Nathalie du pasquier

“Between the outside and the inside, between the external and the internal edge-line, the framer and the framed, the figure and the ground, form and content, signifier and signified.... ”Jacques Derrida, The Truth in PaintingIn her youth, Nathalie Du Pasquier once imagined becoming a sign painter—a “peintre en lettres” as she put it—working outdoors, carefully rendering the lettering on storefronts or the sides of cars. Du Pasquier has long gravitated toward places where painting intersects…

Available for sale from Galerie Greta Meert, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Like a fly on the map of the world (2018), Oil on canvas, 150 × 100 cm

From the Memphis book - "California" & "Arizona" rugs designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier, 1983.

Nathalie du Pasquier is a French born and self-taught artist that has been giving our world amazing art for over the past three decades. As one of the original members of the Memphis Group, a pioneering and rule-breaking collective of Italian designers and architects founded in 1981 under the leadership of Ettore Sottsass, her designs carry a strong individuality reminiscent of the optimistic and colorful New Wave era. There is a curiosity and exploration in her work that keeps people coming…

Nathalie du Pasquier

Documentation of Nathalie Du Pasquier at Exile, Berlin is featured on Contemporary Art Daily.

Nathalie Du Pasquier is one of the founding members of Memphis, the groundbreaking Milanese design and architecture collective. During her time with the group she designed patterns for textiles and carpets as well as objects and furniture. Since 1987, however, her main focus and passion has been painting. The title of this publication describes the…

Nathalie du Pasquier

Artist: Nathalie Du Pasquier Exhibition title: A Kind of Story Venue: Mayday, Basel, Switzerland Date: January 21 – March 3, 2023 Photography: Moritz Schermbach

From Kunsthalle Wien, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Big Drawing (2013)

When I became a textile designer, I thought, “Great! Here I am!” It was going very well and then all of a sudden, when I turned 30, I thought, “Is that all?!” I felt trapped in a pe…

Nathalie du Pasquier

Lot 216: Nathalie Du Pasquier and George Sowden. Neos table clock. c. 1988, glazed stoneware, glass, enameled aluminum. 6¾ h × 8 w × 2½ d in. result: $1,430. estimate: $700–900. Signed with molded manufacturer's mark to reverse 'Neos of Lorenz Design Du Pasquier-Sowden Made in Italy'. Provenance: Philolux, Chicago

Nathalie Du Pasquier

Pattern by Nathalie Du Pasquier.

We are focusing on the work and ideas of Nathalie Du Pasquier, the Milan-based painter, designer and founding member of the Memphis Group.