PRESS RELEASES
Jene Highstein: Space and Place
March 19 - June 30, 2018
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Jene Highstein: Space and Place presents the artist’s seminal sculptures as well as works on paper from the 1970s through the 1990s. A key figure of sculptural abstraction, Highstein used bronze, concrete, steel and wood to create primal and organic forms. His quasi-manufactured sculptures create a dialogue between raw materials and biomorphism, stressing the importance of the object’s presence within a surrounding space and its impact on the viewer. The solidity of Highstein’s sculptures complement the delicacy of his works on paper. His drawings of intense bone black pigment, charcoal and Chinese ink share the same processes as his sculptures. A frame is constructed through graphite and then covered with pigment, like the trowelling of cement over a steel frame. Highstein’s drawings exist independently of his sculptural mounds, spheres and totems.
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Olivier Mosset: Abstraction
November 7, 2017 - February 28, 2018
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The Jean-Paul Najar Foundation (JPNF) presents Olivier Mosset: Abstraction, the first comprehensive survey of the artist’s work in the Middle East. Olivier Mosset was a key figure of geometric abstract art in the mid-1960s in France and was a member of the groundbreaking BMPT movement. Curated by Hervé Mikaeloff, the exhibition features the scope of Mosset’s work from his iconic circle paintings to his more recent monochromes.
Olivier Mosset: Abstraction is held in partnership with ADS Securities and The Embassy of Switzerland in the United Arab Emirates |
Pierre Dunoyer: Vers le tableau
September 13 - October 26, 2017
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Vers le tableau is an exhibition of works by French artist Pierre Dunoyer. The exhibition includes key paintings and drawings from the start of the artist’s career in the late 1970s up to today demonstrating the artist’s development of the tableau. The exhibition also includes archival material documenting the artist’s philosophical approach to art making.
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Artist Run New York: the Seventies
March 9 - June 30, 2017
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Christian Bonnefoi: Double Take
November 14, 2016 - February 28, 2017
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The Jean-Paul Najar Foundation hosts legendary French artist Christian Bonnefoi for a solo exhibition of works from the Collection as well as more recent paintings, including a new acquisition. A long time friend and protégé of Najar, these works include some of the earliest paintings made by the artist in the 1970s and demonstrate the evolution and growth he has made over the decades.
The show is curated by Sylvie Turpin, another Najar Collection artist, and is accompanied by diverse programming including curator and artist-led talks, and workshops. |
Judy Rifka: RETROactive
September 18 - November 3, 2016
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Judy Rifka's diverse practice includes painting, drawing, video and performance. She is a prominent figure often associated with New York City's Lower East Side art scene of the late 1970s and 19080s. She is also connected with the Fluxus movement and is a member of Colab, an artist collective founded in 1977 in New York City that exemplifies an iconic period in the city's cultural history.
Judy Rifka: RETROactive is the artist's first exhibition in the Middle East. On exhibit are the artist's works on plywood, which have been widely acknowledged to be among the most significants of works of the 1970s. |
Jean-Paul Najar: Vision & Legacy
March 14 - June 30, 2016
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The Foundation's inaugural exhibition, Jean-Paul Najar: Vision & Legacy, curated by Jessamyn Fiore, reflects on Najar's immense care for and understanding of the artists. Presenting individual masterpieces from the last half century, as well as letters and ephemera from several artists throughout the decades, the show will provide an insightful look into the Foundation's lifelong friendship with the artists.
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