The Age of Aquarius: A Solo Exhibition by Lemaire&Touron is on view at SARAHCROWN, New York
March 21 – April 19, 2025
SARAHCROWN is pleased to present The Age of Aquarius, Lemaire&Touron’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Marking a significant evolution in their visual language, this latest body of work showcases a transformation in style, color, and iconography, pushing their artistic dialogue into new and uncharted territory.
Drawing from the cosmic symbolism of the exhibition title, The Age of Aquarius envisions a profound shift in human existence—one where technology and nature intertwine, where the digital and organic converge, and where humankind steps into an era of unprecedented transformation. Lemaire&Touron explore this threshold with a heightened sense of futurism, their works serving as artifacts of a speculative archaeology, as if viewed from a distant future.
The new series is infused with vibrant color and playful energy, evoking the whimsical yet enigmatic world of a circus arena. Each sculpture embodies a unique character, brought to life through a dynamic interplay of materials. Crafted from 3D-printed porcelain and hand blown glass, the works bridge past and future—both materials are rooted in ancient artisanal traditions, yet here, they are shaped through cutting-edge contemporary technologies. The 3D-printed porcelain bases incorporate elements and iconography drawn from the history of ceramic making, grounding the works in an ancient lineage of craftsmanship. In contrast, the handblown glass components introduce a forward-looking, futuristic sensibility, shimmering like fragments of a dream yet to unfold. Together, these elements construct narratives that transcend time—each sculpture telling a story of humanity and offering golden visions of a world both imagined and possible.
Their artistic process is laborious and fascinating: Over the past 10 years, Touron has created a digital archive of elements and symbols used in the history of ceramic making. He uses those digital elements to first construct sculptures on the screen, then materializes them with a sophisticated 3D porcelain printing technology. The sculptures are then fired and glazed, often in multiple steps. Often resembling medieval fortresses or futuristic spaceships, they function as a stage for the story to be told. In a second step, Amy Lemaire, reacts to them, creating delicate and whimsical glass elements that complete both the narrative and the sculpture. Known as one of the most accomplished colorists and technicians in the glass industry, Lemaire approaches the medium like a sculptor using a sophisticated color palette that distinguishes her from her peers.
Through layered compositions, fluid forms, and a heightened chromatic intensity, the duo constructs a visual landscape where past, present, and future collapse into one. Their works oscillate between the hyper-technological and the primal, suggesting a world where artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and human consciousness are no longer separate entities but part of an interconnected whole.
More than a commentary on technological acceleration, The Age of Aquarius offers a poetic meditation on the fate of human experience. What remains of our present world when seen through the lens of a distant tomorrow? Are we witnessing the emergence of a new mythology, one shaped by both the digital and the elemental? Lemaire&Touron invite us to step beyond the present moment and consider the echoes of our civilization.
About Lemaire&Touron
The artist duo Lemaire&Touron works on the concepts of time, humanity, and nature. Their work exists in the past and future at the same time, and is concurrently of flora, fauna, and technology.
The 3D printed porcelain element, created by Nicolas Touron, functions as the base of the sculptures. Over the years, Touron has created a digital archive of elements and symbols of the history of ceramic making. He uses those digital elements to first construct sculptures on the screen, then “print” them with a sophisticated 3D porcelain printing technology. Often resembling medieval fortresses or futuristic spaceships, they function as a stage for the story to be told. In a second step, Amy Lemaire, an internationally renowned glassblower, reacts to them, creating delicate and whimsical glass elements that complete both the narrative and the sculpture. Sometimes they look like otherworldly plants or fungi, sometimes perplexing figures or animals. They represent the actors in this theater.
As a result, their works include thousands of years of human innovation as they regard the effects of these achievements, techniques, and technology all in one. In this sense, their work methods and subject matter parallel one another: Lemaire and Touron reveal, in the physical sense and the philosophical, what nature can look like in sync with humans and their technology.
Lemaire&Touron’s works are part of international private and public collections. The Ringling Museum (FL) has recently acquired one of their sculptures for their permanent collection. Furthermore, the duo has recently displayed their newest creations at Harvard Ceramics, in an exhibition entitled Nature 2.0.
Contact
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Photos courtesy of SARAHCROWN
Captions
- Lemaire & Touron, Aquarius #1, 2024, 3D printed porcelain and borosilicate, 16 x 8 x 18 in / 40.6 x 20.3 x 45.7 cm
- Lemaire & Touron, Aquarius #10, 2025, 3D printed porcelain and borosilicate, 7 x 6 x 11 in / 17.8 x 15.2 x 27.9 cm
- Lemaire & Touron, Aquarius #2, 2024, 3D printed porcelain and borosilicate, 10 x 10 x 9 in / 25.4 x 25.4 x 22.9 cm
- Lemaire & Touron, Aquarius #19, 2025, 3D printed porcelain and borosilicate, 6 x 8 x 8 in / 15.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm
- Lemaire & Touron, Aquarius #24, 2025, 3D printed porcelain and borosilicate, 20 x 15 x 30 in / 50.8 x 38.1 x 76.2 cm
