Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Nicole Wittenberg à la Maison La Roche

From 13 June to 19 July, discover the latest exhibition presented by the Fondation Le Corbusier, in collaboration with the MASSIMODECARLO gallery, at the Maison La Roche, Paris.

Ain’t Misbehavin’ presents a series of paintings by Nicole Wittenberg developed from her preparatory sketches made outdoors in pastel. They capture the pleasures of a garden in bloom, but also the desire to capture these fleeting moments in the form of impressions, as these works represent a phase of development between the immediacy of painting on the motif and the memory work required to reconstruct the painting in the studio. This process suggests a correlation between transience and profound presence. Although created outside the “field,” these works are animated by a dynamic movement that defines a psychic and emotional space, while retaining the energy of the encounter. They seek to convey emotions that are difficult to grasp, fleeting and ephemeral moments, a universal yet difficult-to-express feeling of selfless connection with the natural world, as well as a sense of empathy towards other forms of life.