William N. Copley: The Paris Years: Art Basel
Overview
Booth H11
For Art Basel 2022, Kasmin presented William N. Copley: The Paris Years in the fair’s Feature section. Bringing together a selection of significant paintings, alongside rare sculptural objects and the artist's first three-panel folding screen, this focused historical exhibition highlights the development of Copley’s art during his expatriation to postwar France, where the artist lived from 1951 to 1962. The work realized during this pivotal period saw Copley generate themes and subjects that became signature elements in his lexicon of images, comprising a self-taught style distinctive for its humorous spirit of political, social, and sexual provocation.
