Jean-Baptiste Besançon

Jacob Bjorn Gallery in Aarhus is presenting the first solo exhibition of French painter Jean-Baptiste Besançon (b. 1985) in its rooms from April 12 to May 28. On display are new, meditative abstract paintings.

His large-format works are often created on the floor, where he treats unprimed cotton and linen canvases with thick layers of acrylic paint, which he applies with a brush, sponge or palette knife, then removes and thins again.

Installation View of Jean-Baptiste Besançon at Jacob Bjorn Gallery in Aarhus, 2025 © The Artist, Photo credit: Jacob Friis-Holm / Jacob Bjorn Gallery
Installation View of Jean-Baptiste Besançon at Jacob Bjorn Gallery in Aarhus, 2025 © The Artist, Photo credit: Jacob Friis-Holm / Jacob Bjorn Gallery
Installation View of Jean-Baptiste Besançon at Jacob Bjorn Gallery in Aarhus, 2025 © The Artist, Photo credit: Jacob Friis-Holm / Jacob Bjorn Gallery
Installation View of Jean-Baptiste Besançon at Jacob Bjorn Gallery in Aarhus, 2025 © The Artist, Photo credit: Jacob Friis-Holm / Jacob Bjorn Gallery
Installation View of Jean-Baptiste Besançon at Jacob Bjorn Gallery in Aarhus, 2025 © The Artist, Photo credit: Jacob Friis-Holm / Jacob Bjorn Gallery
Installation View of Jean-Baptiste Besançon at Jacob Bjorn Gallery in Aarhus, 2025 © The Artist, Photo credit: Jacob Friis-Holm / Jacob Bjorn Gallery

© Photo Courtesy of Jacob Friis-Holm / Jacob Bjorn Gallery

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Jean-Baptiste Besançon
12 April → 28 May 2025

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