François

Morellet

Born in 1926 in Cholet, France
Died in 2016 in Cholet, France

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François Morellet has devoted most of his career to the radical exploration of geometric abstraction. A founding member in 1960 of the Visual Art Research Group (GRAV), he has multiplied the possibilities of visual intervention, from painting on frames to projects in the city’s architecture called “Disintegrations”. 

Chelsea, New York, 2017
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, 2018
Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2021
Tate Modern, London, 2024
Art Basel Unlimited, Switzerland, 2023
Mennour, Paris, 2024
Mennour, Paris, 2020
Espace Louis Vuitton, Beijing, 2023
Dia Art Foundation, New York, 2017
École du Louvre, Paris, 2023
Chelsea, New York, 2017
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, 2018
Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2021
Tate Modern, London, 2024
Art Basel Unlimited, Switzerland, 2023
Mennour, Paris, 2024
Mennour, Paris, 2020
Espace Louis Vuitton, Beijing, 2023
Dia Art Foundation, New York, 2017
École du Louvre, Paris, 2023

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2024

“La Répétition”, Centre Pompidou-Metz, France
“Mathématiques modernes” (Francois Morrelet et Max Bill), Mennour, Paris
“François Morellet”, Annely Juda Fine Art, London
“François Morellet”, A arte Invernizzi, Milan, Italy

2023

“FRANCOIS MORELLET X THEOREME”, THEOREME, Paris
“Optical & Movement”, Espace Louis Vuitton Beijing, China
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© François Morellet, Adagp, Paris, 2025. Courtesy Studio Morellet and Mennour, Paris.