Barbara Chase-Riboud - When a knot is untied, a god is set free

Barbara Chase-Riboud's monumental sculptures on show at the Musée d'Orsay.

Discover the monumental sculptures by contemporary artist Barbara Chase-Riboud at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Five sculptures made of aluminium and silk are presented in the famous Salon de l'Horloge. Conceived on the theme of time and femininity, they reflect the dialogue at the heart of Barbara Chase-Riboud's work between solid and ethereal materials such as bronze, wool and silk. The exhibition Barbara Chase-Riboud. Quand un nœud est dénoué, un dieu est libéré, at the Musée d'Orsay is part of a series of exhibitions devoted to the artist and presented in 8 Paris museums: the Centre Pompidou, the Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet, the Musée du Louvre, the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, the Palais de la Porte Dorée, the Palais de Tokyo and the Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris, in addition to the Musée d'Orsay.