Yves Klein

Yves Klein examines the artist’s life and work from the mid-1950's to his untimely death in 1962. An artist, composer, judo master, Rosicrucian, proto-conceptualist and performance artist, Klein was a multi-faceted talent who believed in the transformative power of art. In his series, including the “Monochromes,” “Anthropometries,” "Cosmogonies," "Air Architecture," "Fire Paintings," "Sponge Reliefs" and “Actions” Klein sought to place the immaterial at the heart of his work. This is the first American retrospective in nearly 30 years of this highly influential French artist’s career. The exhibition is co-organized by the Hirshhorn and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. The exhibition is co-curated by Hirshhorn deputy director and chief curator Kerry Brougher and Philippe Vergne, Director, Dia Art Foundation.

Yves Klein