Featuring a curation of works created over two decades…
Later this year Opera Gallery will present ‘Jean Dubuffet, L’Hourloupe et son sillage (1962-1982)‘ a major solo exhibition dedicated to Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) during this year’s Paris Art Week.
Running from 16 October – 12 November 2025, this exhibition marks the 40th anniversary of Dubuffet’s passing and highlights the importance of L’Hourloupe and the series that grew out of it.
Featuring a curation of works created over a 20-year period, this exhibition largely celebrates his iconic and prolific L’Hourloupe series.
Lasting for twelve years from 1962–1974, the series constitutes a pivotal milestone in Jean Dubuffet’s œuvre that would go on to greatly influence his subsequent series. Thus, in addition to L’Hourloupe I and II, this exhibition brings together works from Coucou Bazar, Roman burlesque, Sites tricolores, Crayonnages, Récits, Conjectures, Parachiffres, Mondanités, Lieux abrégés, Théâtres de mémoire, Psycho-sites and Sites aléatoires.
For Opera Gallery, Dubuffet is more than a towering figure of French post-war art—his radical vision represents the spirit of artistic rebellion and innovation that has been a cornerstone of the gallery’s curatorial mission for decades.
“Dubuffet’s work reflects the very DNA of Opera Gallery,” says Marion Petitdidier, Director of Opera Gallery Paris. “We’ve long been committed to reexamining the French Post-War canon and connecting it with contemporary sensibilities. His radical language, material experimentation, and rejection of convention are themes we return to again and again.”
Presented during Paris Art Week—one of the most vibrant moments in the international art calendar and coinciding with Art Basel—this exhibition reaffirms Opera Gallery’s deep engagement with the key voices of 20th-century art. It also underscores Paris’ position as a renewed centre for postwar and contemporary dialogue.
Opera Gallery previously presented Dubuffet in its 2021 Paris exhibition ‘Bal des Figures’. With this new exhibition dedicated to Dubuffet, Opera Gallery reaffirms its enduring commitment to Post-War French art.
Jean Dubuffet, L’Hourloupe et son sillage (1962-1982), Opera Gallery Paris, 16 October – 12 November 2025
