It recalls the enduring ties of this city, also known as the French Rome, to the forefront of modernity. Indeed, as early as the s, Jean Bousquet, former mayor and founder of Cacharel, and Bob Calle, art collector and father of Sophie Calle , envisioned a major contemporary art museum here and established its collection in The curators chose to build their project around a general theme that questions the current youth, its concerns, and its relationships with preceding generations.
With a desire to create a unique dynamic throughout the city, their project revolves around a large exhibition presented across museums, cultural venues, heritage sites, and public spaces. Cherri created the three masks that appear in the video which are displayed as a mirror image of the exhibition set-up.
Caroline Mesquita b. Labouze and Henni also wished to highlight an artistic scene that is not so much global as local, regional, and national, and to present artists from all backgrounds. They have formed a proposal for a museum and archaeological institution of the future by bringing together what could be the artifacts and traces of a humanity to come, grappling with increasingly threatening ecological, technological, geopolitical, and cultural issues.
His images show slices of life and manage to convey the realities, imaginations, and aspirations of the youth of the Gard and Camargue regions of France. They are presented in dialogue with a set of works by Zineb Sedira b.
Caption for top image: Jardins de la Fontaine. He tells Art Basel about beauty, nature, and modesty. In her solo show at Semiose in Paris, the young American artist summons numerous female divinities, exploring mysticism and her Cuban roots. Jump to Content. Credits and captions Florence Derieux is an art historian and curator.
