Copyists opens at Centre Pompidou-Metz

From 14 June 2025 to 2 February 2026, in collaboration with the Musée du Louvre, the Centre Pompidou-Metz presents an exhibition dedicated to the creativity of copyists. Copying was central to the classical tradition. Copying the works of great artists is a tool for learning about the canons, techniques and stories. Absorbing their expertise and adopting their mastery is a pathway to knowledge and artistic creation, from the most academic to the most contemporary.

A number of artists received the following invitation from the two curators, Donatien Grau and Chiara Parisi: ‘Imagine a copy of a work of your choosing from the collections of the Musée du Louvre.’

Antony Gormley’s sculpture, Ur (2025), is included in the exhibition.

Photograph: Ur, 2025, terracotta, 199.3 × 98 × 62 cm. Installation view. Photo: © Centre Pompidou-Metz / Marc Domage / 2025 / Exposition Copistes.