Le Shed's Matrice Exhibition Saves 1,400 Foundry Molds
Matrice, a dual exhibition, is being showcased at Le Shed, an independent art center located in Normandy, from May 18 to July 21, 2019. This event takes place at the Gresland site in Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville and the Académie in Maromme. It displays 1,400 wooden molds and prototypes from the Sénard foundry, established in 1875, arranged on eight 18-meter tables within a 600 m² area. Arnaud Dubois describes the curatorial vision as embodying Dada and modernist influences. Meanwhile, the Académie features a group exhibition organized by Jean-Paul Berrenger, highlighting works by artists such as Guy Lemonnier, Jonathan Loppin, and Héloïse Bariol. Le Shed was founded by six artists and a curator who repurposed an industrial space into studios and exhibition areas, promoting initiatives like Voisins de campagne.
Key facts
- Le Shed presents Matrice exhibition from May 18 to July 21, 2019
- Exhibition features 1,400 wooden molds and prototypes from Sénard foundry (est. 1875)
- Molds displayed on eight 18-meter tables in 600 m² space
- Includes a wall of medieval blasons that are metal-element matrices
- Académie hosts group show of seven contemporary artists coordinated by Jean-Paul Berrenger
- Guy Lemonnier's Memento (1981-1984) documents three years of private life
- Jonathan Loppin's Produire l'informe (2019) from residency at Renault Cléon
- Héloïse Bariol's ceramics Contre forme (2019) included
- Le Shed founded by collective of six artists and a curator
- Voisins de campagne residencies launched April 2016 with six Norman château owners
- Maromme gave Le Shed a half-timbered mansion and former royal stables for Académie
- Previous exhibitions include Antoine de Galbert's Day for Night (2016) and Ann Veronica Janssens' Naissances latentes (2017)
Entities
Artists
- Daniel Buren
- Guy Lemonnier
- Jonathan Loppin
- Héloïse Bariol
- Ann Veronica Janssens
- Antoine de Galbert
- Jean-Paul Berrenger
- Arnaud Dubois
- Annabelle Gugnon
Institutions
- Le Shed
- Académie
- Sénard
- Mamcs Strasbourg
- Renault
- Voisins de campagne
Locations
- Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
- Maromme
- Normandy
- France
- Cléon
- Rouen
- Strasbourg
Sources
- artpress —