Jean-Luc Moulène, 2016
Texts by Sophie Duplaix, Vincent Labaume, Florence Ostende, Michel Pivert, Reza Negarestani, Philippe Vasset, Frédéric Paul, Nathalie Delbard and Nihnea Mircan

For the first time, the Centre Pompidou is devoting a monographic exhibition to Jean-Luc Moulène. Invited to compose a retrospective of his work, the artist has chosen to present a « retrospective of protocols » in the form of a production programme comprised of around thirty new pieces - a manifesto based on his research.

 

Through these previously unseen works, the exhibition circuit invites viewers to grasp the richness and complexity, both abstract and physical, of the artist's world. Jean-Luc Moulène seeks to « objectivise » the world through a variety of practices, forms, and subjects. His thinking is rooted in mathematics, particularly set theory, which can function as a metaphor for social space.


By using 3D-design techniques, he thus explores operations such as intersection, laterality, and cutting, in the tension between body and object. His works question the shared space, the form of this space, and its intersection with individual space.
Softcover, 240 pagesPublisher: Centre Pompidou/Editions DilectaISBN 9782373720167Dimensions: 21.5 x 28 cm