Jérôme Zonder, Étude pour un portrait de Pierre-François #87 (détail), 2023 / Graphite et fusain sur papier, toile et bois - Ensemble de 11 dessins sur panneaux de bois découpé / Courtesy de l’artiste de la Galerie Nathalie Obadia Paris/Bruxelles / Production : Casino Luxembourg - Forum d’art contemporain, Luxembourg / Photo : Marc Domage
Jérôme Zonder's graphic work is virtuoso and multi-faceted, in tune with his eye for the infinite flow of popular culture. For the mahJ, Jérôme Zonder has devised an installation that unfolds on the floor and walls of the contemporary gallery. The visitor is invited to wander inside the work itself, a vast game board to be explored square by square, before being locked in an endless cycle amidst the images.
Would you like to play with Jérôme Zonder? Yes ? Then take the gentle hamster's hand and walk with him along the lovely path of life. In these troubled times, what could be more soothing than the childlike spirit of a nursery rhyme? Going through the major stages of life like a game - no matter how childish - is not to be refused. Above all, stick to the instructions right to the end, from square to square, promise to promise. What kind of world is this? The gripping, spellbinding world of Jérôme Zonder, plucked from the bowels of history.
Jérôme Zonder graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 2001, and for over twenty years has been developing a body of work centred on the constantly reinvented practice of drawing. His work has been the subject of acclaimed solo exhibitions such as "Fatum" at the Maison Rouge in 2015, "The Dancing Room" at the Tinguely Museum in Basel in 2017, and more recently "Joyeuse Apocalypse!" at the Casino Luxembourg in 2023.
Jérôme Zonder has been represented by Galerie Nathalie Obadia Paris/Bruxelles since 2016.
Exhibition curator: Pascale Samuel
On the occasion of the Nuit blanche
#ExpoZonder
See also
Location
Contemporary gallery
Rates and reservation
Contemporary gallery: free, during museum opening hours, no prior reservation needed.