26th Edition of L’art dans les chapelles Blends Contemporary Art with Rural Breton Chapels
The 26th edition of L’art dans les chapelles, overseen by Éric Suchère, is taking place across twenty heritage locations in central Brittany, featuring the work of thirteen artists. Established in 1992 by Hervé Ayrault, the festival initially highlighted contemporary art from Brittany. In 1997, Olivier Delavallade introduced the concept of dedicating one artist to each chapel. This year's focus is on professionalization, showcasing site-specific installations and targeting to include half international artists by 2019. New collaborations involve the Domaine de Kerguéhennec and an exhibition of Shirley Jaffe’s artwork at Les Bains Douches in Pontivy. The participating artists include Dove Allouche, Fabienne Gaston-Dreyfus, Florence Chevallier, and others.
Key facts
- 26th edition of L’art dans les chapelles in central Brittany
- Curated by Éric Suchère
- 13 artists and 20 heritage sites
- Founded in 1992 by Hervé Ayrault
- Olivier Delavallade became artistic director in 1997
- Almost all works are site-specific this year
- Aim for half international participants by 2019
- New partnership with Domaine de Kerguéhennec featuring Bernard Pagès
- Exhibition of Shirley Jaffe works from Frac Bretagne at Les Bains Douches, Pontivy
- Year-round exhibition space planned
- Artists include Dove Allouche, Fabienne Gaston-Dreyfus, Florence Chevallier, Armanda Duarte, Bernard Pagès, Erwan Ballan, Claire Colin-Collin, Henri Jacobs, Bertrand Rigaux, Polly Apfelbaum, Élisabeth Ballet, Alain Fleischer, Thierry De Mey
- Thierry De Mey's installation includes a 2017 video of Stephen Hawking
- Convention of good practices signed with rectors
Entities
Artists
- Hervé Ayrault
- Olivier Delavallade
- Éric Suchère
- Karim Ghaddab
- Émilie Ovaere-Corthay
- Christian Boltanski
- Claude Viallat
- Christian Jaccard
- Peter Soriano
- David Tremlett
- Bernard Pagès
- Shirley Jaffe
- Dove Allouche
- Fabienne Gaston-Dreyfus
- Florence Chevallier
- Armanda Duarte
- Erwan Ballan
- Edwin Traurig
- Claire Colin-Collin
- Henri Jacobs
- Giotto
- Bertrand Rigaux
- Polly Apfelbaum
- Élisabeth Ballet
- Alain Fleischer
- Thierry De Mey
- Thomas Bauer
- Jean Geoffroy
- Stephen Hawking
- Paul Claudel
Institutions
- L’art dans les chapelles
- Domaine de Kerguéhennec
- Frac Bretagne
- Les Bains Douches
- Académie des sciences
- Vatican
Locations
- Bieuzy
- Morbihan
- Brittany
- Guern
- Bignan
- Pontivy
- Cléguérec
- Saint-Gérand
- Moustoir-Remungol
- Evellys
- Castennec
- Saint-Barthélémy
- Locmeltro
- Quistinic
- Le Gohazé
- Saint-Thuriau
- Le Sourn
- Melrand
- Malguénac
- Noyal-Pontivy
- France
Sources
- artpress —