Vera Molnar

Edition: French

Vera Molnar's catalog “Une rétrospective 1942-2012” (A Retrospective 1942-2012) is a major publication devoted to the work of Molnar, a pioneer of digital art and geometric abstraction. It accompanied the double exhibition presented at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen and the Centre d'art contemporain in Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville from June to September 2012, covering 70 years of artistic creation.

The catalog presents a selection of 220 works, illustrating the different periods of Vera Molnar's career. In particular, it explores:

• Her early artistic experiments in the 1940s.
• Her commitment to geometric abstraction.
• Her research into repetition, variation, and controlled disorder.
• The introduction of the computer as a tool for artistic creation in the 1960s.
• Her contributions to the development of algorithmic art.

The book also includes a detailed chronology of her career, critical analyses, and interviews offering insight into her artistic approach.

The catalog brings together contributions from renowned authors and specialists such as Sylvain Amic, Vincent Baby, Pierre Braun, Amely Deiss, Isabelle Ewig, Valérie Fourneyron, Daniel Havis, Serge Lemoine, Florence de Mèredieu, Jean-Claude Risset, Erwin Steller, András Szöllősi-Nagy, and Anne Tronche, each of whom offers a unique perspective on Vera Molnar's work.