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Jean-Paul Riopelle, Sans titre, 1960, oil on canvas, 60.0 cm x 92.0 cm
Gift of the Art Gallery of Windsor Women's Committee, 1973, 1973.017
Marcel Barbeau, Central Park, 1967, acrylic on canvas, 183.0 cm x 183.0 cm
Gift of François Angers, 1992, 1992.020
Marcel Barbeau, Retine Ondulante, 1965, acrylic on linen, 168.0 cm x 168.0 cm
Gift of Richard Corso, Verdun, Quebec, 2006, 2006.002Les Automatistes: Collective Expressions
February 15 – March 15, 2020
Gift of the Art Gallery of Windsor Women's Committee, 1973, 1973.017
Gift of François Angers, 1992, 1992.020
Gift of Richard Corso, Verdun, Quebec, 2006, 2006.002
Location: Charles & Ethel Cohen Family Gallery, 3rd floor
Les Automatistes: Collective Expressions drawn from the AGW’s collection represents a number of bold, expressive works by the artists who were the originators of a significant art movement in Montreal called Les Automatistes. Inspired by the writings of French Surrealist poet and writer André Breton, the artists began painting and working in a spontaneous manner without predetermination. The collective’s de-facto leader, Paul-Émile Borduas also led the creation of their manifesto Refus Global in 1948 which offered an anarchic perspective on society expressing the need for major changes to be brought about in the conservative atmosphere that existed at the time. The exhibition contains works by Paul-Émile Borduas, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Marcelle Ferron, Marcel Barbeau, Jean-Paul Mousseau and Pierre Gauvreau.
Curated by Chris Finn.