In 1973, the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Parispresented an important retrospective of Heinz Mack’s work.Yet during the ensuing decades, as the artist’s career tookon international scope, his presence diminished on the Frenchartistic scene. The current exhibition thus proposes revivingthis essential reformer from the history of abstract art. Withenthusiastic support from the artist as well …
In 1973, the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Parispresented an important retrospective of Heinz Mack’s work.Yet during the ensuing decades, as the artist’s career tookon international scope, his presence diminished on the Frenchartistic scene. The current exhibition thus proposes revivingthis essential reformer from the history of abstract art. Withenthusiastic support from the artist as well as major lendersand institutions, I have selected for this exhibition a substantialgroup of more than seventy works, including some very oldones that have never been shown in public. The presentation…