Publications Publishing Dubuffet Published Wednesday, Mar 12, 2025 Since our first exhibition of Jean Dubuffet's work in 1968, we have produced nearly 20 publications focusing on those exhibitions. In celebration of our current exhibition in New York, The Hourloupe Cycle, we've compiled a selection of these catalogues available to explore and purchase at the links below. Read More Jean Dubuffet:Painted Sculptures, 1968In 1968 Pace held a sweeping exhibition of Dubuffet’s recent cast resin sculptures and colored ink drawings. At that point, the artist had already limited his palette to red, white, black, and blue and was beginning to work on a larger scale. The largest sculpture in the show was over seven and a half feet tall, laying important groundwork for the monuments to come. (opens in a new window) Shop Now Jean Dubuffet:Studies for a Spectacle, 1973To coincide with a large solo exhibition of his work at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1973, Dubuffet performed Coucou Bazar, a one-hour experimental “spectacle” that animated his work with costumed actors. Pace exhibited a selection of costumes and props—largely made from resin or sheet metal—that Dubuffet created for the performance, as well as several related works on paper. Jean DubuffetRecent Paintings: Paysage Castillians Sites Tricolores, 1975Text by Jean DubuffetThis eight-panel accordion-fold book was produced on the occasion of a 1975 solo exhibition of paintings by Jean Dubuffet, which opened at Centre Pompidou in Paris before traveling to Galerie Beyeler in Basel and Pace in New York.The spiral-bound volume contains color and black-and-white reproductions as well as a sleeve with six 35mm color slides of vinyl-on-canvas pieces by the artist. A text by Dubuffet, written in French, is also included. (opens in a new window) Shop Now Jean Dubuffet: Towards an Alternative Reality, 1987Text by Milly Glimcher with Author's Forewarning by Jean DubuffetOne of the definitive publications on Dubuffet, this comprehensive monograph includes 225 illustrations of sculptures, paintings, and drawings across the artist’s oeuvre. A substantial essay by Mildred Glimcher is accompanied by translations of several key texts by Dubuffet, which provide insight into his pioneering theories and varied modes of thinking. (opens in a new window) Shop Now Jean Dubuffet: Radiant Earth, 1996Text by Arne GlimcherPublished on the occasion of the exhibition held in 1996 in New York, Jean Dubuffet: The Radiant Earth highlights the artist’s turn in the 1950s toward the use of biological materials as both medium and inspiration. Bound in handmade paper composed of organic materials, this publication provides a tactile experience of the paintings, sculptures, and collages that Dubuffet created in this period. The Radiant Earth includes a text by Arne Glimcher discussing the artist’s “journey into the natural world.” (opens in a new window) Shop Now Dubuffet and Basquiat:Personal Histories, 2006Text by Lawrence RinderArtist Jean-Michel Basquiat developed an interest in Dubuffet’s work upon seeing his iconic Théâtres de mémoire series. In 2006 a two-artist exhibition at Pace juxtaposed Basquiat’s early work with Dubuffet’s late work to explore their shared mastery of anti-aesthetics and techniques of disorder. This catalogue includes an essay by Lawrence Rinder as well as reprints of essays by Brooks Adams and Thomas McEvilley. Jean Dubuffet:Monumental Sculpture from the Hourloupe Cycle, 2008Text by Sophie Webel and Daniel AbadieThroughout his Hourloupe period, which spanned from 1962 to 1974, Dubuffet made painted sculptures with the goal of drawing the viewer into a pure mental projection. In 2008 Pace staged an exhibition of Hourloupe sculptures, including Dubuffet’s ambitious architectural project Welcome Parade, realized for the first time. This catalogue includes the artist’s preparatory sketches as well as essays by Daniel Abadie, who curated the 2001 Dubuffet retrospective at Centre Pompidou in Paris, and Sophie Webel, Director of the Fondation Dubuffet. (opens in a new window) Shop Now Jean Dubuffet:Theatres De Memoire, 2017Text by Kent Minturn, Arne Glimcher, and Jean DubuffetPace’s 2017 exhibition of the Théâtres de mémoire cycle marked the first time that a show dedicated to this body of work had taken place in London. Exploring concepts introduced by Frances Yates’s book The Art of Memory, the late series features some of Dubuffet’s largest paintings, made from affixing numerous small paintings onto canvas. The catalogue includes an introduction by Arne Glimcher and an essay by Kent Minturn. Jean Dubuffet:Theatres de Memoire, 2018Text by Arne Glimcher and Kent MinturnDubuffet’s Théâtres de mémoire series explores the complexities of memory through large-scale collaged paintings. Following the critical success of the 2017 showing of the series in London, Pace staged an exhibition of the cycle at the gallery’s New York location in 2018. This full-color catalogue includes an introduction by Arne Glimcher, who curated the show, and an essay by Kent Minturn, as well as a fold-out of Dubuffet’s iconic Localisation (1975). (opens in a new window) Shop Now Jean Dubuffet:The Hourloupe Cycle, 2025Text by Milly GlimcherCoinciding with the 2025 exhibition in New York, this publication takes a close look at Jean Dubuffet’s Hourloupe Cycle, comprised of drawings, paintings, sculptures, and architectural installations spanning 1962 to 1974. With an essay by Milly Glimcher and a generous foldout page, Jean Dubuffet: The Hourloupe Cycle provides new perspectives on a storied series. (opens in a new window) Shop Now Past Jean Dubuffet The Hourloupe Cycle Mar 13 – Apr 26, 2025 New York Journal View All Films Artists on Artists: Robert Nava x Jean Dubuffet Apr 07, 2025 Films Inside Jean Dubuffet's Alternate Reality Mar 24, 2025 Pace Publishing Jean Dubuffet: The Hourloupe Cycle Mar 04, 2025 Museum Exhibitions The Fondation Dubuffet Celebrates 50 Years Mar 15, 2024 Pace Publishing — Publishing Dubuffet, Mar 12, 2025