La Monnaie de Paris, in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, is devoting an exhibition to Georges Mathieu, a key figure in lyrical abstraction, from April 11 to September 7, 2025. Theexhibition, which will be held in the institution's historic salons, will highlight the artist's artistic career, through a selection of paintings, medals and applied creations. An opportunity to revisit a work that has left its mark on the history of contemporary art.
Georges Mathieu, who was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1920 and died in Boulogne-Billancourt in 2012, worked with La Monnaie de Paris from 1967. In 1971, he presented his "Médailles et Peintures" at the invitation of Pierre Dehaye. Among his creations, the series of medals entitled Eighteen Moments of Western Consciousness remains a notable work, with designs mixing lyrical abstraction and irregular shapes. The artist declared that this medium represented for him an eminent " synthesis of art and history ".
This retrospective will bring together some forty paintings, including the Centre Pompidou's Mathieu collection, as well as works on paper, medals and other creations. Among them, the emblematic 10 franc coin, widely distributed between 1974 and 1987, testifies to the artist's impact on the visual environment of his time. " No other painter, in any era, has had such an impact on the visual environment of his contemporaries ", emphasizes the Monnaie de Paris. An exhibition that reveals the many facets of this prolific work.
Dates and Opening Time
From April 11, 2025 to September 7, 2025
Location
Paris Mint
11, quai Conti
75006 Paris 6
Prices
Tarif réduit: €8
Plein tarif: €12
Official website
www.monnaiedeparis.fr
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