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20 must-see exhibitions this summer, in Paris and beyond
For those seeking new discoveries, such as the British painter Barbara Hepworth, or wishing to revisit familiar ground, like the photographic work of Agnès Varda, or to deepen their understanding of classics, including Hokusai or Jean Dubuffet, Le Monde 's critics have selected around 20 exhibitions from across France.
Marinette and Henri Cueco: An eclectic duo
An inseparable couple, Marinette and Henri Cueco's artistic practices were worlds apart. Henri Cueco (1929-2017) was one of the leading figures of an era when, after the Young Painters' Salon and the movement known as Narrative Figuration, he co-founded, in 1972, the Malassis Cooperative, which brought together artists who were vigorously engaged in politics. Marinette Cueco (1934-2023) spent many years as a teacher while practicing tapestry and weaving, techniques she quickly applied to a particular form of land art. She used plant materials, creating either ground installations or panels hanging on the wall. These abstract works (striking examples of which can be seen through July 26 at the Ceysson & Beynetière gallery in Lyon) are very different from her husband's figurative paintings.
The idea behind this juxtaposition, put together at the former paper mill in Uzerche, central France, is to remind people that "neither one left their studio without visiting the other, to observe their work and acknowledge it with a comment or a shared vision," explained their son David, himself a restorer of works of art and one of the exhibition's organizers. Ha. B.
