Almine Rech is delighted to present “Johan Creten: Far removed from the numbing speed”. This exhibition offers a more intimate approach to the artist's work with a set of sculptures he calls “library versions”. These pieces, of a size close to the clay models produced before his monumental works—like the Renaissance traditional bronzes that he collects, are designed for the home: to be placed on a desk or nestled between books. As the title's formula ironically suggests, the aim of this exhibition is to pull us out of modern life's saturated pace and digital over-consumption by giving us a more engaging and regenerative personal art experience.

​— David Herman, artistic director and curator