Hatchikian Gallery and Quai 36 present a new exhibition dedicated to the work of Yann the Outsider, On the occasion of publication of his monograph Variation(s) Published by Land’Artic. In limited edition, this monograph comes in a 1500-copy hardcover book, in collector’s boxes of 30 unique pieces created by the artist, and in an exceptional custom edition. The monograph Variation(s) traces the last ten years of Yann L’Outsider’s black and white period. In parallel, the exhibition provides the context for this look at the artist’s journey.
The original set design designed by Audrey Hatchikian and Julie Frydman, As artistic director of Quai 36, she composes the serial visual narrative of an aesthetic research towards abstraction, to explore the different chapters of a pictorial discourse inspired by formal typographic games or the observation of cosmic movements between the physical and metaphysical. A singular energy emanates from the works of Yann L’Outsider, unleashed by the brilliance of a creative gesture that, in the studio, has preserved the restless posture of graffiti practice. In Yann L’Outsider’s journey, this pioneering urban practice of artistic momentum continues to nourish, in front of the canvas, the plastic language of abstraction.
Black and white offered Yann L’Outsider a chromatic terrain for exploring contrasts, antinomies, and ambivalences that bring the formal elements of abstraction into tension, revealing a captivating kineticism and mysterious vibrations. For Yann L’Outsider, the choice of abstraction is a way to transcribe the questioning of existential paradoxes in a visual language that emphasizes their irreducible ineffability, inviting the viewer to experience the inscrutable in the purely aesthetic dimension, freed from meaning.
In his series of typographic games, as well as those that originate from contemplation of the infinitely vast and cosmic phenomena, the dynamic of movement gives an enigmatic relief to the work. The lines and the flashes of light in contrast to the dark and light invite us to accept the imbalance, the uncertainty and the unknowable: the fragility of the course of life.
The exhibition Variation(s) is on display From October 19, 2023 to March 9, 2024. She creates a path of iconic works These works mark ten years of research during which the artist confronted the specific temporality of the studio work with the instinctive drive of urban intervention to affirm the uniqueness of his artistic vocation. More recent explorations by Yann L’Outsider will also be revealed, notably those that open the monochrome black and white to a heightened effect through work on matter and volumes.
Hatchikian Gallery is pleased to accompany Yann L’Outsider in the development of his work in the studio and looks forward to continuing its collaboration with the art production house Quai 36 for this new exhibition. The partnership between the Hatchikian gallery and an institution that works to promote art in public space allows for the highlighting and juxtaposition of the two mediums, canvas and wall, whose echo impels Yann L’Outsider’s creative tension.
The exhibition Variation(s) is held in the Quai 36 space within the cultural hub of the Fiminco Foundation in eastern Paris. The vernissage takes place on October 19 starting at 6pm in the presence of the artist.. Come and meet Yann L’Outsider, a privileged opportunity.
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