The word of our President
Dear Members, Dear Friends
Delighted we meet again on Tuesday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the. 6MIC for a conference by Agnès Ghenassia who will present to you “The Discoveries of the Venice Biennale 2022”. For those who took part in this trip, it was a real success both in terms of the atmosphere and the exhibitions visited. We were overwhelmed by the diversity of artists and works presented. Thank you Agnès for the perfect organization of this too short but so intense trip.
And for those who would like to go to Venice this year, a new trip is planned in September from September 5 to 9. You can download a registration form here to complete and return to us as soon as possible.
Finally, I remind you that you can find the content of these conferences at any time by connecting to Jacques Revy’s blog. This will allow you to come back to a conference that you may have missed, for example.
Finally, some of you have not yet paid for the renewal of your 2022 membership. There is still time to do so. Remember to bring a check for €20 or €30 or cash. Your new card will be given to you at this time.
Finally, we have launched the membership renewal for 2022. Remember to bring a cheque for €20 or €30 or cash. Your new card will be given to you at that time.
Kind regards to all, and above all, take care of yourself.
Sylvie Piquemal
Présidente
Our next meeting
Tuesday June 14 at 10:30 a.m. at 6MIC for a new conference by Agnès Ghenassia.
Venice Biennale 2022
Conference by Agnès Ghenassia
We are going to come back to the highlights of this Biennial dedicated to women of all cultures and to imaginary worlds, so for those who visited it to deepen their understanding of the works presented, and for those who are going to discover them through images, to share our emotions and our questions.
We will also see that many National Pavilions have chosen to entrust their spaces to artists from immigrant backgrounds or belonging to once despised minorities, demonstrating once again that the art world ignores geopolitical and mental boundaries and demonstrates with a healthy open-mindedness.
Conference on Tuesday the 14th of June 2022 à 10:30 am
ENTRY FEE FOR MEMBERS : 5€
NON MEMBERS : 7€
The conference will be held at the 6MIC (Salle des Musiques Actuelles du Pays d’Aix), located at the entrance to the new Constance district in Aix-en-Provence, a few hundred meters from the Vasarely Foundation, at the level of the chemin des Aubépines.
6MIC
Salle des Musiques Actuelles du Pays d’Aix
160, rue Pascal Duverger
13090 Aix-en-Provence
Vasarely Foundation, hall n°5
Reflecting on the art and avant-garde look that Victor Vasarely focused on the role of the artist in the twentieth century, the Foundation was created to popularize art without cultural or social discrimination: an art for all; accessible to everyone.
Avant-garde architecture, the Foundation is thought of as a gigantic lumino-kinetic sculpture where the optical animations of the facade prefigure the kinetic games of the 42 monumental integrations that we discover inside the building.
The most famous works of Victor Vasarely are presented to the Foundation in the form of monumental works allowing the visitor to appreciate the outcome to which Vasarely brings geometric abstract painting under the name of kinetic art. Vasarely was one of the promoters of this movement, as well as his son Yvaral, visual artist and graphic designer. The Foundation presents their works, as well as those of contemporary artists who work on the interactions between the work and the public in temporary exhibitions.
In creating his architectural center in 1976, Victor Vasarely made a gesture of exceptional significance and generosity. This French artist of Hungarian origin (Pécs 1906 – Paris 1997), internationally recognized as the father of Op Art, a specialist in optical and kinetic effects, as well as a brilliant advertising illustrator, created in Aix-en-Provence “La Cité polychrome of happiness “, bringing together visual artists, architects and urban planners, and wished to promote a social art accessible to all.