Marlene Mocquet

Playful, hallucinogenic, obsessive, and fantastic, Marlene Mocquet's paintings are striking for their spontaneity and freedom. Drawing on art historyfrom Symbolism to Surrealism to Expressionism and action paintingas well as on more contemporary images from the world of manga and cartoons, her explosive paintings, populated with animals, monsters, and anthropomorphic objects, lead viewers into a dreamlike universe. Part Tim Burton, part Betty Boop, part Takashi Murakami, Mocquet's singular faux-naif style is unforgettable. In the first monograph dedicated to this up-and-coming artist, more than 100 of Mocquet's paintings are stunningly reproduced. This volume is published in association with the artist's exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Lyon, France.Marlene Mocquetis a captivating introduction to a rising star.

Thierry Raspail is Director, and Hervé Percebois is a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon. Hugues Jacquet is an art historian and critic who has worked for  the Alberto & Annette Giacometti Foundation, the Harbour Front Art Centre in Toronto, the Cultural Department of UNESCO. Judicaël Lavrador, a curator and art critic, is a regular contributor to Les Inrockuptibles and Beaux-Arts magazine.