Bordeaux's Art Scene Revitalized by New Galleries and Spaces
The contemporary art landscape in Bordeaux is experiencing a resurgence with the emergence of new galleries, even as CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain faces an 8-year budget reduction of 20%. Each month, the city hosts 'bus de l'art contemporain,' which features curated tours of galleries, including a collector's ticket designed by an artist. In January 2003, Thomas Bernard established Galerie Cortex Athletico, highlighting talents such as Benoît Maire and Franck Eon, and also runs La Boîte qui bouge. The gallery moved to rue des étables in February for carte blanche exhibitions. Vous êtes ici presents A Suivre, featuring events like Alain Domagala's 'membres fantômes.' Ilka Bree opened her gallery in winter 2005 with 'AUTOmobilisé.' Zébra 3 backs various projects, while Le Café Pompier hosts a range of events. Les Arts au Mur raises awareness of contemporary art, and Jean-François Dumont remains active at Galerie Decimus Magnus Art.
Key facts
- CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain budget cut by about 20% over eight years.
- First Sunday of each month: 'bus de l'art contemporain' tour.
- Thomas Bernard opened Galerie Cortex Athletico in January 2003.
- Cortex Athletico represents Benoît Maire, Charles Manson, Franck Eon, Nicolas Descottes, Laurent Perbos, and Rolf Julius.
- La Boîte qui bouge (BQB) is a maritime container with retro-projection.
- Ilka Bree gallery opened in winter 2005 with 'AUTOmobilisé' exhibition.
- Zébra 3 founded in 1993 by Frédéric Latherrade, Laurent Perbos, and Martha Jonville.
- Decimus Magnus Art founded in 2001 by Jean-François Dumont, Chantal and Denis Mollat.
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Bernard
- Benoît Maire
- Charles Manson
- Franck Eon
- Nicolas Descottes
- Laurent Perbos
- Rolf Julius
- Gintz Gabrans
- Erics Botzis
- Jacques Perconte
- Brice Dellsperger
- Alain Domagala
- Cédric Couturier
- Marie Compagnon
- Ilka Bree
- Thomas Bayrle
- Sylvie Fleury
- Bernhard Fuchs
- Asta Gröting
- Christoph Keller
- Anna Kleberg
- John Miller
- Julian Opie
- Roman Signer
- Boris Mikhailov
- Anat Shalev
- Laura Horelli
- Frédéric Latherrade
- Martha Jonville
- Wilfrid Almendra
- Babeth Rambault
- Violène Sallenave
- Lilian Bourgeat
- Sabine Delcour
- Stéphane Couturier
- Laurent Millet
- Jean-François Dumont
- Emmanuelle Samson
- Claude Salomon
- Rainier Lericolais
- Caroline
- Mélanie Counsell
- Alain Buffard
- Didier Faustino
- Laurent Massaloux
Institutions
- CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain
- Galerie Cortex Athletico
- La Boîte qui bouge (BQB)
- Galerie du Triangle
- Vous êtes ici
- A Suivre
- Imagines
- Galerie Ilka Bree
- Barbara Weiss
- Zébra 3
- Buy-Sellf
- Le Café Pompier
- École des Beaux-Arts
- Les Arts au Mur
- Artothèque de Pessac
- Galerie Decimus Magnus Art
- Novart
Locations
- Bordeaux
- France
- Pessac
- Germany
- United States
- New York
- Berlin
- rue des étables
- 1, rue des étables
- 91-93 rue de Marmande
- 7 rue Cornac
- 3 passage des Argentiers
- place Sainte-Croix
- 91 rue Porte Dijeaux
- 16 bis avenue Jean-Jaurès
Sources
- artpress —