PRESS RELEASE Pierre Marie Lejeune “Split” Exhibition from January 25, 2019 to March 23, 2019 Opening in the presence of the artist on Thursday 24 January from 11am to 6 pm © Pierre Marie Lejeune - Split, 2018 – 160 x 55 x 225 cm La Patinoire Royale / Galerie Valérie Bach is pleased to present at the gallery the second exhibition of Pierre Marie Lejeune at the gallery. Born in 1954, Pierre Marie Lejeune defines himself as a sculptor-draftsman. This exhibition will reflect these two practices since it will present not only sculptures but also a series of recent drawings. Fellow of the "Villa Medici outside the walls" in 1983, he spent a year in Luxor. His meeting in the 80s with Niki de Saint Phalle will be decisive and strong ties of work and friendship will unite them until the death of Niki in 2002. Since then, he has not stopped developing a repertoire of forms which is similar to the writing of a virtual alphabet that he declines throughout his work. His favorite materials are steel, glass, light and water. Wishing to intervene as little as possible on the material, he has always favored poor materials and refuses any concession to ornamentation. 15 rue Veydt - 1060 brussels – belgium – t +32 (0)2 533 03 90 [email protected] – www.prvbgallery.com He has exhibited in several museums and art centers: Mamac (Nice), Arsenal Metz, National Museum of China (Beijing), at the Seoul Art Center, National Gallery Sofia (Bulgaria), Park Tournay-Solvay in Brussels, (European Space for Sculpture) where he was the French sculptor chosen to exhibit during the French Presidency of the EU. He has also presented monumental sculpture sets in the public space, in the cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Metz, , La Haye, Boulogne-Billancourt, Auvers-sur-Oise. Pierre Marie Lejeune has completed numerous projects and orders in Europe (Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, Portugal), the United States China and Corea. His work is regularly exhibited by several major galleries in Europe and China. For more information, please contact: Karim Tall at +32 (0)2 533 03 91 or [email protected] Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm. 15 rue Veydt - 1060 brussels – belgium – t +32 (0)2 533 03 90 [email protected] – www.prvbgallery.com .