Bernard Frize at Perrotin 2bis Matignon The paintings presented in 'How to tell you...' are neither narrative nor mutilated, but they owe their creation, in large part, to a kind of sanctioned degeneration. Unruly paint has been allowed to bleed over the artist’s own brushwork, complicating systematic strokes with smudges, swathes and stains whose amorphous hazy forms that suggest various celestial bodies. Managing to appear simultaneously vibrant and on the brink of ruin, the paintings presented at Perrotin’s Matignon gallery reflect Frize’s complex and ever-evolving relationship to paint, the act of painting, and what it means to be a painter. ‘How to tell you...’ will be on view through December 17 at Perrotin 2 bis Matignon. — #BernardFrize #PerrotinMatignon #Perrotin __ Views of Bernard Frize’s exhibition ‘How to tell you...’ at Perrotin Matignon, 2022. © Bernard Frize / ADAGP Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin.