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Catalog published on the occasion of Johan Creten's exhibition, “Strangers Welcome”, at Perrotin, New York, from June 1 to July 26, 2024.

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JOHAN CRETEN
“Strangers Welcome”
Perrotin
New York
USA
2024

‘Strangers Welcome’ is  a continuation of Johan Creten's exhibition Le Coeur qui déborde (The Overflowing Heart) at the remote Abbaye de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue in France. The sculptor introduced his colorful mysterious creations alongside new gilded bas-reliefs, presenting viewers with his eclectic metaphors on the human condition.

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“Transposing the exhibition from one heart to another: the heart of one of the most remote places in France to that of the bustling contemporary art scene fulfills Creten’s desire to share these works with a wider audience (i.e., to welcome strangers to his most recent oeuvre) and in many ways further solidifies his place among the ranks of contemporary sculptors.”
Dr. Leigh Arnold
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 The monograph published by Perrotin on this occasion relates this magnificent adventure and is enriched by contributions from Leigh Arnold (Curator at the Nasher Sculpture Center) and Colin Lemoine (Art historian, art critic and writer).

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“In the midst of darkness, how do you conjure light? How do you find brightness in the shadows? A question that obsessed the priests of Thebes and Cistercian craftsmen, Goya, Soulages, and Creten.”
Colin Lemoine
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Book specifications
  • TEXTS
    Leigh Arnold
    Colin Lemoine
    Benoit Grécourt and Emmanuel Moureau
    Language: English / French
    Translations: Fanny Lami, Gail de Courcy-Ireland, Patrick Lennon
  • EDITOR AND ART DIRECTION
    Raphaëlle Pinoncély, Johan Creten assisted by Julie Noyer
    Creten Studio: Léa Toesca, Lune Pigeyre, Ruben Alarcon Renton

  • PHOTO
    © Gerrit Schreurs and Creten Studio
  • FORMAT
    24,5 x 32,6 cm
    128 pages
    Hardcover
  • PRINT
    Printed in Italy by EBS in April 2024 

  • COPY-EDITOR (English)
    Bronwyn Mahoney

  • COPY-EDITOR (French)
    Claire Simonin

  • PRODUCTION
    Dorothée Xainte

  • PHOTOENGRAVING
    Christophe Girard

  • ISBN 979-10-91539-45-§

  • Publication
    © Perrotin, 2024
    All rights reserved. 

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