Valérie Favre's Enigmatic Paintings at Carré d'Art, Nîmes
Valérie Favre's exhibition at Carré d'Art – Musée d'art contemporain in Nîmes, France, from May 27 to September 30, 2009, presents her paintings as puzzles. One room evokes her studio-laboratory, revealing drawings, notebooks, and objects, including three vases broken and crudely glued with silicone, illustrating the role of revolt, disgust, and rejection in her creative process. The exhibition is reviewed by Catherine Francblin in art press n°359 (September 2009). A catalogue co-published with Hatje Cantz and Kunstmuseum Lucerne accompanies the show, which will travel to Lucerne in an expanded version from October 24, 2009, to February 7, 2010.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Carré d'Art – Musée d'art contemporain, Nîmes, France, from May 27 to September 30, 2009.
- Valérie Favre's paintings are described as enigmatic.
- One room evokes her studio-laboratory with drawings, notebooks, and objects.
- Three broken vases crudely glued with silicone are among the objects.
- The vases illustrate revolt, disgust, and rejection in her creative process.
- Review by Catherine Francblin in art press n°359 (September 2009).
- Catalogue co-published with Hatje Cantz and Kunstmuseum Lucerne.
- Expanded version of the exhibition at Kunstmuseum Lucerne from October 24, 2009, to February 7, 2010.
Entities
Artists
- Valérie Favre
Institutions
- Carré d'Art – Musée d'art contemporain
- art press
- Hatje Cantz
- Kunstmuseum Lucerne
Locations
- Nîmes
- France
- Lucerne
Sources
- artpress —