François
Morellet
Born in 1916 in Cholet, France
Died in 2016 in Cholet, France
Died in 2016 in Cholet, France
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”. What determines Morellet’s approach is the play with frames, the development of many systems, the irony brought by the titles, and the use of the random within pre-established principles.
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
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
portfolio
2024
“François Morellet”, Annely Juda Fine Art, London
“François Morellet”, A arte Invernizzi, Milan, Italy
“La Répétition”, Centre Pompidou-Metz, France
“Mathématiques modernes” (Francois Morrelet et Max Bill), Mennour, Paris
2023
“Optical & Movement”, Espace Louis Vuitton Beijing, China
“Re-Inventing Piet. Mondrian and the Consequences”, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany
Videos
Artworks
exhibitions
Daniel Buren & François Morellet
Pom Pom Pidou / Un récit renversant de l’art moderne
Apr 26 - Nov 9, 2025
Le Tripostal, Lille, France
L’art de la rencontre
Feb 6 - Mar 20, 2025
Mennour, 47 rue Saint-André-des-Arts
François Morellet
Electric Dreams, Art and Technology Before the Internet
Nov 28, 2024 - Jun 1, 2025
Tate Modern, London
François Morellet
Mathématiques modernes
Feb 29 - Mar 30, 2024
Mennour, 47 rue Saint-André-des-Arts
Available publications
© François Morellet, Adagp, Paris, 2025. Courtesy Studio Morellet and Mennour, Paris.