<New York n° 10>

In 1971, after a stay in New York, Jacques Monory created a series of twelve paintings inspired by the American metropolis. The panoramic format of New York No° 10, which extends over four panels, is reminiscent of the sequence of a film reel. This monochrome view of Central Park in winter is juxtaposed with a portrait of a woman. The words “Siberia”, “beauty”, “abyss”, “wounded”, “never”, “separated”, “Saharah [sic]”, “me”... appear at the bottom of the canvas. Whether intended as captions or subtitles, this evocation of uninhabited landscapes reinforces the intriguing nature of the images and the romantic scope of urban solitude.