Playful and mesmerising, this immersive exhibition celebrates the visionary work of Julio Le Parc. Featuring his striking interactive installations, shimmering light sculptures, and large-scale geometric paintings, the show spans an extraordinary career from the late 1950s to the 2020s.
He is best known for his pioneering kinetic sculptures, which use light, movement and mirrored surfaces to surprise and draw in the viewer. Le Parc wants to make viewers feel active, with their acts of looking and experiencing bringing each artwork to life. He wants to make more democratic art that everyone can easily enjoy.
The show also explores the depth and diversity of Le Parc’s talent, with trailblazing installation art plus canvases and works on paper experimenting with colour combinations and dynamic visual effects.
Born in Argentina in 1928, Le Parc moved to France in 1958, where he settled. He was part of the vibrant artistic scene of 1960s Paris, a time of radical innovation and boundless creativity, but always maintained strong connections to Latin America. His story offers a fascinating insight into the evolving practice of an artist who, like his work, keeps surprising us and never stands still.
Julio Le Parc is presented in the George Economou Gallery.
Julio Le Parc Blue Sphere 2013 Lent by the Tate Americas Foundation, courtesy of the Latin American Acquisitions Committee 2023 © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, Lon
Julio Le Parc, Screen with Reflective Blades, installation view, Hermes, Tokyo, 2021 DEP01 2021 HERMES TOKYO _B4A0484
Julio Le Parc, Series 14 - 14 Permuted 1970-2020 Lent by the Atelier Le Parc 2026 © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2026
Julio Le Parc, Contemporary Art Fair 104 Paris 2022, Installation view, Ensemble of Eleven Surprise Movements
Julio Le Parc Continual Light Box 1963-2013 Lent by the Atelier Le Parc 2026 © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2026
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