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Claude Viallat Exhibition at Hôtel des Arts TPM Honors Late Dealer Jean Fournier

exhibition · 2026-04-20

A major exhibition of Claude Viallat's work runs from March 20 to April 25, 2026 at Hôtel des Arts TPM in Toulon. The show continues the legacy of a 2005 presentation at the same venue while paying tribute to Jean Fournier, Viallat's dealer from 1967 until Fournier's death in 2006. Curated by Michel Hilaire, the honorary general curator of Heritage, the exhibition features works where Viallat aggressively manipulates form through cutting, shredding, and twisting. Viallat, a significant artistic figure for over fifty years, maintains his studio in Nîmes. The exhibition website is hda-tpm.fr, and the venue is located at 236 Boulevard Maréchal Leclerc in Toulon.

Key facts

  • Exhibition dates: March 20, 2026 to April 25, 2026
  • Artist: Claude Viallat
  • Curator: Michel Hilaire
  • Venue: Hôtel des Arts TPM
  • Location: 236 Boulevard Maréchal Leclerc, Toulon, 83000
  • Tribute to: Jean Fournier (1922-2006)
  • Jean Fournier was Viallat's dealer from 1967 to 1997
  • Exhibition continues a 2005 show at the same venue

Entities

Artists

  • Claude Viallat
  • Jean Fournier
  • Michel Hilaire

Institutions

  • Hôtel des Arts TPM

Locations

  • Toulon
  • France
  • Nîmes

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