Oeuvre de Pierre Soulages - noir et bleu
Pierre Soulages, Gouache et encre sur papier marouflé sur toile 99 x 63,4 cm, 1978, Collection C.S. © Adagp, Paris, 2025 Photo Vincent Cunillère

Presentation conference

Soulages, another light. Paintings on paper

On 9th October 2025

18:30 - 20:00

Audience type All Public

Presented by Alfred Pacquement, Honorary Curator of Heritage, Honorary Director of the Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou and curator of the exhibition

Few exhibitions have been dedicated to Soulages’ paintings on paper, making the one at the Musée du Luxembourg particularly anticipated, especially by the artist’s widow, Colette Soulages. In this talk, the curator discusses the distinctive features of this rich aspect of Soulages’ work and the challenges involved in exhibiting it.

Our lectures are available for replay on Soundcloud.

Practical information

This conference will be held in the Salle Médicis, Palais du Luxembourg, entrance via 15 ter rue de Vaugirard.

Free admission upon reservation - Reservations required up to 3 days before the event.

To discover

Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, 1978
Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, 1978, acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 101,6 x 101,6 cm, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburg © 2026 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by ADAGP, Paris 2026
Andy Warhol