French artist Frédérique Lucien presents her first exhibition at Galerie Backslash in Paris, featuring recent works inspired by plant, mineral, and organic forms. The show includes dry pastel drawings of orchids on engraved paper, metal cutouts in copper, brass, and aluminum, and small ceramic or earthenware sculptures grouped under the title "Offrandes." Prices range from €1,500 for small ceramic pieces to €18,000 for large pastels. Lucien had previously shown for 37 years with Galerie Jean Fournier, where she was introduced by Joan Mitchell and held her first solo show "Pistils" in 1989.
The exhibition matters because it marks a significant gallery transition for Lucien, a respected artist born in 1960, while demonstrating her continued thematic focus on the vegetal, mineral, and organic as signs of life and breath. The show also highlights her ongoing experimentation with diverse materials—pastel, metal, and ceramic—unified by a consistent visual language. The accessible price points and the artist's long career underscore her established place in the contemporary French art scene.