Fondation Cartier
Paris
261, boulevard Raspail
+33 1 42185651 FAX +33 1 42185652
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Vodun: African Voodoo
dal 4/4/2011 al 26/9/2011
11am - 8pm, tue until 10pm, close monday

Segnalato da

Linda Chenit



 
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4/4/2011

Vodun: African Voodoo

Fondation Cartier, Paris

A group of Vodun sculptures from the collection Anne and Jacques Kerchache, in a scenography conceived by Enzo Mari. The exhibition also reveals the personal notes, letters and photographs of Jacques Kerchache. To mark the opening of the exhibition, the Fondation organizes a round-table discussion with Suzanne Preston Blier, Gabin Djimasse', Marc Auge' and Patrick Vilaire.


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“FOR THE PRIMITIVE ARTS AND MOST NOTABLY FOR VODUN, THERE IS JACQUES KERCHACHE AND ONLY HIM.”
ANDRÉ MALRAUX

The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain will present for the first time an exceptional group of Vodun sculptures from the collection Anne and Jacques Kerchache, in a scenography conceived by Enzo Mari, one of the great masters of Italian design. Bringing together nearly one hundred bocio and including works that now belong to other private collectors, Vodun, African Voodoo will be the first major exhibition devoted uniquely to this West African sculptural tradition. Organized in close collaboration with Anne Kerchache (today Mrs Kamal Douaoui), the exhibition will also reveal the personal notes, letters and photographs of Jacques Kerchache, that relate his travels to Africa, his research on Vodun, and his projects for presenting the Primitive Arts in French museums. The presentation of archive film footage of the expeditions of Jacques Kerchache will situate Vodun within its context, providing the visitor with a deeper understanding of an art that reflects the timeless and universal concerns of humanity.

Round-table conference: Perspectives on Vodun

To mark the opening of the exhibition Vodun: African Voodoo, the Fondation Cartier will organize a round-table discussion that will bring together the authors of the exhibition catalog for a conversation on Vodun and the collection of Anne and Jacques Kerchache.
Debate will be mediated by Jean-Paul Colleyn, anthropologist and Professor at EHESS in Paris.

With the participation of:

Suzanne Preston Blier
Harvard Professor of African Art and Architecture

Gabin Djimassé
African Historian

Marc Augé
French Anthropologist

Patrick Vilaire
Haitian Artist

Press informations
Linda Chenit assisted by Matthieu Simonnet
Tel. +33 (0)1 42185677/65 Fax +33 (0)1 42185652 linda.chenit@fondation.cartier.com

Opening and conference: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m

Fondation Cartier
261, boulevard Raspail - Paris
Open: Every day except Monday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Open Tuesday evenings until 10 p.m.
Closed on December 25th and January 1st.
Rates Admission: 9.50€
Reduced rate : 6.50€ (students, under 25, "carte Senior" holders, "Amis des Musées", unemployed, "Maison des artistes")
Admission free: "Laissez-passer" holders, children under 10 and ICOM members.

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