Louis Cane

Louis Cane (13 December 1943 – 3 November 2024) was a French painter, sculptor, and furniture designer. He was a member of the Supports/Surfaces movement in France, which lasted from 1969 to 1972. Much of his work focused on the concept of deconstruction of the canvas.

Biography Cane was born on 13 December 1943 in Beaulieu sur Mer, France. He attended the National School of Decorative Arts in Nice then the Superior School of Decorative Arts in Paris in 1961, obtaining a diploma in Interior Architecture.

Cane died in Paris on 3 November 2024, aged 80.

Work Cane focused on the concept of deconstruction of the canvas. For his series, Louis Cane artiste peintre français, he continuously stamped his name on a sheet, exploring the idea of personal branding.

By 1970, Cane transitioned into a series of cut-out paintings, the toiles découpées, which he worked with for several years.

He participated in the second and third exhibition of the Supports/Surfaces group at the Théâtre de la Cité Internationale in Paris.

In 1971, Cane had his first solo exhibition in Paris at the Daniel Templon Gallery, followed by the Yvon Lambert Gallery in 1972.

Cane was also a furniture designer, which is an important part of his artistic creation. 1995 - Museum of contemporary Art, Cambrai, France 2019 - Unfurled: Supports/ Surfaces 1966-1976, curated by Wallace Whitney, MOCAD, Detroit, USA

Public Collections Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris, France Musée national d’art moderne - centre Pompidou, Paris, France Musée d’Art moderne et d’Art contemporain de Nice, France Carré d’Art, Nîmes, France Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris, France Les Abattoirs, Toulouse, France Frac Picardie, Amiens, France Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, Saint-Etienne, France Frac Alsace, Sélestat, France Frac Normandie, Caen, France Collection Institut d’art contemporain, Rhône-Alpes, Villeurbanne, France Musée d’art de Nantes, France Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, Vitry-sur-Seine, France