Conversation with Giacometti
A conversation between "Giacometti's time (1946-1966)" and works from the Abattoirs collections
Artists: Rina Banerjee, Mathieu Boisadan Rina Banerjee, Mathieu Boisadan, Renaud Jerez, Philippe Lamy, El Lissitzky, Mïrka Lugosi, Myriam Mechita, Malgorzata Paszko, Françoise Pétrovitch, Éric Pougeau, Bernard Quesniaux, Renato Ranaldi, Michael E. Smith, Cristina Toledo
To coincide with the exhibition Le temps de Giacometti (1946-1966) at Les Abattoirs in Toulouse, which explores the art and life of the Swiss artist in the post-war context, the exhibition Dialogue avec Giacometti at Le Majorat brings together works by 14 artists from Les Abattoirs' modern and contemporary art collections, who share plastic and philosophical affinities with the work of the Swiss artist Giacometti.
Following Conversations with Picasso in 2016 and Dialogue with Niki de Saint Phalle in 2022, this new off-site exhibition will reveal contemporary artistic links with a major figure in 20th-century art history. It's a format that reveals the inexhaustible wealth of the Abattoirs' collections; it allows us to deepen our knowledge of them, to contribute to the writing of art history in progress; it satisfies the curiosity of the public with the experience of these unprecedented artistic encounters.
Two events:
- Saturday 13 January from 2pm to 6pm
"Giacometti" bus tour
Le Majorat > les Abattoirs
Guided tours of both exhibitions Information and booking required from Le Majorat - Saturday 10 February 2024 at 3pm
Salle d'Honneur, Le Majorat
Lecture by Évelyne Toussaint, contemporary art historian, Emeritus Professor at Toulouse- Jean Jaurès University
Renaud Jerez, "Untitled (When Tania arrived at home)", 2016, collection les Abattoirs, Musée -Frac Occitanie Toulouse, sculpture, 210 x 80 x 60 cm © R. Jerez ; photo © courtesy de l’artiste, Aurélien Mole et Galerie Crèvecoeur, Paris