Lygia Pape. Weaving Space

The exhibition "Lygia Pape. Weaving Space" is based around a major work from the Pinault Collection, the light installation Ttéia 1, C (2003/2025). Using copper wires stretched across the space, it plunges viewers into a sensory immersion, where the work takes shape and comes to life according to the angle of the light and the visitor’s movement. This emblematic piece fully embodies the Brazilian artist’s concept of "weaving space", redefining her relationship with the public. 

This first solo exhibition by Lygia Pape in France brings together works fundamental to her practice, from her first abstract engravings to her majestic Livro Noite e Dia III [Book of Night and Day III] (1963-1976) alongside with a selection of her experimental films. Imbued with Brazil’s socio-political context, Lygia Pape’s work reflects a deep commitment to social transformation, in which the boundary between art and life is constantly reinterpreted. "Weaving Space" pays tribute to her desire to create a new form of engagement for the viewer, while reinventing the very language of art.

Born in 1927 in Nova Friburgo and died in 2004 in Rio de Janeiro, Lygia Pape is, alongside Lygia Clark and Helio Oiticica, one of the most important figures of the Brazilian artistic avant-garde of the second half of the 20th century, which envisages art not as a finished, finished object, but as a sensory presence that interacts with the senses and consciousness of visitors.

Curated by Emma Lavigne, Chief Curator and Director in charge of the Pinault Collection, with Alexandra Bordes, Curatorial Projects Manager at Pinault Collection

With the support of Projeto Lygia Pape

The exhibition is presented as part of the Brazil-France 2025 season.