Yves Klein

Tate Liverpool presents the first solo exhibition by Yves Klein (1928-1962) in a UK museum in over 20 years. He was one of the most influential artists of the postwar era and an essential figure for the artistic movements that followed, including pop art and performance art. Titled "Yves Klein," the exhibition will remain open to the public until March 5, 2017. The exhibition consists of about 40 works that offer a grand panoramic view of the production of this artist. By working in the fields of painting, sculpture, performance, theatre, music, film and architecture, Klein became a pioneer of new approaches that took the European art world by surprise just before his untimely death at the age of 34 from a heart attack. Curated by Darren Pih, Tate Liverpool's Exhibitions and Displays Curator, the exhibition "Yves Klein" presents important works that have not been shown in the UK before and includes photographs that reflect Klein's vast artistic vision. The show examines Klein's vision, his way of expressing absolute immateriality and infinite space through pure color, in works that represent the most important series by this artist. They include paintings that display his signature International Klein Blue (IKB), an ultramarine pigment that is very distinctive in his work. There are also some of his Anthropometry paintings, interpretations of nude models staged as living paint brushes; Fire Paintings, created with a flame thrower; his sponge sculptures; planetary reliefs and pure-color monochrome paintings.