Gallery Yamaki Fine Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition of works by Louis CANE (1943-, Born in Beaulieu-Sur-Mer, France) from our collection.
Cane participated in an art movement, “Support/Surface” that took place in France at the end of the 1960s and continues to be one of the leading figures of contemporary art in France to the present day. He focuses on the surface of the canvas (=Surface) and the framework (=Support). Based on his theory, “What we generally see when we see pictures is no more than the surface of it which is just an object painted with oil on linen,” Cane started to produce works with canvases cut out in order to expose their structures and backsides.
In the mid-1970s, when the “Support/Surface” movement came to an end, Cane started creating colorful semi-abstract paintings derived from compositions of traditional and abstract works by Giotto, Cézanne, Monet, and others. His methodology of “integrating the experience on color and the experience in life into one” became one of the guiding principles of Louis Cane’s subsequent paintings.
In 1994, the exhibition “Waterlilies and Louis Cane” (Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris) featured his works inspired by impressionist painter Claude Monet’s waterlilies series. In his exploration of a method to recognize color as “existence,” referring to Monet’s innovative expression that showed the way toward abstraction, Cane presented new possibilities in the history of painting by applying colors with resin to aluminum and fiberglass nets, which had not been used as materials in painting before.
This exhibition showcases Cane’s innovative works that go beyond water lilies from the Gallery Yamaki Fine Art collection. We hope you will enjoy viewing his unique practice conveyed in light, fresh colors.
【Selected solo Exhibitions】
1969Held his first personal exhibition in Paris. (Gallery Givaudan)
1985Exhibitied at Cicago International Art Fair. Had his personal exhibition on Sculptures. ( Gallery Beaubourg)
1987'Unpublicized Works of Louis CANE' at Toulon Museum. Exhibited works created during 1977-87
1994Personal exhibition Water lilies and Luois CANE at Orangerie Museum
【Selected Group Exhibitions】
1964Submitted his work for the exhibition Venue for the Second Investigation in Nice
Exhibited in "Suport/Surface" in Paris and in Nice
Exhibited in the 7th Triennale in Paris
1973Invited to the 8th Triennale in Paris
1977Invited to the Documenta 6 in Kassel, Germany
2018School of Nice From Pop Art to Happenings ,Hong Kong
2018Monet’s Legacy , Nagoya City Art Museum, Yokohama Art Museum, Japan
【Artist Information】
Louis Cane
SessionThu. Jun 1, 2023 - Sat. Jul 1, 2023 Closed on Sundays and Mondays and Tuesdays
Hours11:00－13:00 / 14:00－18:00 [-17:00 on the last day]
PlaceGallery Yamaki Fine Art
Venue3-9-5-2F Motomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0022
ContactTEL: 078-391-1666 FAX : 078-391-1667 MAIL: info@gyfa.co.jp
AccessOne minute walk from Motomachi Station, West exit (JR/ Hanshin Line)
ChargeFree
