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Lea Kabiljo, oral history expert and doctoral student at Concordia University.
Artwork in background:
Jean Paul Riopelle, La Joute, 1969-1970 (cast in bronze c.1974)
Bronze, 380 cm x 1 240 cm (approximate dimensions)
© Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2021)
Property of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Sculpture-fountain exhibited on Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montreal
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“Tell Me About Riopelle” Project: Oral History to Discover the Man behind the Artist
Yseult Riopelle, editor and co-author of the Catalogue raisonné de Jean Paul Riopelle Tome 5 (1972-1979) and daughter of Jean Paul Riopelle.
Exclusive Interview: Yseult Riopelle
read moreDiscover the behind-the-scenes of the development of the latest and fifth volume of the Catalogue raisonné de Jean Paul Riopelle in this never-before-seen interview with Yseult Riopelle.
Iceberg no 1, 1977,
280 x 430 cm
© Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2020)
read moreAs we make our way toward the centenary in 2023, so many new initiatives and programs are already happening to celebrate our beloved Riopelle!
Lances, 1958, Oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm
© Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / SOCAN (2020)
“Let us seek our images among the work of those who have dreamed the longest, those who valued matter; let us rely on the alchemists.”
– Gaston Bachelard, The Air and Dreams
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Jean Paul Riopelle, Atelier Durantin, 1952 by John Craven
“To draw outdoors, I had built a makeshift workshop under a tent, in the backyard of our home, where I hung a light bulb. Then the rain started pouring. When I touched the light bulb, I was instantly electrified; a formidable jolt of art, come to think of it!”
– Jean Paul Riopelle | First artistic memories, 1931
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Tubes of Riopelle’s paint, circa 1968, archives of Yseult Riopelle
Atelier de Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, August 1993 by Bruno Massenet
Riopelle had big dreams for the foundation he imagined, that of uniting a diversity of people from all walks of life, dreamers and risk-takers, converging toward a common objective: innovation and creation without boundaries. Help us achieve Riopelle’s dream to bring people together through art.
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