Éloge du Doute












Curated by
Caroline Bourgeois
In keeping with the wishes of curator Caroline Bourgeois, it offered a thematic journey highlighting the strength and fragility of the human condition through a selection of works celebrating the collection’s eclecticism. Among them were emblematic pieces from the 1960s as well as contemporary creations, including several in situ projects, starting with huge works by Julie Mehretu and Tatiana Trouvé. The site’s openwork architecture allowed an original contrast between the different points of view expressed towards existential questions. Maurizio Cattelan and David Hammons’ subverted trophies responded to Donald Judd’s minimalist approach, Thomas Houseago’s tormented human figures to Marcel Broodthaers’ scathing critiques.
Of the 20 or so artists participating in the show, nearly half were presented for the first time by the Pinault Collection, reflecting its desire to showcase a new generation of international figures.
Artworks in the Éloge du Doute exhibition

Efficiency Men
2005

Axial Age
2005-2007

Untitled
2007

All
2007

Boy with Frog
2009



Untitled
1965

Caterpillar Chains
2003

Chainlink
2003

Wrecking Ball
2003

Dolphin
2002

Forgotten Dream
2000

Hanging Heart (Red/Gold)
1994-2006



Cocon du Vide
2000

Dogpool (Logs)
2003-2008

Plaster Clay Figure
2005

Untitled
1977


Wall Drawing
2006


Cocktail
2007

Spooning
2009

Et tu, Duchamp ?
2009

Cosmos IX
2009

Weeping women Nr III
2011

Good and Bad
2007


Duchamp 1200 Coal Bags
1973-1992

Pirate Heads
2009

Well and Truly
2009-2010

Roxys
1960-1961

Invisible Line (collective)
2010-2011

Head-Wicht
2006

Sans titre
2010

Bottle II (original)
2010

Vater Staat
2010


Study for Owl II
2011

Finite/Infinite
2010

Untitled
2000

Grève mondiale
2011

