The Artist Project: Jacques Villeglé

Artist Jacques Villeglé reflects on Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in this episode of The Artist Project.

December 7, 2015

3 min. watch

This episode is part of The Artist Project, a series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

"These paintings were fresh and new and shocking . . . and they still are alive and interesting to me today."

Artist Jacques Villeglé reflects on Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Jacques Villeglé, born in 1926, is a French mixed-media artist and affichiste.

A vibrant mixed media collage using cut up advertisements and posters by artist Jacques Villeglé

Jacques Villeglé (French, born 1926)

122 rue du temple, 1968

Torn-and-pasted printed paper on canvas; 62 5/8 × 82 3/4 in. (159.2 × 210.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, Gift of Joachim Aberbach (by exchange) (229.1988) © Jacques Villeglé 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris