Published by Perrotin, 2024
24 x 32 cm | 9 x 12 in
Hardcover, 128 pages
Text in English by Liam Considine and Richard Leydier
ISBN: 9791091539517
Published on the occasion of the artist's exhibition Alain Jacquet & James Rosenquist on view at Perrotin New York, October 29 - December 21, 2024.
About the artist:
Alain Jacquet (born in 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, died in 2008 in New York) emerged as a contemporary artist during the remarkable boom in image reproduction techniques. He tirelessly analyzed the way in which representation informs the viewer’s gaze. Spanning from his first abstract canvases to his mechanically generated paintings (via silkscreen printing or computer), he continuously experimented with techniques throughout his career yielding an impressive oeuvre of various forms and media.
Guided by diverse principles, Jacquet demonstrated an incredible capacity for ingenuity with the examination between abstraction and figuration; the ‘latent image’ within both collective and individual memory; and the appropriation of images from contemporary popular culture and iconic works showcased in museums. On a quest to address the fundamental laws of the universe, Jacquet investigated the ‘explosion’ of the unique image through fragmentation and multiplication as well as the use of subtle ambiguity tinged with irony and imbued with innovation.