Patrice Chéreau Takes Over the Louvre as 'Grand Invité'
From November 4, 2010, until January 31, 2011, Patrice Chéreau served as the 'Grand Invité' at the Musée du Louvre, following in the footsteps of Pierre Boulez and Umberto Eco. His diverse program encompassed exhibitions such as Les Visages et les corps, Derrière les images, and Love Ladders to the Louvre, alongside theater productions like Rêve d'automne, Coma, and La Nuit juste avant les forêts. Collaborating with Sébastien Allard and Vincent Huguet, Chéreau curated an exhibition showcasing works by Titian, Philippe de Champaigne, Courbet, Bacon, and Goldin, with design by Richard Peduzzi. Performances featured Mathilde Monnier and Waltraud Meier, while his film selections included directors like McQueen, Bergman, and Murnau, and dialogues involved Barenboim and Ceylan. The portrait was created by Georges Banu.
Key facts
- Patrice Chéreau was the 'Grand Invité' of the Musée du Louvre from November 4, 2010 to January 31, 2011.
- He succeeded Pierre Boulez and Umberto Eco.
- The program included exhibitions, theater, readings, music, dance, and cinema.
- The exhibition 'Les Visages et les corps' was curated with Sébastien Allard and Vincent Huguet.
- Works by Titian, Philippe de Champaigne, Courbet, Francis Bacon, and Nan Goldin were displayed.
- Richard Peduzzi designed the exhibition.
- Chéreau staged Jon Fosse's 'Rêve d'automne' at the Louvre and Théâtre de la Ville.
- Waltraud Meier sang Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder at the Louvre.
- Daniel Barenboim conducted Berg and Stravinsky with Chéreau as narrator.
- Dance performances included Mathilde Monnier, Boris Charmatz, and Thierry Thieû Niang.
- Chéreau selected films by Steve McQueen, Ingmar Bergman, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and others.
- The portrait was written by Georges Banu.
Entities
Artists
- Patrice Chéreau
- Pierre Boulez
- Umberto Eco
- Sébastien Allard
- Vincent Huguet
- Titian
- Philippe de Champaigne
- Gustave Courbet
- Francis Bacon
- Michel Leiris
- Nan Goldin
- Richard Peduzzi
- Jon Fosse
- Pierre Guyotat
- Bernard-Marie Koltès
- Mathilde Monnier
- Boris Charmatz
- Thierry Thieû Niang
- Waltraud Meier
- Richard Wagner
- Daniel Barenboim
- Alban Berg
- Igor Stravinsky
- Steve McQueen
- Ingmar Bergman
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Barbara Loden
- Tsai Ming-liang
- Arnaud des Pallières
- Gus Van Sant
- Pierre Trividic
- Patrick-Mario Bernard
- F. W. Murnau
- Dominique Blanc
- Georges Banu
- Alain Crombecque
- Clément Hervieu-Léger
- Stéphane Metgé
- Marguerite Duras
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Henri Matisse
- Novalis
- Mallarmé
- Seneca
Institutions
- Musée du Louvre
- Théâtre de la Ville
- Metropolitan Opera
- Festival d'Automne
- Actes Sud
- Skira
- Flammarion
- Buchet Chastel
- artpress
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Venice
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Nanterre
- Île d'Elbe
- Europe
Sources
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