Installation view of Yves Klein’s Fire Paintings at MOCA Grand Avenue, Oct. 18-Dec. 6, 1992, photo by Mario Alejandro Rosas
When
October 18 – December 6, 1992
Thirteen of this French artist's seldom-seen "paintings" created by the use of a flamethrower on composition board which explore issues of spectacle, alchemy, performance and, in the mark of fire, the presence of absence.
Focus Series: Yves Klein: The Fire Paintings was part of the museum’s Focus Series (1992–1998), which was dedicated to presentations of distinct bodies of work by artists working in all media and featured a roster of distinguished local and international artists.
Focus Series: Yves Klein: The Fire Paintings was organized by Kerry Brougher, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
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