Jean-Michel OTHONIEL

Born in the 1960s, in Saint-Étienne, a working-class mining town in central France, Jean-Michel Othoniel grew up amidst the realities of his industrial surroundings. He also had access to the vibrant contemporary collection of the Saint-Étienne Museum of Modern Art, in terms of size, second only to the Pompidou in France. At the age of ten, he encountered the work of American Minimalist Robert Morris, an experience that left a lasting impression. In this new exhibition, the works follow in the footsteps of those shown at the Collection Lambert in Avignon. They reflect the artist’s genuine interest in minimalism and abstraction, showing that beauty and sensuality are in no way at odds with radicality.