The Revue Cahiers d’Art was relaunched with this first issue in 2012 dedicated to Ellsworth Kelly. It contains an original lithograph by Kelly, and presents the work of several other Sarah Morris, Cyprien Gaillard and Adrian Villar Rojas. It contains several texts, in particular those of the art historian Yve-Alain Bois, the architect Tadao Ando and Jean-Louis Cohen, historian of architecture and town planning.
Ellsworth Kelly was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hard-edge painting, Color field painting and minimalism. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing line, color and form, similar to the work of John McLaughlin and Kenneth Noland. Kelly often employed bright colors. He lived and worked in Spencertown, New York.