Julio Le Parc

Rice · June 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM

Familiar with his kinetic sculptures? Or perhaps his name calls to mind his abstract expressionist paintings? To him, it was all the same.
“Categories, in general, are reductive,” he told Wallpaper magazine in 2020. “I would prefer to be classified as an experimentalist.”

Julio Le Parc review – as if Bridget Riley had opened a riotous funfair

The late artist found his calling in febrile 1960s Paris and this exhibition is imbued with an anarchist spirit – you can even spin the paintings!

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UK Man · June 9, 2026 at 10:15 PM

His works weren't my cup of tea to be honest.

Splinter · June 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM

To be honest I find art so subjective and most avante guard stuff as boring as shit.

Rice · June 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM

The movement of his kinetic sculptures is what most attracted people to his art.

While not my favorite style, abstract expressionism requires more understanding and effort than I’m usually willing to exert. And yet, ringing in my ears is the admonition of my grammar school art appreciation teacher, that saying “I don’t like modern art” is tantamount to announcing “I’m a very ignorant person.”

But still …. Not my cup of tea.

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Splinter · June 11, 2026 at 8:46 AM

Like saying "If you're tired of London, you're tired of life."

I lived in London for several years and can confirm that saying is horseshit.

GlasgowJohn · June 11, 2026 at 10:31 AM

I did a nine-month sentence in Hammersmith back in the eighties.

But I was young and single then!

UK Man · June 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM

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I did a nine-month sentence in Hammersmith back in the eighties.
But I was young and single then!

I did a four month sentence in Gravesend back in the 70's. It was quite a pleasant area but I was still glad when the time came to get back over the border.

serafina · June 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM

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His works weren't my cup of tea to be honest.

His sphere in Ezeiza was the background of so many farewells before heading to the security checking. It made a sad moment lighter for many travelers. That's art with a purpose!

Julio Le Parc · Sol · Aeropuertos Argentina, Ezeiza | Del ...

Beer to be spent?