La Belle Peinture 2 Brings French Painting to Bratislava's Palais Pisztory

The exhibition La Belle Peinture 2, curated by Eva Hober, debuted at the historic Palais Pisztory in Bratislava from June 14 to July 26, 2013. This iteration follows its inaugural showing in Istanbul (2010), which also visited Ankara, Nantes, and Maribor. The venue, once a Nazi-occupied site that later became the Lenin Museum before falling into disrepair, now fosters a conversation between renowned French artists such as Jean-Michel Alberola, Marc Desgrandchamps, Valérie Favre, and Éric Corne, alongside emerging talents like Youcef Korichi, Lionel Sabatté, and others. Hober aims to illustrate that art history transcends traditional lineage. The exhibition features a blend of painting and video, including Clément Cogitore's "Bielutine" (2011), Claire Tabouret's "Les Insoumis," and works by Slovak artists Juraj Kollár and Andrej Dúbravský, showcasing 28 French and 16 Slovak creators.