Ceysson & Bénétière

When Ceysson & Bénétière give the run of the gallery to Pierre Buraglio, who SEPTET

Pierre Buraglio, Sans titre, 2019, charcoal on paper, 14.2 × 12.2 in. © Aurélien Mole. Courtesy Ceysson & Bénétière
painted pictures named Anthropology, Elegy for Art Pepper or SH-Monk, we
might expect a jam session on the walls.
The analogy between painting and jazz is ever-reliable. A group of artists is a Carte Blanche to Pierre Buraglio and Rachel Stella with
band. Improvisations are equally present. Rhythm, harmony, counterpoint color
and tone can be heard as well as seen and both arts compared. The public GILLES AILLAUD
is invited experience spontaneous interaction between the artists on show. ROGER BISSIÈRE
Without leaning too hard on Goethe, we might better say it‘s a question of CLAUDE BURAGLIO
elective affinities. Buraglio assembled artists he feels close to: Gilles Aillaud, PIERRE BURAGLIO
Roger Bissière, Claude Buraglio, Bernard Pagès, Bernard Plossu, Boris Taslitzky.
EMMANUEL
Some are friends, other fellow travelers. All accompany his investigations
BERNARD PAGÈS
of the phenomenon of the real, the pictorial event, and the temporality of
representation.
BERNARD PLOSSU
Buraglio chose his company based on their concordance and consonance BORIS TASLITZKY
with his esthetic and his humanistic values of fraternity, sympathy and kinship.
Welcoming of the works of artists who do not necessarily resemble or flatter MARCH 26 - MAY 2, 2020
him confirms his disdain for formalist critics, particularly those who would
reproach his wayward figuration or who deride his affirmation of political stance. Opening on Thursday March 26th, from 6 pm

Rachel Stella

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