The exhibition Clair-Obscur at the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection in Paris
The exhibition Clair-Obscur brings together works from the Pinault Collection (modern + contemporary art) to explore how darkness and light shape perception, emotion, and meaning.
It’s designed as an immersive, atmospheric experience, where the museum itself becomes a “luminous and crepuscular landscape.”
Around 20–30 artists / ~100 works spanning different periods.
Key artists include:
- Bill Viola (hypnotic video works)
- Victor Man
- Pierre Huyghe (installation Camata in the Rotunda)
- Laura Lamiel (site-specific installations)
This isn’t just about painting technique. The show uses clair-obscur as a philosophical idea—how we understand reality through what is hidden as much as what is visible. It also connects classical influences (like Caravaggio) with contemporary art.
Place/ Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, Paris
until 24 August 2026
ft/ Francis Kizinski
