le saut dans le vide (leap into the void), at 5, rue gentil-bernard, fontenay-aux-roses, france, october 1960untitled anthropometry 1960creating fire paintings at the center d’essais du gaz de france, saint-denis, february 1961performance of yves klein’s anthropométries de l’époque bleue (anthropometries of the blue epoch), galerie internationale d’art contemporain, paris, march 9, 1960
the hirshhorn museum in washington d.c. is currently running a retrospective of artist yves klein - yves klein: with the void, full powers. the show includes major examples from every aspect of the artist's career, including his anthropometries, cosmogonies, fire paintings, planetary reliefs, blue monochromes, sponge reliefs, air architecture & immaterial works. "we felt is was essential not only to present klein as the maker of beautiful objects but also as a think, a philosopher who paved the way for future generations," says exhibition co-curator kerry brougher, chief curator and deputy director of the museum. the show runs through september 12.