Un voyage dans la bibliothèque de Jean-Michel Coulon
Auteur(s) : Aline Stalla-Bourdillon
Book signing at Librairie Lardanchet on Thursday 2 July from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm
This book is dedicated to the Jean-Michel Coulon (1920–2014) library. Comprising 680 books and 678 illustrative documents, this collection sheds light on the personality of one of the 20th century’s most enigmatic French abstract painters, tracing the post-war period, the shift in his work when Paris lost its status as the capital of art, and his resurgence of creativity at the age of 80, against a backdrop of globalisation.
Jean-Michel Coulon’s library thus becomes a veritable guiding thread in the development of his work: the meticulous detail of illuminations, the light of Vermeer, the colours of Matisse, the verticality of Aguayo, the simplicity of Romanesque architecture… all these elements provide keys to tracing the artist’s journey and gaining an intimate insight into his creative process, from his childhood to the end of his life. The numerous illustrative materials included by Jean-Michel Coulon in his books pave the way for interpretation and the drawing of connections.
