Retrouvailles

An anniversary exhibition

Since its opening, this venue has brought together artists from a variety of backgrounds, invited to engage with its history, architecture and roots. Over time, a family spirit has developed: that of artists who, each in their own way, have shaped the identity of Le Carmel and accompanied its transformation.

Some artists are returning, others are appearing for the first time

Hélène Angeletti, Walter Barrientos, Aurélie Bauer, Carolle Benitah, Roger Bénévant, Gaël Bonnefon, Jacques Bosser, Denis Darzacq, Nicolas Daubanes, Arno Fabre, Daniel Firman, Florence Garrabé, Jude Griebel, Charlotte Grosjean, Paul Laforge, Guy Limone, Françoise Maisongrande, Manuel Martinez, Chiara Mulas, Cyrus Robin, Paul Toupet, TTY

This project brings together figures who have already been welcomed and are being invited back to be celebrated, as well as new artists who are joining this constellation today. As in an extended family, the reunion takes place amid a diversity of backgrounds, generations and sensibilities. Their paths intersect, respond to and complement each other, in a dynamic of transmission and renewal.

A diversity of themes

Presented together, the works open up new interpretations and reveal the major themes that have run through the Carmel's programming over the past three years: memory, the body, territory, spirituality, ecology, social and family ties, etc. Viewing them side by side offers visitors a broader perspective, capable of showing both the uniqueness of each universe and the richness of the connections between them.

A venue designed as a panorama

With Retrouvailles, Carmel is pursuing the ambition that has driven it from the outset: to present a panorama of contemporary creation in all its diversity of forms and voices, and to make this venue a living space, open to a variety of artistic practices and their dialogue with society. This exhibition also benefits from a collaboration with the Musée des Abattoirs – Frac Occitanie Toulouse, which is making several works from its collections available to enrich this dialogue.

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