Summer Art Detox: French Art Centers Offer Intimate Exhibitions After Monumenta, Venice, Basel, Münster, and Documenta

The editorial by Richard Leydier in artpress introduces a summer program called 'Plein soleil – l'été des centres d'art', running until September 30, 2007, across France. It is presented as a detox after the overwhelming 2007 contemporary art season, which included Monumenta at the Grand Palais (with a work by Anselm Kiefer), the Venice Biennale, Art Basel, Skulptur Projekte Münster, and Documenta 12 in Kassel. The program features exhibitions at various art centers: Marc Desgrandchamps at Le Creux de l'Enfer in Thiers, Marc Camille Chaimowicz at the Synagogue de Delme, 'Mimetic' curated by Jean-Marc Huitorel at Tanlay, an exhibition on the Île de Morel at Pontault-Combault, Éric Madeleine at Le Lait in Castres, and Ed Pien at Hérouville-Saint-Clair. The editorial also mentions Nicole Tran Ba Vang's exhibition 'No Stress, Just Strass' at the CCC in Tours. The program aims to offer a more human-scale art experience, preparing for upcoming biennials in Athens, Istanbul, and Lyon.