The dream of water. Jean-Michel Othoniel at the Palais Idéal of Postman Cheval.
Dilecta| N° d'inventaire | 25867 |
| Format | 24 x 32 |
| Détails | 126 p., richly illustrated, bound. |
| Publication | Paris, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782373721546 |
To celebrate the 110th anniversary of its construction, the Palais idéal du facteur Cheval is hosting the exhibition "Le Rêve de l'eau," designed by artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, from summer 2022 until early November. Created especially for this unique venue, the exhibition unfolds for the first time at the heart of the work of postman Cheval. Inspired by the preparatory drawings of postman Cheval, Jean-Michel Othoniel's intervention appeals to the sensitive and summons the marvelous to bring to life its creator's dream: that the Palace be animated by water features, fountains, and waterfalls. In a perfect dialogue, Jean-Michel Othoniel creates works all around and inside the Palace, inspired by the forms designed by postman Cheval.
Invited by Frédéric Legros (director of the Palais idéal du facteur Cheval), Jean-Michel Othoniel subtly takes up the challenge of bringing contemporary creation into the singular work of the postman Cheval for the first time. Between sculptures, fountains, constructions and follies, two singular artistic universes come together.
The exhibition catalogue is composed of texts by Marie Darrieussecq, Frédéric Legros and Jean-Michel Othoniel, and two image portfolios. in situ in which photographers Philippe Chancel and Jean-Philippe Robin document Jean-Michel Othoniel's interventions in the Palais idéal.
The collection is completed by a series of preparatory drawings by the artist created during the design phase of the exhibition, one of which is reproduced on a leaflet.
Bilingual French / English.
To celebrate the 110th anniversary of its construction, the Palais idéal du facteur Cheval is hosting the exhibition "Le Rêve de l'eau," designed by artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, from summer 2022 until early November. Created especially for this unique venue, the exhibition unfolds for the first time at the heart of the work of postman Cheval. Inspired by the preparatory drawings of postman Cheval, Jean-Michel Othoniel's intervention appeals to the sensitive and summons the marvelous to bring to life its creator's dream: that the Palace be animated by water features, fountains, and waterfalls. In a perfect dialogue, Jean-Michel Othoniel creates works all around and inside the Palace, inspired by the forms designed by postman Cheval.
Invited by Frédéric Legros (director of the Palais idéal du facteur Cheval), Jean-Michel Othoniel subtly takes up the challenge of bringing contemporary creation into the singular work of the postman Cheval for the first time. Between sculptures, fountains, constructions and follies, two singular artistic universes come together.
The exhibition catalogue is composed of texts by Marie Darrieussecq, Frédéric Legros and Jean-Michel Othoniel, and two image portfolios. in situ in which photographers Philippe Chancel and Jean-Philippe Robin document Jean-Michel Othoniel's interventions in the Palais idéal.
The collection is completed by a series of preparatory drawings by the artist created during the design phase of the exhibition, one of which is reproduced on a leaflet.
Bilingual French / English.