Pierre Bismuth
Victor Burgin
Douglas Gordon
Dan Graham
Bertrand Lavier
Lawrence Weiner
Ian Wilson
Liam Gillick
Philippe Parreno
Rob Pruitt
Tino Sehgal
Chiara Parisi
From the collection of Marc and Josee Gensollen. The exhibition greets some undeniable personalities of contemporary art: Pierre Bismuth, Victor Burgin, Douglas Gordon, Dan Graham, Bertrand Lavier, Lawrence Weiner, Ian Wilson which appear in the sides of younger artists like Liam Gillick, Philippe Parreno, Rob Pruitt, Tino Sehgal. Curated by Chiara Parisi.
From the collection of Marc and Josée Gensollen
Curated by Chiara Parisi
A private collection is a peculiar element within arts, because art works
acquire their value through the glance of the one who had collected them.
Each year, the Centre d'art de l'île de Vassivière will present a
masterpiece that is part of an important private collection, something
rarely proposed to the public.
Marc and Josée Gensollen, a couple of psychiatrists, are authors of one of
the most important contemporary art collection in Europe. The collection
is constituted around the notion of doubt, which crosses, at the same
time, the work of Bruce Nauman, Dan Graham, Lawrence Weiner or Carsten
Höller.
The exhibition Strictly confidential greets some undeniable personalities
of contemporary art: Pierre Bismuth, Victor Burgin, Douglas Gordon, Dan
Graham, Bertrand Lavier, Lawrence Weiner, Ian Wilson which appear in the
sides of younger artists like Liam Gillick, Philippe Parreno, Rob Pruitt,
Tino Sehgal.
Without the need of being transported, the projects exhibited in the show
are created for the Island of Vassivière: from the concept to its setting
up for an exhibition "telerange".
The exhibition Strictly confidential has been created in partnership with
Naturalia
The park of sculptures is free and open all year round. It has been
developed over the years since the very first artistic project took place
on the island. French and international artists are invited regularly to
produce and place a work in the park: Andy Goldsworthy, Olivier Mosset,
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Adel Abdessemed...
Press contact:
Frederic Legros
F - 87120 Ile de Vassivière
e-mail : communication@ciap-iledevassiviere.fr
29 October at 4:30 pm > Press conference and opening of the exhibition; with Bernard
Blistène, Marc et Josée Gensollen, Chiara Parisi
30 October at 3 pm > Ping Pang Pong with the artist Didier Courbot
Centre international d'art et du paysage
Ile de Vassivière (60 km east from Limoges, on the route to
Clermont-Ferrand).
Open every day from 11 am to 7 pm until the 16th October / After from 2 pm
to 6 pm
Admission: full ticket: 3 euros/reduced ticket: 1,5 euros over 12 years,
students, unemployed/free: under 12 years, disabled and their companions,
Friends of the Centre international d'art et du paysage, members of the
Artothèque.