The Radical Dismantling of the Painted Image In the late 1960s, a seismic shift occurred within the French art scene, led by a group of visionaries determined to strip painting of its traditional illusions and decorative pretenses. At the heart of this movement was Daniel Dezeuze, a pivotal figure and founding member of the influential Supports/Surfaces collective. Alongside peers such as Claude Viallat and Jean-Pierre Pincemin, Dezeuze embarked on a profound interrogation of the medium itself. Rather than treating the canvas as a window into another world, he sought to expose its very bones.…