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A sweeping retrospective titled “Georges Mathieu: Gesture, Speed, Movement” has opened at the Monnaie de Paris, running through September 7, 2025. The exhibition traces the career of French artist Georges Mathieu, who coined the term Lyrical Abstraction in 1947 and was a pioneering figure in postwar abstract painting. It features works from the 1940s to the 1990s, including the 1980 painting *Orion I*, loaned by Galerie Berès, Paris. Mathieu was also honored with a major retrospective at the Grand Palais in 1978 and received the Legion of Honour and the Order of Arts and Letters.

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New Colour Shape Pattern exhibition now open in Ipswich

A new exhibition titled 'Colour Shape Pattern' has opened at the Wolsey Art Gallery in Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, featuring modern artworks by leading international artists. The show includes prints by David Hockney and René Magritte on loan from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, alongside highlights from Ipswich’s own collection of modern and contemporary art. Artists and sculptors represented include Bridget Riley, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Josef Albers, Sonia Delaunay, Margaret Mellis, Graham Crowley, and Dale Devereux Barker. A new bird-inspired artwork by Suffolk artist Lily Hammond was created especially for the exhibition. The show is sponsored by Kerseys Solicitors LLP and runs until 22 February 2026.

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