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Identity & Difference, Cultural Translation & Mis/appropriation, Visibility & Activism are some of the themes explored in the works of this transformative artist.
Season II • Visit 5 • Gallery
Indigenous American Artist
JEFFREY GIBSON
This is dedicated to the one I love
Tuesday, 16th December 19h - 20h
Hauser & Wirth
26 bis rue François 1er
75008 Paris
M°1 Franklin D. Roosevelt
Guided Visit • Drinks • Conversation
Limited to 20 dues paying CAAF members only. You are a dues paying member if you have paid your dues since November 2024. Want to join the visit but not yet a dues-paying member?
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Due to the popularity of the visits, reservations will be honored on a first come first serve basis. You will receive a second email a week before the visit to confirm your place or state if you are on the waiting list.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jeffrey Gibson (b. 1972) is an American Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee painter and sculptor. He grew up in major urban centers in the United States, Germany, and Korea, where he absorbed the transgressive soundtrack of the 1980s through limited access to MTV. Gibson graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1995 and received a Master of Arts in painting at the Royal College of Art, London, in 1998.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The genesis of this new body of work is a series of small, jewel-like paintings rooted in Gibson’s investigation into astral projections and psycho-prismatism. The works draw on histories of color studies from the 17th century to the present, with a particular focus on those created in the 19th century. The formal compositions of these works integrate diagrammatic color studies while also recalling Indigenous and modern histories of abstraction. Gibson’s exploration of the psycho-prismatic inspired a group of mid-size ‘horizon’ paintings, in which the artist utilizes overlapping circular motifs and patterns to create polychromatic compositions operating somewhere between landscapes and timescapes. Also on view, a selection of large beaded-frame paintings that are ecstatic in color and enveloping in scale. While the complex layers of pigment on the canvas are almost indecipherable, the subtle gradients of color soften the graphic contrasts within the composition, allowing the viewer to see every layer at once.
His sculptural works are currently on view adorning the façade of The Metropolitan Museum in New York City through June 9th, 2026.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Each visit includes a guided tour led by an artist, curator, or gallerist, followed by an engaging discussion at a Paris art gallery or artist atelier. It provides a unique opportunity for alumni, artists and galleries to connect, fostering meaningful relationships around the world of contemporary art.
Visits are free and exclusive to dues-paying CAAF members. It offers an intimate opportunity to engage with contemporary art and ask your pressing questions.
Previous Visits have included:
Maxime Riché @ Atelier
Trevor Yeung @ Galerie Allen
Laëtitia Badaut Haussmann @ Atelier
Laëtitia Badaut Haussmann @ Emanuela Campoli
Difference and Repetition @ Gagosian
Brunschwig / Burstein @ Hélène Lamarque
Terence Gower @ Andréhn-Schiptjenko
Francis Picabia @ Hauser & Wirth
On Kawara @ David Zwirner
Jacqueline de Jong @ Galerie Allen
Alex Katz @ Thaddaeus Ropac
QUESTIONS
Any questions concerning this visit or the series contact:
Victor Schaub Wong ‘91 GSAPP
CAA France Board Member
email