Julian Charrière presents ghostly coral lithographs at Miart with Ruinart

At the 29th edition of Miart, Ruinart presents works by Franco-Swiss artist Julian Charrière (b. 1987, Morges; lives in Berlin) in the VIP area as part of its Conversation with Nature program. The installation includes erratic boulders from 2019 Venice and Lugano shows, resting on their own cores and hybridized with metals like lithium. The main works are photolithographs made from coral reef photographs, using natural pigments from corals and chalk (gesso). These reference the crayères (chalk quarries) where Ruinart ages champagne, which were once prehistoric seabeds. The pale, spectral tones highlight coral bleaching due to climate change. Ruinart, the oldest champagne house, has long supported contemporary art; previous collaborators include Tomás Saraceno and Eva Jospin. After Miart, Charrière's works will travel globally following the fair calendar, and a large installation will be shown in Reims at Ruinart's underground cellars.