Pique-nique romain

This autumn, the Villa Médicis pays tribute to one of the major figures of contemporary art with the exhibition François Morellet, pique-nique romain. The painting 40 lignes au hasard (spéciales dessus de cheminée rue Fallempin) (2002) takes place in the Chambre des Muses, at the heart of the apartments of Cardinal Ferdinand de Médicis. Two works made of neon tubes, emblematic of the artist's practice, are presented in the small Balthus studio as well as in the adjacent loggia: Lamentable Ø 4m50 blanc (2006) and Triangle néons rouges interférents (1973-2026). Finally, in the Balthus studio, the two 3D wall installations 3D concertant and 3D bandes décimées (2015) reveal the full power of his abstract language.