Mahjoub Ben Bella, Griffes jaunes, 2016, huile sur toile 92 x 73 cm ©Romain Darnaud. Courtesy of the gallery and the Mahjoub Ben Bella Comité
‘Lumière d’Or’ (Golden Light), a solo exhibition by Mahjoub Ben Bella, runs from April 3rd to May 18th, 2024 at Lilia Ben Salah Gallery. Showcasing an array of paintings, many displayed for the first time, the exhibition delves into the artist’s final creative phase until his passing in 2020. Ben Bella, a versatile artist, explored various mediums including canvas, paper, wood, and public installations, aligning with Abstract Expressionism or Lyrical Abstraction, a movement flourishing in the latter half of the 20th century. This debut exhibition at the gallery unveils a series of paintings emblematic of Ben Bella’s artistic quest, probing the nexus between symbols and abstraction. (...)
