Colette Lumiere

Monopol

19.09.2025 - 15.11.2025
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    Colette Lumiere, Living Environment (Transformation), 1981. Courtesy of the artist
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    Colette Lumiere, Colette is Dead, 1978. Performance at the Whitney in reconstruction of living environment. All photos courtesy of the artist and © Colette Lumière
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    Colette Lumiere, Living Environment (Transformation), 1981. Courtesy of the artist
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Monopol will present a solo exhibition by Colette Lumiere, the legendary American-Tunisian artist who made her debut in the early 1970s with unauthorised street art interventions in New York. She’s best known for her site-specific installations combined with performance art, which she began creating in New York galleries and shop windows. At that time, Colette developed her signature visual language, intentionally drawing on the extravagance of the Baroque and the excess of Rococo, blending it with elements of camp and punk, along with stereotypically girlish and feminine attributes. She wielded this aesthetic with intent, all while being an active participant in New York’s avant-garde art scene. As her work evolved, Colette moved from the public to the private sphere. She took on subsequent personas of her own creations, not separating life from art. She used eroticism and femininity to comment on the way women were perceived and their role in society.

Monopol

Marszałkowska 34/50

Warszawa

00-552

monday
Closed
tuesday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
wednesday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
thursday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
friday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
saturday
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
sunday
Closed