Versailles once again plays host to contemporary art
ARTinvestment.RU   01 июня 2011

At this time, modern creations are exhibited only in the open air. Within five months, visitors to the park at Versailles will please sculpture Bernard Vernet

For several years, the former residence of French kings, in the famous Versailles, organizes exhibitions of contemporary art. Within the walls of the palace have already visited working Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami . The public reaction was mixed: conservative hardened citizens protested against this ( heir of Louis XIV even sued exhibition organizers ), but many, on the contrary, I liked it. For fans of modern art against the backdrop of the classic this summer and autumn, the museum has prepared a new gift - an exhibition of French sculptor Bernard Vienna (Bernar Venet). However, at this time, modern creations are exhibited only in the open air. The exhibition will be held from June 1 to November 1 this year in the parks of Versailles.

monumental arch Bernard Vernet
At Versailles from June 1 to November 1, 2011
Source: artdaily.com

Bernard Vienna is known mainly for his monumental sculptures in the form of curves. The artist was always interested in how art can interact with the landscape and architecture. Invitation of the director of Versailles, Jean-Jacques Ayyagona (Jean-Jacques Aillagon) sculptor was overjoyed: he wanted to present their sculptures against the backdrop of the palace before the first exhibition in its contemporary art by Jeff Koons. Vienna said that collage was by placing photographs under his sculptures as a background image of the royal residence. In his opinion, this place could not be better reflects his artistic perception of space.

Bernard Versailles Vienna considers the ideal background for his works. Sculpture, he agreed with the geography of the area. Straight lines and sharp angles of the regular park of Versailles could not be better combined with the rounded sculptures Vienna. And the last rays kortenovskaya steel giant arches lit red and brown.

material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Source: artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru



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