In December 1966, a fire in Bettina’s Brooklyn Heights studio destroyed her work up to that date. Following this devastating event Bettina went to Europe. In her notes she simply writes 1970 – Paris – Reborn.

The selection of works at Paris Internationale returns to this pivotal moment in the artist’s life and work. In part Bettina reimagined her practice through what she would describe as a “total environment”–a kind of ecosystem in which she would “prove” various hypotheses through experimentation with techniques such as tapestry, stained glass, and marble carving.

In 1971, Bettina joined the esteemed Pinton atelier to produce a distinctive series of woven tapestries. They will be presented for the first time in Paris.