Germaine Richier, Center Pompidou
du 1er mars 2023 au 12 juin 2023
Germaine RichierA tribute to Germaine Richier, the first sculptor exhibited at the National Museum of Modern Art in 1956, this retrospective brings together nearly 200 works - sculptures, engravings, drawings.
Fueled by new research, it demonstrates how Germaine Richier occupies a central position in the history of modern sculpture, as a link between Rodin and the first Caesar. Trained in the tradition of Auguste Rodin and Antoine Bourdelle, Germaine Richier established herself as profoundly original and radical in just over 25 years, from the 1930s to her early death in 1959. The exhibition traces her artistic trajectory chronologically, illuminating the major themes that nourish her sculptural practice (humans, animals, myths, etc.). It reveals how Richier revitalized the figure, forging new images of man and woman after the war.