A BLISSFUL DAY OF DISCOVERIES
A good friend, Michel Dheurle had introduced me to Miquel Barcelo in 2010. I started writing my Blog in 2012. Barcelo had bowled me over and the the exhibition in Avignon in the Palais de Papes and it was even more impressive because of the setting. There had been nothing about Barcelo for quite a while and then, bingo. One of my favorite art pages indicated that there would be an exhibition in the Thaddeus Ropac Gallery. This time I informed Michel at once and we planned to see it following his return from the south of France. I got to the gallery a little before Michel did and came in onto this. Apart from the fact that the space was empty, the sun was shining through on these curious creatures. I literally gasped The Gallery Thaddaeus Ropac The exhibition which is called « L’Inassèchement » is not an easy description to translate. The opposite to drying up but can you think of a better word ? The exhibition regroups 17 recent paintings which explore the life underwater