The word of our President
Dear Members, Dear Friends
I am delighted to meet you again on Tuesday 12 of April at 10.30 am at the 6MIC for a lecture by Agnès Ghenassia who will present the work of “Georg Baselitz”. A famous German painter, known for his neo-expressionist paintings with particular brushstrokes and often painted upside down. A nice conference in perspective.
In May, some of you will participate in the Venice Biennale from 16 to 20 May. We are planning another trip to Venice in September.
On Tuesday 14 June, Agnès Ghenassia will give us a lecture on “The discoveries of the Venice Biennale 2022”.
Don’t miss the beautiful exhibition at the Vasarely Foundation, 50 Years of the Future, on view until May 8. It would be a real shame to miss this beautiful exhibition.
A concert is scheduled at the Vasarely Foundation on April 9th at 7pm.
Mónika Lakatos and the musicians of the group Romengo have mastered Hungarian and Gypsy music like their mother tongue. Romengo has always combined tradition and modernity. In addition to the traditional melodies of the gypsy repertoire of which they are virtuosos, they play their own songs and are constantly searching for new sounds.
Not to be missed!
I remind you that you can find the content of these conferences at any time by connecting to Jacques Revy’s blog: http://art.moderne.utl13.fr/. This will allow you to come back to a conference you may have missed for example.
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.
Best wishes to all, and above all, take care of yourself.
Sylvie Piquemal
Présidente
Our next meeting
A conference led by Agnès Ghenassia
Georg Baselitz, 12th of April 2022 – 6MIC – 10:30 am
Conference by Agnès Ghenassia
If the term expressionist is appropriate to qualify the work of Baselitz, it does not take into account his extraordinary capacity for renewal. A single constant through many stylistic breaks: the artist always stands up “against”: against the dictates of the post-war GDR, against abstraction, against all the traditions linked to figurative painting. Whether he draws on history, art history or his personal story, his work, both brutal and subtle, makes him a major artist who deserves our full attention.
Conference on Tuesday the 12th of April 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.