Ceysson & Bénétière Gallery presents its first solo exhibition of Ernest Breleur in its Parisian space (23 rue du Renard, Paris 4ème, France). The opening reception takes place on September 3, 2026, at 6:00pm; the exhibition will run through October 10, 2026. Read biography below, from the International Curator’s Forum (ICF).

Ernest Breleur was born in 1945 in Martinique. He lives and works in Martinique. Breleur is today a major figure in contemporary art in the Caribbean and internationally . He has taken part several times in numerous biennials such as those of Sao Paulo, the Seychelles, Santo Domingo, Ecuador, Cuba, and Dakar. His works are presented at major exhibitions such as [. . .] Caribbean: Crossroad of the World at the Queens Museum of Art in New York 2012-2013, or in 2011 with Escault, Rives Dérivés, international festival of contemporary sculpture.

Breleur’s work is large, rich and multiple. It is broken down into several periods. Many know him for his qualities as a painter, before, with the fwomagé group, and after, with the mythology of the moon series, the series of floating bodies, the white series to name but a few. Ernest Breleur’s work has always been prolific, serial; in search of openness and modernity. In 1992, the artist made a definitive break with painting. Since this pivotal date, Ernest Breleur has never ceased to [establish] his singularity as an artist with new materials, radiography, and to apprehend in a very progressive way his approach to [structural] carving. He very broadly dealt with aesthetic and ethical questions that are fundamental for him in their relationship with the violence of globalization.

Since 2013, with the return to drawing, the artist— who has always pondered death— has reversed the prism and today questions the living through the series Origin of the World and The Enigma of Desire. [. . .]

His works [are housed] in the collections of the FNAC, the FRAC Martinique, the World Bank (in Washington, DC) and the Clément Foundation, among others.

For more information, see https://www.ceyssonbenetiere.com/en/exhibitions/1389/p112-ernest-breleur

For more on the artist, see https://www.internationalcuratorsforum.org/people/ernest-breleur/ and https://www.maellegalerie.com/en/ernest-breleur-2/#:~:text=Ernest%20Breleur%20was%20born%20in,is%20extensive%2C%20rich%20and%20varied.

[Shown above: Ernest Breleur’s « Sans titre », 2013, from the series L’origine du monde ; collage, felt-tip pen on paper, 75 x 110 cm. (Copyright Aurélien Mole, Courtesy Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière)]

Also see Olivia Maëlle Breleur, Ernest Breleur, and Ceysson & Bénétière.

Via Instagram, see @olivia_maelle_breleur
@ceysson_benetiere
@studio_breleur