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The Giacometti Institute Opening to the Public on 21 June 2018 PRE PRESS KIT – MARCH 2018 The Giacometti Institute Opening to the Public on 21 June 2018 Reconstruction of the Studio - Bust of a Seated Man (Lotar III), 1965-1966 PRESS KIT – MARCH 2018 The Giacometti Institute Will Open Its Doors on 21 June 2018 Alberto Giacometti in His Studio - Photo Ernst Scheidegger © Giacometti Estate (Giacometti Foundation + ADAGP) Paris 2018 The Giacometti Foundation, Paris is pleased to announce the opening, on Thursday 21 June 2018 in Paris, of a new permanent space dedicated to exhibitions, as well as art history research and pedagogy. Chaired by Catherine Grenier, director of the Giacometti Foundation since 2014, the Giacometti Institute aims to provide new perspectives on the artist’s work and on the creative period in which it emerged. With nearly 350 sculptures, 90 paintings, over 2 000 drawings and an equally significant collection of etchings, as well as decorative art objects, the Giacometti Foundation possesses the most richly diverse collection of Alberto Giacometti’s works in the world: a collection which it is responsible for preserving, restoring, and enhancing. The Foundation also has a remarkable archive and photography collection at its disposal, along with a reference library on modern art. This invaluable heritage has remained partly inaccessible to the public since the artist’s death in 1966. Fifty years after his death, the Giacometti Institute is now opening its doors to the public. 1 PRESS KIT – MARCH 2018 A museum of an approachable size, allowing proximity with the artworks, the Giacometti Institute will also be a study centre and a place of discovery accessible to the general public. The Giacometti Institute is at once an exhibition space, a key reference venue for the work of Giacometti and an art history research centre dedicated to modern artistic practices (1900 – 1970). The research and teaching programme is open to researchers, students, and art lovers. Conferences, seminars, and masterclasses will provide art historians and curators with a forum for presenting their work and research news. Practical Information Institut Giacometti 5 Rue Victor Schoelcher 75014 Paris Visits by online reservation www.fondation-giacometti.fr/institut Admission: 8 euros Concession ticket: 5 euros Free admission: Children under 12 / Art and Art History students / ICOM card holders / Job seekers Tuesday 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm / from Wednesday to Sunday: 10:00 am - 06:00 pm Closed on Monday and Tuesday morning 2 PRESS KIT – MARCH 2018 Reconstruction of the Studio (3D projection) 1. The Reconstruction Of The Artist’s Studio The Giacometti Institute will permanently present an exceptional reconstruction of the studio of Alberto Giacometti, whose elements were conserved in their entirety by his widow, Annette Giacometti. Among these elements are some very fragile artworks in plaster and clay (some of which have never been shown to the public), his furniture, and the renowned murals painted by the artist. The reconstruction of Alberto Giacometti’s studio is spectacularly staged, through an ingenious architectural layout comprising tiered seating and ultra-transparent window elements, creating rare proximity with the works. The Giacometti studio gradually became not only the world of the artist’s work, but a veritable extension of himself. Giacometti has regularly cited the essential nature of his studio, a legendary place that has remained within the collective memory as the symbol of the artistic life of the Montparnasse neighbourhood. Inseparable from the artist’s legend, the studio is necessary for an understanding of his work. The walls, covered with drawings, bore witness to the artist’s work for forty years and contain precious notes on his creative process. The reconstruction of this site immortalised by the great photographers such as Robert Doisneau, Sabine Weiss, Gordon Parks, or Ernst Scheidegger, was made possible through extensive conservation and restoration campaigns undertaken by the Giacometti Foundation. 3 PRESS KIT – MARCH 2018 In order to be faithful to the original site while responding to conservation and public display imperatives, the reconstruction of the studio required significant multi-phase work: verification and inventory of the elements conserved in the Foundation’s collection, preventive conservation studies, restoration of all of the items for display, scenography, and lighting design. Most of the artworks, too fragile to be transported, have never been shown to the public. The permanent reconstruction of the studio will thus enable a significant part of French artistic heritage to finally become accessible. Over seventy sculptures will be presented, mainly in plaster or bronze, and including the very last clay artworks that the artists was working on prior to his death. Reconstruction of the Studio / Studio Mural / Giacometti’s Studio in 1965 (Photo Sabine Weiss) 2. The Exhibition Programme An ambitious programme will present exhibitions dedicated to particular aspects of Giacometti’s work, his relationships with the artists and writers of his day, but also his influence on the upcoming generations. Flexible and reactive, the programming will present three or four exhibitions per year of various formats and durations. They will be based on the artworks belonging to the Giacometti Foundation and significant loans. 4 PRESS KIT – MARCH 2018 3. Programme Inaugural exhibition: 21 June - 16 September 2018 THE STUDIO OF ALBERTO GIACOMETTI BY JEAN GENET For the first time in Paris, an exhibition is dedicated to the bonds of friendship and profound admiration between Alberto Giacometti and Jean Genet who met in 1954 through Jean-Paul Sartre. Their friendship led Jean Genet, who became a model for Giacometti, to write one of the most beautiful texts among the literature on modern art, The Studio of Alberto Giacometti. October 2018 – January 2019 ANNETTE MESSAGER A major figure of contemporary art, Annette Messager obtained the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2005 for her installation at the French Pavilion and received the Praemium Imperiale Prize in 2016 in the sculpture category. Her work has been exhibited in the world’s greatest museums. Since the 1970s, the artist has developed installations broaching the themes of identity, the body, the condition of women, eroticism, and death. Admirative of the work and personality of Giacometti, the artist has introduced allusions to the sculptor’s work into her installations on several occasions. For the Giacometti Institute, she has devised an original programme, featuring old and new works. Early 2019 PETER LINDBERGH Peter Lindbergh is one of the most important fashion photographers of his generation. Born in Poland and educated in Germany, he settled in Paris in the 1970s and embarked on collaborations with major magazines. A pioneer of new realism in fashion photography, he considerably changed the standards of this genre, before expanding his palette to other themes. This exhibition will present the photographs of sculptures by Giacometti taken by Peter Lindbergh from the reserve collections of the Giacometti Foundation. 5 PRESS KIT – MARCH 2018 4. The Graphic Art Cabinet The Giacometti Institute provides access to the Giacometti Foundation’s exceptional collection, including over 5 000 drawings, lithographs, and personal notebooks by the artist, most of which have never previously been presented to the public. These artworks may be consulted by request and will feature in regular presentations and exhibitions. 5. The School of Modernities This art history research programme will contribute to better understanding the decisive period in which Giacometti was living and working. The Institute will support and guide research on this period through a research scholarship, a collection of publications, conferences, and seminars. A reference library on modern art, including books from Alberto Giacometti’s personal library, will be available to the public. - International art historians and curators will present new research, shedding new light on a period of modern art history, through the original study of an artist, movement, or context. These conferences will be filmed and will constitute a reference corpus, accessible at the Giacometti Institute. - A scholarship will be awarded each year to support significant contributions in the field of the history of modern art. - The Institute will publish a collection of short essays by young researchers in the field of modern art. - A reference library containing books by modern art writers and about the modern period will be available for consultation. 6. Pedagogy and Cultural Actions The Giacometti Institute aims to develop pedagogical programmes designed for the general public, younger audiences, and community outreach. Since 2015, the foundation has initiated a pilot project in art history targeting intermediate school students, within the framework of a partnership with the Collège Giacometti de Paris. It has also developed its pedagogical expertise internationally through its exhibition projects. A dedicated space will host school groups and other specific groups for visits and workshops designed to provide introductions to art and artistic and cultural education. 6 PRESS KIT – MARCH 2018 7. Overhaul of the Website A new website for the Giacometti Foundation will accompany the opening of the Giacometti Institute. Designed by CplusR, this dynamic website will provide content that is both scientific and pedagogical, as well as continually updated information with the
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