Julio Le Parc

This limited edition is available for pre-order and will be despatched from Monday 22 June 2026.

Julio Le Parc generously produced two limited edition screen prints to coincide with the exhibition, Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action. at Tate Modern, 11 June 2026 – 3 May 2027.

Created especially for Tate, this screen print revisits Séquences progressives ambivalentes, 1959–70, a gouache painting from a series of surface experiments initiated by Julio Le Parc shortly after his arrival in Paris from Argentina in 1958. Developed in response to the dominant artistic currents of post-war Paris, these works sought to distance the artist from the artwork by removing not only any traces of manual fabrication but also traces of subjective compositions.

Le Parc’s approach was ‘to find combined systems to determine the surface, forms, and their planar relationship, according to a set programme’. The resulting body of work, largely unseen until recently, foreshadows his pioneering contributions to Kinetic art during the 1960s. By revisiting one of these early surface experiments as a print edition, this project is part of a timely reflection on Le Parc’s visionary work in an immersive solo exhibition at Tate Modern.

Due to the artist’s health condition at the time of finishing the edition, the prints are not signed by the artist but are each stamp-signed and editioned by Atelier Le Parc. Each artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity which is signed by Yamil Le Parc.

Prices of the artwork are liable to change. As a limited edition sells out, prices of the artwork are subject to increase and the price will be clearly indicated.

• Artist Julio Le Parc
• Artwork Séquences progressives ambivalentes
• Exhibition Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action
• Dimensions 34 x 34 cm
• Material Screen print on Somerset Radiant White paper
• Edition Edition of 100, stamped with artist’s signature and numbered on front. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity which is signed by Yamil Le Parc.
• Date of work 1959-70/2026

Julio Le Parc (1928–2026, b. Mendoza, Argentina) was best known for his pioneering kinetic sculptures, which use light, movement and mirrored surfaces to surprise and draw in the viewer. Le Parc wanted to make viewers feel active, with their acts of looking and experiencing bringing each artwork to life, and to make more democratic art that everyone can easily enjoy.

Le Parc moved to France in 1958, where he settled. He was part of the vibrant artistic scene of 1960s Paris, a time of radical innovation and boundless creativity, but always maintained strong connections to Latin America. His story offers a fascinating insight into the evolving practice of an artist who, like his work, keeps surprising us and never stands still.