Following La Notte in 2023, which offered a stroll through a Mediterranean night, De Renava and the Centre Pompidou are joining forces once again to present the second part of this diptych: Plein Soleil.
Deliberately sensory, the exhibition offers an immersive and atmospheric stroll through light and colour, explored by the artists for their physical, perceptual and even philosophical dimensions. The selection brings together some twenty three-dimensional installations (films and videos, design objects, plastic works) by leading figures in French, international and island contemporary art, covering around 60 years of creation, from 1958 to 2021. Inviting us to reconnect humanity with nature through art, these works are a prelude to a broader reflection on our environment, while offering a sensory experience that resonates with the island's dazzling light and sunny landscapes.
Curated by Prisca Meslier (director of De Renava), Philippe-Alain Michaud (chief curator, cinema collection, Musée national d'art moderne − Centre Pompidou) and Philippe Bettinelli (chief curator, new media collection, Musée national d'art moderne − Centre Pompidou).
Artists
Yto Barrada
Robert Irwin
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Maurizio Nannucci
Mary Corse
Ange Leccia
Chris Marker
Rose Lowder
Laurent Grasso
Laurent Grasso
Elisabetta Benassi
Phil Niblock
Mireille Kassar
Judy Chicago
Chihiro Tanaka
Audoin Dollfus
Following La Notte in 2023, which offered a stroll through a Mediterranean night, De Renava and the Centre Pompidou are joining forces once again to present the second part of this diptych: Plein Soleil.
Deliberately sensory, the exhibition offers an immersive and atmospheric stroll through light and colour, explored by the artists for their physical, perceptual and even philosophical dimensions. The selection brings together some twenty three-dimensional installations (films and videos, design objects, plastic works) by leading figures in French, international and island contemporary art, covering around 60 years of creation, from 1958 to 2021. Inviting us to reconnect humanity with nature through art, these works are a prelude to a broader reflection on our environment, while offering a sensory experience that resonates with the island's dazzling light and sunny landscapes.
Curated by Prisca Meslier (director of De Renava), Philippe-Alain Michaud (chief curator, cinema collection, Musée national d'art moderne − Centre Pompidou) and Philippe Bettinelli (chief curator, new media collection, Musée national d'art moderne − Centre Pompidou).
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Chromosaturation, Carlos Cruz-Diez, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
Chromosaturation, Carlos Cruz-Diez, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
Lampes Spores, Chihiro Tanaka, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
Les Tournesols, Rose Lowder, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
Women and Smoke, California, Judy Chicago, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
Women and Smoke, California, Judy Chicago, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
The Power of Two or Three Suns, Yto Barrada, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
Children of Uzaï, Anti-Narcissus, Mireille Kassar, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
Soleil Double, Laurent Grasso, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
Soleil Double, Laurent Grasso, De Renava OFF x Centre Pompidou
Exhibitedworks
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Yto Barrada
The Power of Two or Three Suns
16 mm film, color, sound
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Robert Irwin
Sans titre
Acrylic lacquer on Plexiglas disc, 4 lamps including 2 ceiling-mounted and 2 floor-mounted
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Carlos Cruz-Diez
Chromosaturation 1965/2002
Chromatic environment consisting of 3 rooms lit by green, red, and blue lighting, with geometric elements
