▁to ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁having ▁got ten ▁over ▁he pat itis , ▁she ▁teach es ▁again ▁to ▁fin ance ▁her ▁trip ▁to ▁Europe . ▁She ▁arrived ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁got ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁art istic ▁milieu ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁Mont par n asse , ▁Ren zi ▁met ▁the ▁Sloven ian ▁composer ▁Bo ž id ar ▁Kant u š er ▁who ▁became ▁her ▁husband . ▁The ▁couple ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁République ▁quarter . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁their ▁son ▁Bor ut ▁was ▁born . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Ren zi ▁particip ates ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Galerie ▁du ▁Dragon , ▁her ▁first ▁exhibition ▁in ▁Paris . ▁During ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 – 5 7 , ▁Ren zi ▁went ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁after ▁her ▁mother ▁died . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁back ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁family , ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁full - time ▁job ▁in ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁school ▁in ▁Bor de aux . ▁The ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁in ▁Europe ▁of ▁Ren zi ' s ▁works ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Bor de aux . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Ren zi ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁gallery ▁L ' Ant ipo ète , ▁not ably ▁alongside ▁Jean - Mich el ▁At lan , ▁Jean ▁F aut rier , ▁Hans ▁Hart ung , ▁Serge ▁Pol iak off ▁and ▁Sig ism ond ▁Kol os - V