Riopelle: Crossroads in Time

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Jean Paul Riopelle, “Vallée (detail),” 1949-1950

on canvas (Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Acquired with funds from the Volunteer Committee to the Winnipeg Art Gallery.)

As part of the centennial celebrations of Jean Paul Riopelle’s birth, this retrospective exhibition examines the 20th-century artistic trailblazer through a 21st-century lens.

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada and presented at WAG-Qaumajuq by Power Corporation of Canada, Riopelle: Crossroads in Time / À la croisée des temps draws on the artist’s oeuvre across various mediums and challenges some of the pervasive assumptions about his life and work. Offering a unique take on this famed Canadian artist, the exhibition curated by Sylvie Lacerte presents Riopelle’s acclaimed works alongside creations rarely or never seen before, including sculptures, prints, collages, and figurative drawings.

You will discover the full force of Riopelle’s influence through the inclusion of selected works by artists – both his contemporaries and some working today – who represent a broad range of cultural and aesthetic perspectives.