Par la force des choses - special edition

— The special edition —

This special edition, limited to 10 copies, brings together the signed book and three prints, in a format proportional to the originals, of the three paintings shown by the artist at the Musée de l'Orangerie: Jusqu'où je peux aller, Siloé, and Marcher sur l'eau.

The idea behind this special edition is to make it possible to see the original works, which are never visible in their entirety within the book, and so to see where each of the views in the book belongs: the best way to discover the publication.

Each print is numbered and signed by the artist. These three prints are made at l'Atelier Clot (Paris), renowned for its exceptional craftsmanship.

— The Book —

On the occasion of the 16th contemporary contrepoint at the Musée de l’Orangerie, Alexandre Lenoir presents four previously unseen paintings for the exhibition “Par la force des choses”.

Four Eyes éditions is pleased to present the painter’s second book, conceived as a work of art accompanying the exhibition.

The book is meant to be essential and is conceived as a true immersion in the works; it favours details and fragments reproduced at 1:1 scale, offering the reader the experience of being “within the painting”. This approach conveys the deeply embodied, material dimension of the artist’s work, and makes the book a living extension of the exhibition.

Images of Alexandre Lenoir in his Paris studio, shot on film and in black and white while the works were being made, will complete this “path into the painting” and will bear witness to the artist’s creative process.

Several texts by authors important to Alexandre Lenoir enrich the book, offering cross perspectives on this work: the first by Liang Dong (China), researcher, philosopher and specialist in Chinese culture; the second by Sophie Eloy (France), exhibition curator at the Musée de l’Orangerie; the third by Michel Brière (France), theologian, philosopher and priest of the Diocese of Paris working within the art world.

The publication is in three languages — French, English and Mandarin — reflecting the artist’s ties to Paris, New York and Shunde (mainland China).