XXII, 2023

    Oil on linen
    51 x 41 x 2 cm
    20 x 16 x 1 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XXIII, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XXIII, 2023

    Oil on linen
    51 x 41 x 2 cm
    20 x 16 x 1 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XXVI, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XXVI, 2023

    Oil on linen
    102 x 56 x 2 cm
    40 x 22 x 1 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XXVII, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XXVII, 2023

    Oil on linen
    76 x 61 x 2 cm
    30 x 24 x 1 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XXVIII, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XXVIII, 2023

    Oil on linen
    76 x 61 x 2 cm
    30 x 24 x 1 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XXX, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XXX, 2023

    Oil on linen
    76 x 61 x 2 cm
    30 x 24 x 1 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XXXI, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XXXI, 2023

    Oil on linen
    122 x 76 x 2 cm
    48 x 30 x 1 in

  • Selma Parlour,                                      Salon XXXIII, 2023

    Selma Parlour Salon XXXIII, 2023

    Oil on linen
    117 x 76 x 2 cm
    46 x 30 x 1 in

Videos

  • In conversation: Talk with Selma Parlour and Maud de la Forterie