François Rouan : autour de l'empreinte

Exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, 30 May 2025 - 21 September 2025

From the start of his career in the 1960s, François Rouan (1943-) was associated with the Supports/Surfaces movement, although he was not officially affiliated to it. He has followed a singular path, deconstructing the traditional structure of the painting to open up new avenues. From the 1980s onwards, he extended his practice to new media, first photographic, then filmic.

This exhibition catalogue examines Rouan's work through the theme of the imprint, a constant theme in his work from the beginning to the present day. With sensitivity and erudition, the book's texts examine the artist's relationship with otherness, painting and drawing, painting a portrait of a contemporary artist who questions the sensitive history of the world and the imprint it leaves on each of us.