Lévy Gorvy Dayan

About the Presentation
Lévy Gorvy Dayan will present work by Yves Klein in a solo presentation at Independent 20th Century. Klein once declared, “I want to create works of nature and spirit.” The paintings and sculptures on view—each a reflection and embodiment of the natural world—reveal how Klein achieved this aim in his oeuvre. The presentation will include four historic Cosmogonies, created from 1960 to 1961. Representing impressions of nature, these paintings expanded on Klein’s concept of imprinting on paper or canvas begun with the Anthropométries (1960–62), which featured marks made by the human body. He wrote, “After all, my purpose is to extract and conclude the trace of the immediate from any incidence of natural objects—human, animal, vegetable, or atmospheric circumstances.” Capturing phenomena like wind and rain, the Cosmogonies bring together man and nature through their ethereal atmospheres of pigment.

Lévy Gorvy Dayan will also exhibit the notable sculptural installation Pluie bleue (Blue Rain, conceived 1957), composed of twelve elongated rods of International Klein Blue (IKB) pigment that are suspended in midair to evoke falling water. The presentation will additionally include important bronzes from Klein’s series of topographical Reliefs planétaires (Planetary Reliefs, conceived 1961–62) and his sculptural trees (conceived 1957–60). Taken together, the works on view will convey the significant inspiration Klein drew from the natural world and highlight his use of elemental matter in his practice.

About the Gallery
Lévy Gorvy Dayan is a collaborative international art venture. Founded by Dominique Lévy, Brett Gorvy, and Amalia Dayan, Lévy Gorvy Dayan is defined by its focal relationships with artists and their estates, representing and working with select luminaries in diverse ways while conceiving a nimble exhibition program that puts artistic and curatorial vision at the forefront. Lévy Gorvy Dayan specializes in placing primary and secondary market works through its private dealing practice that is rooted in the diverse knowledge of its team from early modern through contemporary art. Fueling Lévy Gorvy Dayan with their combined 90 years of experience and expertise, the three partners are coalescing their respective specialties from across 20th- and 21st-century art; their individual reputations as market- and tastemakers; and their separate histories as principals of renowned art galleries. Both global and local in practice and perspective, Lévy Gorvy Dayan has spaces in New York and London in addition to pop-up presentations and satellite teams stationed around the world.