CV132- Matière noire – Jean Pelchat

Ciel variable 132 - Tableaux (Été 2026) 
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Matière noire
Martin Désilets
— Jean Pelchat

A beautiful and understated book, in Jean Pelchat’s view, Matière noire brings together Martin Désilets’ projects based on the accumulation and layering, on a single surface, of photographs of museum artworks. In his review, Pelchat focuses on this body of work by discussing the essays assembled for the publication, written by Catherine Nichols, Michel Poivert, and Pauline Martin. He notes both the strengths and weaknesses of their reflections, which variously evoke Ad Reinhardt, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and a “particular blur” surrounding well-known paintings.

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Language : English & French
Digital Version : PDF, 715 ko

Bibliographical Notice

Jean Pelchat, “Martin Désilets, Matière noire” in Ciel variable, No. 132, “Tableaux”, Montreal, 2026, p. 93-94.

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