Peter Doig in Paris 10 juin 2008
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The Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris presents the first major exhibition in Paris by Peter Doig.
Peter Doig was born in Edinburgh, and in 1962 moved with his family to Trinidad, where his father worked with a shipping and trading company, and then in 1966 to Canada. He went to London in 1979 to study art.
Many of Doig’s pictures are landscapes, with a number harking back to the snowy scenes of his childhood in Canada. Doig’s landscapes are splendidly layered formally and conceptually, and draw on assorted artists from art history, including Edvard Munch and Claude Monet to Friedrich and Klimt. His works are frequently based on found photographs, but are not painted in a photorealist style, Doig instead using the photographs simply for reference. Peter Doig’s work captures moments of tranquillity, which contrast with uneasy oneiric elements. He uses unusual colour combinations and depicts scenes from unexpected angles, all contributing to give his work a magic realist feel. Doig is one of Europe’s most expensive living painters.
Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Until September 7th 2008
11, avenue du President Wilson (16th arrondissement)
Tel. +33 1 53 67 40 00
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm
Rates
From 2.5 euros to 5 euros.
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