Louise Nevelson

An icon with a unique style, Louise Nevelson is today recognised as one of the leading female sculptors of the 20th century. Her art is generally discussed in connection with the birth of Cubism, Constructivism, Schwitters, her imaginary grandfather featured by Arp in the poem he devoted to the artist in the periodical xxe siècle (1960), the ready-made and the use of collage by the Dadaists and Surrealists. But her sources of inspiration are much broader and her oeuvre is a journey through the history of the arts in which dance and performance – around which the exhibition revolves – play a key role. Thirty years after her death, her legacy continues to resonate on the contemporary scene, and even in the fashion world.