Yvon Lambert's Bibliophilic Passion at Collection Lambert's Tenth Anniversary

The Collection Lambert in Avignon celebrates its tenth anniversary with the exhibition 'Je crois aux miracles' (I Believe in Miracles), curated by Éric Mézil. The show juxtaposes contemporary works by artists such as Sol LeWitt, Cy Twombly, Douglas Gordon, and Shilpa Gupta with antiquities, curiosities, and rare books, reflecting gallerist Yvon Lambert's lifelong passion for literature and encyclopedic collecting. Lambert, who began collecting art at age 14, has amassed a library centered on Mallarmé, Proust, and Joyce, and produces artist books. The exhibition traces his career from the late 1960s, when he championed minimal and conceptual artists like Carl Andre, Daniel Buren, and Richard Long, to his current roster. Lambert expresses concern over the collection's future due to the Avignon municipality's lack of interest in art, threatening to sell rather than donate.