Exhibitions, contemporary art, unpublished works, biweekly Madame Figaro offers its cultural selection.
Paris + by Art Basel, the new contemporary art fair
It is a just revolution. After 47 years of existence, Fiac de Paris is stepping down Paris + A:rt:Basel. This was decided by the Board of Directors of the Réunion des musées nationalaux – Grand Palais (RMN-GP), which announced its selection at the beginning of the year. The goal? Reinforce the influence of Paris by focusing on this heavyweight of monumental fairs held in Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong. The second announcement in the spring. Art Basel has revealed the name and management team for Art Basel’s new Paris + fair, led by Clément Delepin, former co-director of Paris Internationale. Third, the selection committee published this summer the list of 156 galleries chosen for its first edition at the Grand Palais Ephémère. The new fair will extend beyond its perimeter, with an installation by Nina Beyer to the Tuileries Garden, a monumental work by Alicia Quade to the Place Vendôme, as well as the Eugène-Delacroix National Museum and the Petits-Augustinian Chapel.
By Paris + Art BaselOctober 20 to 23: parisplus.artbasel.com
Monet-Mitchell, Landscape Children at Louis Vuitton
A Monet-Mitchell exhibition, combined with a Joan Mitchell retrospective, is one of the highlights of the fall. Monet’s last period, its water lilies, in the studio reproduces the motifs patiently observed in front of Giverny’s water lilies. As for Joan Mitchell, she moved to Vethey in 1968, exploring her “feelings” through a memory filter. More than a century has passed, the landscape remains. Facing the banks of the Seine and the surrounding nature, the two artists have a similar approach, sensitive to the play of light and colors. The course, consisting of nearly sixty major works by the two artists, is punctuated by visual feedback. Note the triptych the agapanthus to which Claude Monet dedicated ten years of his life (1915-1926), which is shown here for the first time. To complete this dialogue, the Foundation presents nearly fifty vibrant and gestural works that establish Joan Mitchell as one of the most vibrant voices in 20th-century painting.
Monet-Mitchell, Dialogue and Retrospectiveuntil February 27, 2023, fondationlouisvuitton.fr
Laurent Grasso, head in the clouds at the Collège des Bernardins
The Bernardine College invited Laurent Grasso to take over its Cistercian building. In the shrine, the artist will present his latest film: ANIMA, which gives the title to the exhibition and takes Mont Sainte-Audile as its theme. Overlooking the Alsace plain, this pilgrimage site is traversed by cosmic currents as well as a mysterious 11 km long wall. The film shot near this “pagan wall” reveals strange phenomena surrounding the equally enigmatic character played by Micha Lescott. To complete the installation, a new series of paintings includes clouds, flames, stones in levitation, as well as neon lights and bronze sculptures. A meditation.
ANIMA By Laurent Grasso, at the Collège des Bernardins, from October 14 to February 18, 2023, collegedesbernardins.fr
Henri Sala, perpetual motion at the Bourse de Commerce
To close, a pendant from the Pinault collection titled A second of eternity, the Bourse de Commerce offered carte blanche to Henri Sala. The answer of the artist of Albanian origin gives an ending to this phase of time. Time is gone (2021), an unreleased video in France that takes its origins Four for the end of time by Olivier Messiaen, is featured on a screen that follows the cylindrical shape of the rotunda. Henri Sala mentions the different areas of his works. Windows of the Passage 24 duplicates of engravings and drawings. Untitled Maps/Types (2018-2022) while there is a continuous exhibition in the hall and foyer. 1395 Days without red. Odyssey.
Henry SalahBourse de Commerce, from October 14 to January 3, 2023, pinaultcollection.com
Cyprien Gaillard, a two-part exhibition in Paris
Cyprien Gaillard’s proposal unfolds in two places. HUMPTY/DUMPTY The title is taken from an 18th-century English nursery rhyme made famous by Lewis Carroll’s novel, on the other side of the mirror. It is a reflection of time, its traces, its consequences. first chapter HUMPTY, At the Palais de Tokyo, which brings together a selection of unpublished works, evokes abandoned spaces, the devastation of war against the obsession with the preservation of beings and the preservation of things. second chapter WORKAt Lafayette Anticipations, where the artist brings the sculpture to life The defender of time By Jacques Monestier, installed in the L’Horloge district of Paris and abandoned pigeons. Struggle against time.
HUMPTY / DUMPTY, Palais de Tokyo and Lafayette Anticipations, October 19 to January 8, 2023, palaisdetokyo.com and lafayetteanticipations.com
Source: Le Figaro
