Hubert Le Gall | Fabula
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Overview
Fabula is the first U.S. retrospective exhibition of internationally renowned artist and designer, Hubert Le Gall. The show, curated by Renaud Vuaillat, pays homage to Le Gall’s unique talent for turning classic materials, such as wood, marble and bronze, into playful and surreal works of functional art.
The exhibition will explore three distinct universes that have defined Le Gall’s career over the past 25 years: a poetic animal world, a playful fantastic world and an unusual abstract world. FABULA, will commence on Feb. 8 and run through March 29, 2019, officially kicking off the new year for the esteemed gallery.
Twenty First Gallery creates a faithful portrait of the self-taught artist and sculptor as a master of the unconventional, blending luxurious materials, exuberant proportions, and childlike wonder into pieces that speak to the emotions. On display, a range of imaginative furniture, lighting, mirrors and objets d’art, illustrating how the balance between figuration and poetry has become a signature of Le Gall’s work. The exhibit runs in tandem with the U.S. release of Le Gall’s new monograph book entitled Fabula, which explores the friendship and collaboration between the French artist and his most devoted American collector, Pamela Mullin, as captured throughout her beautiful manor home in the Normandy region of France.
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ARTWORKS
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Hubert Le GallL’Eternel Printemps Cabinet, 2018
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Hubert Le GallPomone Jardinière, 2017
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Hubert Le GallChardons VII Candleholder, 2018
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Hubert Le GallAdam Chair, 2017
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Hubert Le GallPot de Fleurs Chair Set, 1998
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Hubert Le GallMaxou Chair, 2018
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Hubert Le GallFrissons Doree Coffee Table, 2014
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Hubert Le GallSansevieria Chair, 2008
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Hubert Le GallEve Chair, 2018
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Hubert Le GallChardons IV Candleholder, 2018
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Hubert Le GallGrand Loopy Mirror, 2012
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Hubert Le GallMega Meteora Mirror, 2012
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Hubert Le GallUlysse Mirror, 2013
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Hubert Le GallFrissons Solaire Coffee Table, 2018
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Hubert Le GallSonate Console (Large, Medium, and Small), 2005
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Hubert Le GallZari Mirror, 2004
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Hubert Le GallFlora Jardiniere, 2017
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Hubert Le GallOdilon Gold Sconce, 2016
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Hubert Le GallChardons I Candleholders, 2018
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Hubert Le GallLapin Calin High Back Chair, 2012
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Hubert Le GallPica D’Or Side Table, 2016
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Hubert Le GallAutruche Lamp, 2016
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Hubert Le GallMeteorien Mirror, 2012
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Hubert Le GallOiseaux Jardinière, 2017
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Hubert Le GallBabeth Sofa, 2006
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Hubert Le GallThalassa Mirror, 2016
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Hubert Le GallMini Frissons Side Table, 2015
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Hubert Le GallFrissons Bronze Coffee Table, 2012
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Hubert Le GallBaleine Chair, 2004
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Hubert Le GallSkili Side Table, 2013
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Hubert Le GallPolyedres Chandelier, 2006
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Hubert Le GallPetite Goutte Mirror, 2004
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Featured Artist
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Born in 1961 in Lyon, France, Hubert Le Gall is self taught in sculpture and design and has reigned for more than two decades as a celebrated figure on the international design scene. He works with a small team at his studio in Montmartre, Paris, which once served as the atelier of French Post-Impressionist Pierre Bonnard, and also collaborates with French artisans bearing generations of technical expertise to bring his sculptural design works to life. Known for his witty approach to functional pieces and design objects, Le Gall is inspired by archetypal imagery from art history such as Andy Warhol’s daisies, Roy Lichtenstein’s sunsets, and Jean-Pierre Raynaud’s pots, creating unique pieces and small editions built from classic materials such as bronze, brass, exotic woods, and velvet. Making lavish use of fine furniture craft techniques including marquetry, gold leaf, and Lesage embroidery, Le Gall pushes the limits of his craft with what he calls “in between objects” that stand halfway between sculpture and decor, questioning the imperative to functionality. Plants and animals are recurring themes within Le Gall’s oeuvre of furniture, lighting, and decorative objects: anthropomorphic shapes which suggest allegories of desire, innocence, and our animal nature, demonstrating the artist’s poetic spirit and sense of humor united with a fondness for luxury. Le Gall’s work is found in many prestigious private and public collections worldwide, including Musée La Piscine in Roubaix and Montreal’s Musée des Beaux-Arts. He has held solo exhibitions at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs at the Château Borély in Marseille, the Musée de Beaux-Arts in Riom, and at Villa Kérylos at the French Centre de Monuments Historiques. In tandem with his work as an artist, he has also worked for two decades as a scenographer and consultant for large museums in France, including the Jacquemart-André and Musée Maillol, as well as the Grand Palais and Musée d’Orsay, where he helped stage exhibitions of Claude Monet and Pierre Bonnard respectively. Admired by top architects and designers such as Peter Marino, Caroline Sarkozy, and Jacques Garcia, Le Gall’s sculptures and furniture appear in Dior boutiques, and he has also collaborated with distinguished French brands Ruinart and Hermes.
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