Jean Dubuffet's 'Tour aux recits' at Smithson Plaza, 2020

Explore Jean Dubuffet's monumental 'Tour aux récits' at Smithson Plaza. The installation of the 13ft sculpture comes at a time of renewed focus on the radical French artist, who is often cited as one of the most powerful and provocative voices in the post-war avant-garde.
The placement of 'Tour aux récits' at Smithson Plaza meets Dubuffet's desire for the sculpture to be realised in a cityscape. Part of Dubuffet’s Hourloupe cycle, the work originated in the artist’s loose doodles and drawings. The initial sketches, with their three-dimensional continuous patterns, inspired Dubuffet to create, in his own words, ‘drawings which extend and expand in space’.