Mister T — that’s how Agnès calls me. I owe almost everything to Agnès b., whom I was lucky enough to meet at the very beginning of my life as a painter. She gave me momentum, confidence, and so much joy. She bought Le Bien Commun, the world map in gold painted on 24 tiles — the prelude to #MAPS. All the values I express in my work are those we shared together throughout these ten years. A heartfelt thank you.
“These works embody moments of life, shared emotions, a secret understanding. How is it possible to find, within an artwork, what moves us — and recognize it as something that belongs to us? This treasure, all these pieces, I never wanted to appropriate them, but rather to gather them and be nourished by them through love.” — agnès b.
