Prisonnière des Pyramides, 1998, 70cm×38cmLe Gac uses drawing, photography, and painting to create new images inspired by popular novels and illustrations, mixing fiction and confession, painting and literature, story and image, and to explore the role of painters and painting in society with his characteristic ridicule (ironic questions). The artist also pursues humorous questions.
This exhibition presents works inspired by the descriptions and illustrations of the adventure novels that he read with great enthusiasm as a boy, as well as works that express an in-depth narrative accompanied by photographs.
Le Mans has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale and Documenta, and has had solo exhibitions at various museums and galleries around the world. Gac. This will be the first solo exhibition in Japan.
Jean Le Gac
SessionThu. Dec 7, 2006 - Sun. Jan 28, 2007 Closed on Sundays and Mondays
Hours11:00－13:00 / 14:00－19:00 [-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
