![SIMON HANTAI .JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_c0829b7ef5554ebdb424fb6687d70944~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_61,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e58a7c_c0829b7ef5554ebdb424fb6687d70944~mv2.jpg)
"SIMON HANTAI (1922-2008) -
The Centenary Exhibition
IN TOWN - In TOWN
Simon Hantaï would be 100 years old, 100 years of fullness, 100 years of solitude?
Radical, Hantaï renounces composition, all representation and all subjectivity and goes as far as possible on the side of the involuntary.
The canvas is folded and bound more or less tightly, then painted blind.
The colors are fixed where the surface is accessible and the final work is only revealed once unfolded. The process reduces the part of the painter to very little, who only remains in control of the chromatism, the density of the material and the formats.
In fact it is inspired by the "tie and dye" technique literally "tie and dip" used in West Africa for centuries
and to which he added painting, scratching, repainting, folding..
​
He strips the painting of its symbolic and psychological meanings as well as the uses of the trade in order to retain only the purest materiality. Hantaï describes his paintings as "rags".
![SIMON HANTAI LV 1 10-8.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_99c316673aa6401185b42b8eef0d100d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%201%2010-8.jpg)
Marian women, 1960-1968
![SIMON HANTAI LV 2-2.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_6bb2264e87d343568bfe1254dd30f336~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_3,y_3,w_197,h_190/fill/w_59,h_57,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%202-2.jpg)
Meuns, 1967-1968
![SIMON HANTAI LV 47-45.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_e893c7195195453ab6b8c85d7d398253~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2047-45.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 30-28.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_629af382c1494f328c3916568df3ad2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2030-28.jpg)
Studies, 1968-1971
![SIMON HANTAI LV 37-35.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_1289fe26e7484b8386cd86fd00fb9357~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2037-35.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 54-51.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_ef5a67dfb7d44998ac1dfa19a565479c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2054-51.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 48-46.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_93ce437b757a43cba6e2d56068b7ad4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2048-46.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 67-64.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_5dde29d7001f4cce9c41b2ca3e3dcc40~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2067-64.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 53-50.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_2f5ea5891a8b40f399a267225efbcfcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_56,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2053-50.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 60-57.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_af17862e1fd44914bd4b042d0dadb7ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2060-57.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 71-68.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_b5fb53e34b0743a5aead5c092dbb66e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2071-68.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 12-10.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_333d19c3e3464a879e10497eebf4ccbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2012-10.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 3-3.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_f1c34eeaadb34ca2bc6ecda2e0a126cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%203-3.jpg)
Pink writing, 1958-1959
![SIMON HANTAI LV 18-16.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_a296b0517eb4460289f89397e8ea8370~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2018-16.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 35-33.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_9c50800498944eae9f79721b48720309~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2035-33.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 33-31.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_3b72c0e704fb44c695432bab6ba6f415~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2033-31.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 36-34.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_0d1933048d4641d2a39e4bd15a292edd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2036-34.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 43-41.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_d95c286331824747b1dca3b28ed0fcf6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2043-41.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 46-44.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_092e79ceb0894ed2a5d534eb0b8aec4f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2046-44.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 7-7.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_f322b53530814fec9fac13031025897e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%207-7.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 4-4.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_9967c7cef0ce4c1486d6042f5b254211~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%204-4.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 5-5.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_e4d94a043d9a4c2ab60b37670515ffb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%205-5.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 19-17.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_3fd3b94eb6594ed78626a6b54f72720d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2019-17.jpg)
Whites, 1973-1975
![SIMON HANTAI LV 29-27.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_8e110769d9f545588589e4815b131bf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2029-27.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 34-32.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_a03080cb26834ef0907b5c897f761401~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2034-32.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 23-21.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_51ebd1fb751d431b86d35f94a07142da~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2023-21.jpg)
Catamurons, 1964-1967
![SIMON HANTAI LV 13-11.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_c0e40169957e4cafb30c3b986c824ef1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2013-11.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 6-6.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_6dd3fca045e74a4e92efadf17513bd41~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_57,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%206-6.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 15-13.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_c7f50cb8bdf4437b999c04b019004bb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2015-13.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 21-19.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_c9e96fbefb8c4f3d8aba73ffbcfd65ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2021-19.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 32-30.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_6d8387a3b1ec4446bc4ac5ae29c5747f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2032-30.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 31-29.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_9cb53228335a4ffd8d27ce679bbf6adf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2031-29.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 39-37.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_7e75e2ad298a4ea9ba1f5e5f31f96870~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2039-37.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 42-40.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_4acc459386ad4b938042229bc5e3902a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2042-40.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 45-43.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_236a593114304a46b228cd216d53dfe0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2045-43.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 49-47.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_ec601d2bcfa840ddbe8272a4313cead4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2049-47.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 56-53.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_8dd36febaaa3414bb023d6b52319eaf7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2056-53.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 57-54.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_245b2034d20148879d77e78351260f81~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2057-54.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 61-58.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_079aefc8b16d4edca4b6d967ef0fd553~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2061-58.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 72-69.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_601c7e1658a54d2c96e4948d4b7d4a1e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2072-69.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 50-48.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_73ddad19d0054eaf88590513cf1b279b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2050-48.jpg)
Tabulas, 1972-1982
![SIMON HANTAI LV 52-49.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_dfce4f1fd5c2490d8022f74050327289~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2052-49.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 63-60.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_a8a013d59cd448c18ff4a8bf0e489368~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2063-60.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 73-70.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_e91b7d46820e4034b59b6186686e4fe3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2073-70.jpg)
Bellies, 1964-1967
![SIMON HANTAI LV 59-56.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_96011005b3dc4396b68becbc6f321f3b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2059-56.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 55-52.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_124f94e84fca4638855fb76471ce1933~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2055-52.jpg)
![SIMON HANTAI LV 64-61.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_b6b3fd94ba154ad8967dbbeab35fd728~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SIMON%20HANTAI%20LV%2064-61.jpg)
Left, 1994-1995
![fondation louis Vuitton.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58a7c_cecf026106784d50be5a90f2360a5e63~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_122,h_122,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/fondation%20louis%20Vuitton_JPG.jpg)
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