Léon Ferrari Retrospective Opens at a Catholic Church in Arles

León Ferrari, (Argentine, born 1920) - Untitled from the series Relecturas de la Biblia (Rereadings of the Bible), c. 1988. Cut-and-pasted printed papers on black paper, 26.5 x 34 cm. - Fundación Augusto y León Ferrari. Archivo y Colección - Courtesy of MoMA, NY

ARLES, FRANCE - The presence of a Léon Ferrari retrospective in a church is a paradox verging on the miraculous: here we have a famous, ninety-year-old artist who has devoted a large part of his working life to studying and implacably criticising the Catholic Church from its origins up to the present day. Ferrari’s œuvre foregrounds the contradictions of the human condition: the abuses of power and the intolerance, sexual repression, racism, violence and authoritarianism that characterise different kinds of organisations in contemporary society. In 2009 the Museum of Modern Art , MoMA in New York featured his work in a major exhibition with artist Mira Schendel called Tangled Alphabets.

Read more...

About Art News

ArtNews-Your Guide to International Contemporary Arts and Culture. Selection of Art news, Art reviews and Art related stories, Contemporary Art, Exhibitions and Events, Auctions, Artists, Art galleries, Museums...

Conteart Art News - is a platform for art lovers and art professionals to explore, share and exchange information on Contemporary art. Main purpose is to promote Visual Fine Arts. Since we receive art news and art invitations daily, our goal is to provide accurate and up to date information.
We also search the web for some of the more interesting art news stories.

Also Consider…