From 8 July to 31 August 2025, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco and the Centre Pompidou will be presenting ‘Couleurs!’, an exhibition devoted to a modern history of colour through the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century.

Curated by Didier Ottinger, Deputy Director of the Musée National d’Art Moderne, the exhibition will feature over a hundred works, including paintings by some thirty major artists, from Sonia Delaunay to Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Matisse, Vassily Kandinsky and others.

A truly sensory and visual journey invites visitors to rethink the perception of colour in modern art. At the heart of the exhibition, seven monochromatic spaces will be enhanced by the sound creations of composer Roque Rivas, produced in collaboration with Ircam, and the olfactory ambiences developed by “nose” Alexis Dadier in collaboration with the House of Fragonard. These unique installations will allow visitors to experience colour not only visually, but also through other senses: hearing and smell.

As an extension of the exhibition, iconic design pieces by Ron Arad, Jean Prouvé, Ettore Sottsass and Philippe Starck will be incorporated into installations specially designed by Marion Mailaender, linking works of art and design objects. By recreating the ambience of interiors, the French architect and designer will show art in a different light, by immersing it in everyday life.

The exhibition’s scenography is the work of William Chatelain, head of studies and space design at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco.

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Art en lieux is a program developed since 2004 with the municipality of Royère de Vassivière. It places the encounter of local residents with the collections of the Frac-Artothèque Nouvelle-Aquitaine at the heart of the project.
This year, the Frac-Artothèque has selected works in close collaboration with local residents, who are opening their doors to contemporary art. The pharmacist, the hairdresser, the butcher, the garage owner, the doctor, the town hall workers, the journalists from Radio de Vassivière, etc., all welcome works of art to share with the local population and visiting tourists alike. Art en lieux builds on the notion of lending works of art that characterizes the Artothèque, extending it and contributing to the development and enhancement of learning by contemporary art enthusiasts on a village scale. The Art en lieux project affirms the desire to bring art as close as possible to each and every one of us.

With works by :

Julien AUDEBERT
Raphaël BOCCANFUSO
Jean-François BORY
Anne BRÉGEAUT
Henri CUECO
Alix DELMAS
Bertrand DEZOTEUX
Gabriele DI MATTEO
Laure-Anne ESTAQUE
Sylvie FAJFROWSKA
HIPPOLYTE HENTGEN
Anne-Marie FILAIRE
Tetsumi KUDO
Laurent LE DEUNFF
Matt MULLICAN
RAMON
Daniel SILVO
Anat SHALEV
Klaus STAECK
Boyd WEBB

From the collection of Frac-Artothèque Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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In the context of contemporary issues, how do we reaffirm our relationship with life, nature and the city, and how do we prioritise happiness?

The exhibition VIVRE establishes a close relationship with MEMENTO, anchoring itself in its architecture and soul, while opening it up to current issues. It highlights impermanence, transformation and rebirth.

By bringing together altruistic, committed and experimental approaches, the exhibition reaffirms MEMENTO as a territory of shared emotions, a space for reflection on the way we inhabit the world.

VIVRE is conceived as a space for encounters and interactions, where the works build bridges between the intimate and the collective. In an evolving, immersive format, the exhibition sheds light on our relationship with others and with living things, embracing the complexity, fragility and tensions of our times.

By bringing together a wide range of artistic disciplines – painting, sculpture, installation, performance and digital art – VIVRE is a vibrant act in which art explores the many ways in which we exist.

Artists : CARLOS AIRES, MICHEL BLAZY, ALI CHERRI, CÉDRIX CRESPEL, DEMOCRACIA, SEBASTIAN KITE, JÉRÔME SOUILLOT 

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Le Portique presents the exhibition Blue Oyster Cult…

If the title is a reference to the legendary 70s American band, also known by the acronym BÖC, it also evokes one of Richard Fauguet’s favorite materials… the oyster shell. The artist’s work is expressed in a variety of media: drawings, collages, rubbings, sculptures and more. Nourished by art history and subculture, his work delights in mixing references borrowed from various worlds, creating a singular and often offbeat dialogue. His vast and original output is reflected in this exhibition in Le Havre.

“I start from the familiar to move things around and produce rapid associations that give rise to collages. This produces pieces, sculptures, drawings or a collection of things that may seem formally quite different from one another, but in reality are not so different.”

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Details « Gobbler » de Caroline Achaintre, 2025, hand tufted wool, 350 x 440 cm.
Caroline Achaintre, Gobbler, 2025, Art Basel Unlimited, 2025. Photo: Andreas Zimmermann. Courtesy of the artist, Galerie Art : Concept, and von Bartha.

Art : Concept is pleased to present Gobbler by Caroline Achaintre, in collaboration with von Bartha, at this year’s Unlimited sector by Art Basel.

Caroline Achaintre’s work oscillates between object and subject, evoking a powerful presence that explores the concept of the uncanny. She draws inspiration from multiple references such as European carnival traditions, futurist and postmodern museum architecture, science fiction, prehistoric art, and animism (the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence). “I process anything that triggers my imagination,” says Achaintre, “seeking the fantastical and superimposed.”

Writer Anaël Pigeat recently met Achaintre at the Young V&A in London to discuss her work and her fascination for masks and tapestry. You can read the full article here.

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Wednesday June 25, follow live the installation of Nina Childress at the Académie des beaux-arts. The ceremony will be broadcast from 3 pm on the Academy’s YouTube channel.

🌿 Nina Childress was elected on Wednesday March 27, 2024 to chair XI of the painting section, previously occupied by Arnaud d’Hauterives (1933-2018). She will be installed by her colleague Catherine Meurisse, member of the engraving and drawing section.

Photo: Kathy Le Sant