Page 67 - Studio International - October 1967
P. 67

Paris
                                                                                             22
                                                                                             Fernande 1905 oil on canvas in a retrospective
                                                                                              exhibition of works by Kees Van Dongen, Musée
                                                                                              d'Art Moderne, Avenue du President Wilson, from
                                                                                             October 12 to November 26. Kees van Dongen came
                                                                                             to Paris from Holland in 1897. Influenced by the
                                                                                              Fauves, he won in the 1920s, and has since held,
                                                                                             a reputation for the acid portrayal of the world of
                                                                                             the rich and fashionable.
                                                                                             23
                                                                                             Licht dynamo 1961, a relief 70 x 70 x 20 cm. by
                                                                                             Heinz Mack in a one-man show of his recent work
                                                                                             at Galerie Denise René, 196 Boulevard St. Germain
                                                                                             until October 15. Heinz Mack was born in Lollar
                                                                                             in 1931 and studied at the State Art Academy of
                                                                                             Düsseldorf and the University of Cologne. He lives
                                                                                             in Düsseldorf but spends part of his time in New
                                                                                             York. He is co-editor of Zero publications, has had
                                                                                             one-man shows in Germany, England, France and
                                                                                             Belgium, and has participated in several group
                                                                                             exhibitions. He recently completed two
                                                                                             commissions for Alcan.
                                                                                             24
                                                                                             Silver Mallow 1967, aluminium 21 x 13 x 11 in. by
                                                                                             John Wragg in an exhibition of his work at Galerie
                                                                                             lolas through October. Wragg was born in 1937
                                                                                             and studied at the Royal College of Art. He won
                                                                                             the Sainsbury Award in 1960. He has taught at
                                                                                             Chelsea School of Art since 1961 and has exhibited
                                                                                             in group shows in England and Europe.
                                                                                             25
                                                                                             Pierre-champignon 13½ in. high in an exhibition of
                                                                                             l'Art des Mayas de Guatemala at the Musée des
                                                                                             Beaux-Arts, Chambéry until October 15. The
                                                                                             sculpture is pre-classic, first or second century B.C.,
                                                                                             from Kaminaljuyu.
                                                                                             26
                                                                                             Painting 1967 64 x 51 in. by Luigi Boille at Galerie
                                                                                             Stadler, 51 rue de Seine, from October 17 to
                                                                                             November 18. An exhibitor at the Venice Biennale
                                                                                             in 1966 Boille was born in Rome in 1926, and
                                                                                             obtained a diploma at the Academie des Beaux
                                                                                             Arts in Rome, continuing his studies in architecture
                                                                                             at the University. He went to Paris in 1951 to
                                                                                             complete his study of architecture but soon turned
                                                                                             entirely to painting. He has had one-man shows
                                                                                             in Italy and France and has been included in many
                                                                                             important international exhibitions in Europe and
                                                                                             America.

                                                                                             Kassel
                                                                                             27
                                                                                             Two of clubs 1966 mixed media, 10x 15 x 2½ in. by
                                                                                             George Brecht in one of two one-man shows
                                                                                             currently showing at Galerie Ricke, Kolnstrasse
                                                                                             44-46 until November 29. This is Brecht's first show
                                                                                             of objects in Germany. (Price range $600-$1.500).
                                                                                             Gary Kuehn, also exhibiting, was born in New
                                                                                             Jersey in 1939 and studied at Drew College and
                                                                                              Rutgers University. He has exhibited at the
                                                                                             Bianchini and Fishbach Galleries, the Larry Aldrich
                                                                                              Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum,
                                                                                              but this is his first European show of sculptures.
                                                                                             The exhibition will be shown in the art fair at
                                                                                             Cologne and then at the Galerie Ricke.


                                                                                              Exchange rates: £1 = U.S. $2.80 = Fr. francs 13.7 =
                                                                                             DM 11 = Lire 17-5.
   62   63   64   65   66   67   68   69   70   71   72