Kveta Pacovska has an exhibit of her artwork— original drawings, prints, posters and her books (dating back to the early '60's) at
Les Libraires Associés, in Paris. A few nights ago, there was a vernissage for it, and I was lucky enough to be able to attend it — and even luckier to have a chance to meet and chat with Kveta herself!
82 years old and still going strong as ever, she has just put out a new book.
Couleurs du Jour (
Editions Grandes Personnes, 2010) is an amazing achievement. A bit over 5 inches square and almost as thick (it's the cube of paper you see in her hand above) , it is a 90-page accordeon-fold book which measures over 10 meters when opened! It's hard to give a sense of it in photos, but it took up a whole wall of the gallery space. when displayed. PLUS, it's printed on both sides — and larded with little paper doors and windows and mirrors, so that the pages are interacting with each other.
It's a bit like a kaleidoscope, in a sense — same elements, but different every time you look at it. And (it goes without saying) the images are just brilliant. I will be showing more soon...
It is a wordless book, but the driving idea of
Couleurs du Jour is that colours are chosen according to their sound, and each day of the week has its own sound and colour— Monday is green, Tuesday is blue, and so on.
Of course —according to one's mood, age or point of view — the colours could change.
That is how Kveta saw things when she was 10 years old...
If any of you have the chance to go, the exhibit runs until 30 October at:
Les Libraires Associés
3, rue Pierre l'Ermite
75018 Paris
It's open every day, but by appointment.
Phone: 01.42.57.20.24.
PS. Kveta Pakovska does not have a website but to find out more look here:
Ricochet article (French only) and
Links list.
((((((Thanks, Kveta!!!))))))
