When Alain Jacquet and James Rosenquist met in Paris in 1964, the Pop-art scene was taking off in America. Rosenquist, who hailed from Grand Forks, North Dakota, and was at the heart of the movement in New York, had come to the French capital for an exhibition at Ileana Sonnabend’s gallery. Jacquet lived a few blocks away. Neither artist was famous yet. A few months later, Jacquet relocated to Manhattan. Though he and Rosenquist were friendly, the two men moved in different circles. The friendship deepened in the 1980s, when Rosenquist moved into an airy studio on Chambers Street and Jacquet set up shop a few blocks north, on West Broadway. Jacquet died in 2008, and Rosenquist in 2017. This new exhibition pays tribute to both artists. “It’s so exciting it’s finally up,” says Jacquet’s widow, Sophie Matisse, who helped organize the show. “It’s poignant, because both Alain and James are gone. But I think they’d love it.” —Elena Clavarino