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Centre Pompidou-Metz current exhibitions

Sol LeWitt. Wall Drawings from 1968 to 2007
Until August 12
Centre Pompidou-Metz presents the largest retrospective ever shown in Europe of Sol LeWitt wall drawings.

Sol LeWitt as a collector. An artist and his artists
Until August 18
Focusing mainly on works on paper, often acquired through trade rather than purchase, the exhibition—organized in close collaboration with the LeWitt Collection (Chester, CT)—presents an ensemble culled from the artist’s exceptional private collection.

Coming soon

Allen Ginsberg / Beat Generation
May 31–September 9
Centre Pompidou-Metz presents the Saga of the Beat Generation, via the manuscripts, books, films, photos, live performances of Allen Ginsberg and his associates in a large-scale digital exhibition, the first of its kind. This multimedia show will occur simultaneously in four European institutions:

–Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains in Tourcoing (France)
–Champs Libres in Rennes (France)
–ZKM Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe (Germany)
–Centre Pompidou-Metz

Hans Richter, the crossing of the century
September 28, 2013–February 24, 2014

Centre Pompidou-Metz stages the first exhibition in France of the drawings, paintings and films of Hans Richter (1888–1976). Organized in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the exhibition will examine Richter’s fascinating career as both an innovator and an artist who thrived on collaborative practice.

The exhibition is presented at LACMA from May 5 to September 2, 2013. After its venue at Centre Pompidou-Metz, it will be shown at Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, from March 27 to June 30, 2014.

Centre Pompidou-Metz.
1, parvis des Droits-de-l’Homme
Metz, France
T 0033 (0)3 87 15 39 39
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www.centrepompidou-metz.fr