Jean Clair's Final Curatorial Venture: Melancholy at Grand Palais

Jean Clair, a prominent and controversial figure in the art world, has announced that 'Mélancolie – Génie et folie en Occident' will be his last exhibition. The show runs from October 13, 2005, to January 16, 2006, at the Galeries nationales du Grand Palais in Paris. It presents a chronological survey from Antiquity to the early 21st century, covering the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Classical, and Romantic periods. The exhibition explores the iconographic evolution of melancholy, a complex concept encompassing contradictory emotions such as sweetness, violence, reverie, dejection, and despair. An interview with Clair accompanies the exhibition.