French artist Bertrand Lavier is presenting a solo exhibition titled 'Brushstroke n.7' at MASSIMODECARLO Pièce Unique in Paris. The exhibition centers on a single, sinuous steel sculpture that translates the traditionally flat, expressive painterly gesture into a three-dimensional physical entity. This presentation marks Lavier's sixth solo show with the gallery and continues his decades-long exploration of the boundaries between painting, sculpture, and the readymade.
Lavier’s work is significant for its critical engagement with authorship and the hierarchy of art objects. By transforming a brushstroke into a weighted sculptural form, he dialogues with Pop Art legacies—specifically Roy Lichtenstein—while pushing the concept toward a more tactile materiality. The exhibition highlights Lavier's enduring influence on appropriation art and his ability to challenge visual habits by repositioning everyday signs as strategic critiques of consumerism and institutional norms.