Maurice Fréchuret

From the negative hands on the walls of the Chauvet caves (minus 30,000 years ago) to the most recent experiments of a number of contemporary artists, an entire history of art can be written under the prism of breathing. Between these two milestones, this study attempts to highlight the innovative force of breath and the importance accorded to breathing as a creative gesture and artwork on its own.

The images of exile, escape, wandering and exclusion in art history, from classical painting to the most contemporary production.

The reconciliation of art and life, at the heart of the reflection and practice of many modern and contemporary movements.

A typology of erasure as artistic gesture throughout the twentieth century.