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Vallauris International Biennale of Artistic Ceramics – page 2 of 13

Juan Ortí García, Untitled II, circa 2013. White clay:

H.45 x L.19 x l.19 cm. The "Architectural, sculptural

or conceptual ceramics" section. © Sylvain Deleu.

Dagmar de Kok, Why hare does not have a long tail ?,

circa 2013. Terracotta: H.60 x L.30 x l.30 cm.

“Architectural, sculptural or conceptual ceramics”

section. © Sylvain Deleu.

Conny Pols, Come out, circa 2013. Black clay / linen:

H.29 x l.26 cm. The "Architectural, sculptural or

conceptual ceramics" section © Sylvain Deleu.

A leading international Biennale of artistic

ceramics since 1966

The Vallauris International Biennale – Contemporary creation and ceramics

is organised by the Town of Vallauris Golfe-Juan with the aim of promoting

artistic creativity in the ceramics field. This prestigious event seeks to raise

the standing of ceramics and contemporary creation through its traditional

European competition, with a selection of artists representing their home

countries and a genuine artistic discovery trail through the town, taking in

several exhibitions hosted at various sites around Vallauris. A trilingual

catalogue (French, English and Russian) presenting the event

accompanied by a CD also including the German, Spanish and Italian

versions of the texts will also be published.

The competition: highlighting the vitality of

contemporary European ceramic creation

The traditional competition bears witness to the richness, diversity and

changing practices of contemporary ceramics through three sections focusing

on the Container, on Design and on Architectural, Sculptural or Conceptual

Ceramics.

A jury comprised of professionals from the worlds of art and ceramics selects 30

to 40 artists whose works will be presented at the Magnelli Museum, Museum of

Ceramics) from the 250 to 300 applications received (with five prizes being

awarded for the most noteworthy pieces). In line with tradition, the prize-

winning works will then join the collections of the Magnelli Museum, Museum of

Ceramics, as timeless witnesses of changing ceramic designs since 1966

For this 23rd event, a total of 32 artists were selected from among the 255

applications from 23 nationalities (taking all sections together), by the jury

comprised of Jean-Pierre Simon, director of the Villa Arson, Olivier Kaeppelin,

director of the Maeght Foundation, Bente Skøttgaard, artist, Jacques

Kaufmann, artist and president of the Académie Internationale de Céramique,

Flaminio Gualdoni, art critic and manager of La ceramica in Italia e nel mondo

magazine, Roger Nilsson, Galerie NeC of Paris, Agnès Seon, Galerie Sassi-Milici

of Vallauris, Gilbert Portanier, artist and Karine Lacquemant, Museum of the

Decorative Arts.

Among the 255 applications received, the jury for the Vallauris International

Biennale – Contemporary creation and ceramics selected 32 ceramic

artists whose works will be presented at the Magnelli Museum, Museum of

Ceramics this summer. Among these, the following received prizes: Frank Louis

(Grand prix of the Town of Vallauris), Lourdes Riera Rey and Ariane Prin (joint

winner in the "container" section), Yves Malfliet (prize for the "architectural,

sculptural or conceptual ceramics" section and Zélie Rouby (the special prize

for "young artist under the age of 35").


“Architectural, sculptural or conceptual

ceramics”

The section devoted to architectural, sculptural or conceptual ceramics

widens the field of exploration for the multi-millennial medium which is

ceramics. The works displayed here remind us just how open it is to all forms

of contemporary expression including objects, sculptures, displays and

videos.

The public can discover the work of Marie-Ilse Bourlanges / Elena Khurtova

(France), Eukeni Callejo (Spain), Charlotte Cornaton (France), Michal Fargo

(Finland), Catherine Ferrari (France), Malene Hartmann Rasmussen

(Denmark), Stephan Hasslinger (Germany), Sixtine Jacquart (France),

Dagmar de Kok-Ngobese (Netherlands), Adriano Leverone (Italy), Frank

Louis (Germany), Yves Malfliet (Belgium), Saana Murtti (Finland), Juan Ortí

García (Spain), Martha Pachon (Italy), Paolo Polloniato (Italy), Conny Pols

(Netherlands), Zélie Rouby (France), Vibeke Rytter (Denmark), Marc Simon

(France), Reinhilde Van Grieken (Belgium) and Fabienne Whitofs (Belgium).

The 2014 Prize for the “Architectural, sculptural or conceptual ceramics”

section was awarded to Yves Malfliet (Belgium) for Golden shower and Black

Hole.

In this same section, Frank Louis (Germany), was awarded the Grand prix

2014 of the Town of Vallauris for Nightmare.

Zélie Rouby (France) scooped the 2014 prize of the Town of Vallauris in the

"Under 35" category with Still life “poison fish”.

From top to bottom and left to right:

Paolo Polloniato, Off road, circa 2013. Earthenware: Ø118 cm. © Sylvain Deleu.

Malene Hartmann Rasmussen, Hearts, circa 2013. Stoneware: 5 items of variable sizes: H.20 to 18 cm x L.18 to 17

cm x l.14 to 12 cm. © Sylvain Deleu.

Stephan Hasslinger, Padded mask, circa 2013. White earth: H.55 x L.23 x l.24 cm. © Sylvain Deleu.

Saana Murtti, Disappearance 2, circa 2013. Porcelain: set of 18 pairs of shoes. Variable sizes: H. 25.5 to 8.5 cm x

L.18.2 to 4 cm. © Sylvain Deleu.

Fabienne Whitofs, Fou du roi, circa 2013. Porcelain: H.28 x L.18 x l.45 cm. © Sylvain Deleu.


"Container"

The part of the competition devoted to the container, whether as a plastic

reality or in a symbolic sense, enables the public to discover works featuring

shapes traditionally associated with ceramics such as vases. However,

each artist has taken his notion of the "container" to better portray it or

represent it. Including a focus on the inherent “container” aspects,

containers with minimalistic styling or works featuring a touch of surrealism,

the fragility and beauty of the material and the elegance of the shapes

are just some of the factors used in this section by the artists as they make

full use of the variety of technical resources offered by ceramics to be

better able to express its potential.

The artists selected and presented this year are Jeanne Bonnefoy-

Mercuriali (France), Ken Eastman (United Kingdom), Carolyn Genders

(United Kingdom), Laurent Greslin (France), Lut Laleman (Belgium),

Weronika Lucińska (Poland), Claire Mayet (France), Ariane Prin (France),

Lourdes Riera Rey (Spain) and Wietske Van Leeuwen (Netherlands).

Ariane Prin (France) for Water cups: the machine / the drippers / the cups

and Lourdes Riera Rey (Spain) for Lavas pilow, joint winner of the 2014 prize

for the "Container" section.

From top to bottom and left to right:

Ken Eastman, Intimate country, circa 2013. Stoneware: H.34 x L.33 x l.49 cm. © Sylvain Deleu.

Lourdes Riera Rey, Vainas de abundancia, circa 2013. Stoneware, 2 items: 1: H.62 x Ø 38 cm/2: H.50 x Ø 34 cm. ©

Sylvain Deleu.

Laurent Greslin, Corset, circa 2013. Ceramics and steel. Produced with the ceramist Alexandra Garrigues and the

artistic locksmith Nicolas Desbond. H.60 x L.40 x l.15 cm. © Sylvain Deleu.

Jeanne Bonnefoy-Mercuriali, Set of handles, circa 2013. Stoneware with chamotte: H.18 x L.40 x l.20 cm. © Sylvain

Deleu.

Claire Mayet, Meret, circa 2013. Earthenware: H.8 x Ø13 cm. © Sylvain Deleu.


Frank Louis, Nightmare, circa 2013. Stoneware/mattress, 3

pieces of: H.48 x L.93 x l.66 cm. Grand prix 2014 of the Town of

Vallauris in the “Architectural, sculptural or conceptual

ceramics” section. © Sylvain Deleu.

Frank Louis, the Grand prix 2014

of the Town of Vallauris

Nightmare

Germany

The “Architectural, sculptural or conceptual ceramics”

section

Already a previous prize-winner in Vallauris in 2006 (the prize for

“Architectural, sculptural or conceptual ceramics”), the German

ceramist Frank Louis, constantly re-examines the relationship

between the object and the medium. His work Nightmare is based

on the parallels between the ceramic body and the human body.

The shapes also reflect our unconscious fears which emerge when

we are asleep, including shapes which appear familiar yet without

being completely discernable, whose expressive impact is further

enhanced by the interplay of colours and varnishes on their surfaces.

Zélie Rouby, Still life "Poison fish”, circa 2013. Stoneware with

chamotte / wooden box. Wooden box: L.70cm /fish of

variable sizes: L.26 to 10 cm. The 2014 prize of the Town of

Vallauris in the "Under 35" section, “Architectural, sculptural or

conceptual ceramics” section. © Sylvain Deleu.

Zélie Rouby, The 2014 prize of the Town

of Vallauris in the "Under 35" category

Still life "poison fish"

France

The “Architectural, sculptural or conceptual ceramics”

section

After completing her training as a ceramist, among others Zélie

Rouby worked with the designer Guillaume Bardet on the " l’usage

des jours" project. She is currently working on the theme of still lifes ,

seeking to express life where there is none. Her research has focused

on the interplay of harmony and contrast between shapes, colours

and materials. Her work Still life "poison fish" attracts and intrigues the

viewer for the quality of the materials used but also proves disturbing

and frightening thanks to the morbid vision of the fish displayed in this

manner.


Yves Malfliet, the 2014 prize for "Architectural, Sculptural

or Conceptual Ceramics" Golden shower / Black Hole

Belgium

A remarkable Belgian artist, Yves Malfliet brings us an intriguing,

unexpected and anecdotal artistic piece. It includes porcelain figures,

features from pop culture, debris found in containers and various materials.

These items come together rather like a "tiered cake": the overall assembly

is unified by the skilful mixture of varnish. In this way, his works create a

strange and erotic atmosphere in which each viewer can imagine his own

life story.

From top to bottom:

Yves Malfliet, Black Hole, circa 2013. Terracotta / cast-

off items: H.72 x L.40 x l.48 cm. 2014 prize of the Town

of Vallauris in the “Architectural, sculptural or

conceptual ceramics” section. © Sylvain Deleu.

Yves Malfliet, Golden shower, circa 2013. Terracotta /

cast-off items: H.61 x L.14 x l.46 cm. 2014 prize of the

Town of Vallauris in the “Architectural, sculptural or

conceptual ceramics” section”. © Sylvain Deleu.


Ariane Prin & Lourdes Riera Rey, The 2014 "Container" prize joint winners

Ariane Prin

Water cups: the machine / the drippers / the cups

France

A young, internationally trained French designer, Ariane Prin presents a fountain dispensing porcelain cups and

forming a decorative scheme featuring unique random patterns. This project is a new step in her research into the

design of machines for the self-generation of objects.

Ariane Prin, Water cups (the machine / the drippers /

the cups), circa 2013. Wooden/porcelain structure:

The machine H.170 x Ø 100 cm – The "drippers" H.43 x

l.22 cm – The cups: H.9 x Ø 9 cm. The 2014 prize (joint

winner) of the Town of Vallauris in the "Container"

section. © Sylvain Deleu.

Lourdes Riera Rey

Lavas pilow

Spain

An experienced Spanish ceramist, in her visual work, Lourdes Riera Rey constantly explores all possibilities offered

by ceramics, combining the material and her skill to produce creative items with each of her works. The artist sees

nature as a source of limitless inspiration and seeks to express its power and beauty. For this reason she has

caused cracks and splits on the surface of her work to build tension and to create an item synonymous with

powerful emotions.

Lourdes Riera Rey, Lavas pilow, circa 2013.

Stoneware, 3 items: 1: H.32 x Ø 30 cm/2: H.40 x Ø 28

cm/3: H42 x Ø 34 cm. 2014 prize (joint winner) of the

Town of Vallauris, "Container" section. © Sylvain

Deleu.


2014, Russian artists take centre stage

After China (2006), Switzerland (2008), the United States (2010) and Japan (2012), this year, the Town of Vallauris is

helping us discover the exceptional quality of the work produced by eight Russian artists: AES+F, Annouchka Brochet,

Grigory Bruskin, Crocodile power, Natalia Khlebtsevich, Daria Surovtseva, Olga and Oleg Tatarintsevi and Anton

Yashiguin, coordinated by Pierre Brochet.

Grigory Bruskin, Three figures in gas masks, 2012. Detail from the “H-Hour”

display.

Daria Surovtseva. The reconstruction of the principle of the future of the

body Display from 2006.

Annouchka Brochet, Vera Pavlovna’s dreams, 2010. 4 tables, 4 videos, 230

earthenware items.

270 years ago Peter the Great’s daughter the Tsarina

Elizabeth opened Russia's first porcelain factory in St

Petersburg. Ceramics workshops had existed since the 14th

century, particularly in Gjel, but it wasn’t until the late 19th

century that contemporary artists such as Mikhail Vroubel

began to take an interest in ceramics. Later still, in the

early1920s, Kasimir Malevitch, Nikolaï Suetin and Vladimir

Tatlin applied their constructivist innovations to the world or

porcelain.

More recently, a number of contemporary Russian artists

began to take an interest in this medium once again.

Today, they still number fewer than 15 or so and on the

ceramics scene we find the same split as that encountered

with other art forms in Russia where two schools of thought

exist: firstly artists from the artists union of Russia, a highly

conservative institution whose many members continue to

produce extremely traditional items and secondly the so-

called "contemporary" artists who use the medium in a

more innovative and creative manner.

Among the eight Russian artists exhibiting in the Eden room,

four are genuinely and exclusively "ceramist" artists: Natalia

Khlebtsevich, Daria Surovtseva, Olga and Oleg Tatarintsev

and Anton Yashiguin. The four others are artists for whom

ceramics are one medium they use among others, along

with painting, photography, display art and video etc.:

AES+F, Annouchka Brochet, Grigory Bruskin and Crocodile

Power.

However, what they all share is what can perhaps be

described as the defining factor of Russia's relationship with

ceramics: each of these artists combines ceramics with

something else, whether this is furniture, canvas paintings,

plastic structures, video or sound, theatre, or even a metal

cage. All without exception can boast a biography rich in

prestigious exhibitions and display a resolutely

contemporary approach to creativity.


A rich and diverse visitor trail to be explored throughout the town

For each Biennale, the Town of Vallauris has made an outstanding effort to highlight all facets of the International

ceramics scene with five events: a themed exhibition, a monograph, two displays and a carte blanche (an open

format).

Masamichi Yoshikawa, Iwakura, 2011. Exposition du Chigasaki City

Museum of Art. © Takashi Hatakeyama.

Masamichi Yoshikawa

The Chapelle de la Miséricorde

The Japanese ceramist Masamichi Yoshikawa produces his

works from porcelain. Particularly inspired by the Chinese white-

blue ceramics from the Song Dynasty (12th Century), he has

resurrected the traditional techniques often associated with fine

and precious items and used it for bold and monumental

designs. The presence of volume in space is also a major

feature of his artistic work. Consequently, over recent years he

has focused more on designing displays, including that

produced in 2004 at Nagoya airport.

Masamichi Yoshikawa already has a proud track record with the Vallauris Biennale: present in 1972 when the Jury

awarded the Grand prix d’honneur to all of the Japanese participants, 30 years later in 2002 he received a gold

medal. In 2014, the Chapelle de la Miséricorde will be welcoming a display designed by the artist.

Serge Isupov, Farewell to the

theater, 2013. © John Polak.

Sergei Isupov, Soaring power.

2013.

Sergei Isupov

The Magnelli Museum, Museum of

Ceramics

Born in Russia, Sergei Isupov has lived and worked in the United

States for several years now. His work is dreamlike and surrealistic

not to mention eminently autobiographical, exploring the

relationship between men and women. In his highly narrative

sculptures, the artist makes full use of all plastic, pictorial and

graphical elements, bringing them together to form a cohesive

whole. He uses different viewpoints for three-dimensional pictorial

designs in which the sculpture is used as a canvas.

For the Biennale, in addition to a series of recent sculptures Sergei

Isupov will be occupying a room at the museum for a display

combining ceramics and painting.

Wim Delvoye, Bustelli twisted, 2010.

Porcelain: H.19cm x l.10 cm. Porzellan

Manufaktur Nymphenburg

Themed exhibition: Le bibelot (The figurine)

Maison des quartiers

A small decorative item, the figurines are a product very characteristic of the European

ceramics producers. Today synonymous with industrial and impersonal ceramic items, it is

now being reclaimed and reinterpreted by contemporary artists highlighting the

capacity of ceramics to make a statement in the field of contemporary design by re-

appropriated objects closely linked to it. The exhibition will be presenting a selection of

works from major European ceramic producers (Lladró, Nymphenburg, Meissen) and by

contemporary artists and designers (Chris Antemann, Barnaby Barford, Wim Delvoye,

László Fekete, Karim Ghelloussi Jessica Harrisson, Jaime Hayon, Anne Helen Mydland,

Andrea Salvatori, Vipoo Srivilasa).


Gustaf Nordenskiöld

Espace Grandjean

The Swedish artist and designer Gustaf Nordenskiöld explores

different expressions of the ceramic medium. Far from the norms

of the conventional Scandinavian ceramics sector, he blurs the

traditional line between functional items and unique works of

art to encourage the spectator to question his perception of

objects. His work also evokes the manufacturing process,

occasionally allowing deliberate traces to appear on the

finished piece as a permanent memory of this production.

From left to right:

Gustaf Nordenskiöld, Beardrops kedja

Gustaf Nordenskiöld, RPM treasure turquoise

Pierre-Yves Le Sonn and Claire Baudrimont, Faucet, 2014.

Claire Baudrimont / Pierre-Yves Le Sonn

"Un tour au jardin"

Salle Jules Agard Exhibition organised in partnership with Gérard Crociani, a ceramist

in Vallauris.

A young design studio, Claire Baudrimont and Pierre-Yves le Sonn

have focused their research and design techniques on the

concepts of sharing and exchanging know-how between the

various participants in the project. Each of their designs questions

production techniques and processes in order to obtain in as far as

possible simplicity in the creation of their items. As prize winners in

the "Design" section in 2012, for this new event they were invited to

work on an original project. The design duo came up with a

collection of items designed around the theme of the garden. For

inspiration, the project draws upon the everyday historical items

produced in the pottery workshops of Vallauris, represented in

succession by a cask filling funnel, an oil lamp, a brazier or a

plancha, a reference to the unique art de vivre of the Riviera and

Provence.


Inner courtyard, Magnelli Museum, Museum of Ceramics. ©

All rights reserved.

Pablo Picasso, Man with sheep, 1943, Place Paul Isnard,

© RMN / René-Gabriel Ojéda, © Picasso estate 2014 –

Apply for authorisation.

Exterior view, Magnelli Museum, Museum of Ceramics.

® Valentin Emmanuel.

About the Magnelli Museum, Museum of

Ceramics

A former priory of the monks of Lérins, on its first floor the Château de

Vallauris, houses a collection of ceramic works while the second floor is

devoted to the Florentine painter Alberto Magnelli.

According to legend, ceramic-making in Vallauris dates back to time

immemorial. Although Vallauris retains traces dating back to antiquity

(back in the Gallo-Roman period, the major fire clay deposits were

already being used to produce bricks and pots), it was in the early 14th

century, at a time when the town was being repopulated by Italian

families, that a busy ceramics industry developed, to the point that by

the 17th century it had become the town's main activity.

In the late 19th century, the production of artistic ceramic work

appeared, alongside the traditional production of pottery for food use.

The Massier family were particularly involved in its emergence.

In 1948, the arrival of Picasso in the potters’ town and his astonishing

artistic output significantly contributed to bringing about a renewal of

this activity. He also encouraged numerous other artists to settle in

Vallauris, who headed here to study the "Fire arts". Vallauris's ceramics

sector enjoyed its "golden age" in the 1950s, during which we saw the

emergence of great names such as Roger Collet, Gilbert Portanier,

Roger Capron and Jean Derval, etc. Today, this proud artistic tradition is

being kept alive and Vallauris continues to produce new artists.

The Ceramic Museum's collection presents various aspects of Vallauris's

ceramics industry from yesterday and today. A selection of flagship

pieces enables the public to appreciate changes in Vallauris's ceramics

through the different periods and changing practices. Award-winning

works from the post-1968 Biennales and items belonging to the tradition

of culinary ceramics formerly known as terraille, comprised of bowls and

casseroles are displayed in the former kitchen of the monks of Lérins.

These are accompanied by a number of outstandingly decorative items

including dishes with a decorative pattern by Aegitna, Foucard-

Jourdan, green enamels, marble effects, etc. The late 19th and early

20th centuries are represented here with the artistic ceramics of the

Massiers and their followers. These products Influenced by the art

nouveau style making use among other things of metallic sheens

proved popular with the wealthy cosmopolitan clientele drawn to the

Riviera in the early 20th century.The designs from the fifties by Jean

Derval, Roger Capron and Robert Picault are presented alternately with

the Madoura ceramics. Vallauris’ golden age is also represented by the

works of Pablo Picasso and illustrated by the photographs of André

Villers. For their part, contemporary designs are represented by works

produced in Vallauris by designers working closely with the town’s

ceramists and by pieces which scooped prizes in the Biennales, which

since 1966 have enabled the museum to build up a significant

collection of ceramics from the last 40 years.

http://www.vallauris-golfe-juan.fr/La-famille-Massier.html

http://www.vallauris-golfe-juan.fr/Pablo-Picasso.html

http://www.vallauris-golfe-juan.fr/La-collection-photographique.html

http://www.vallauris-golfe-juan.fr/La-collection-photographique.html


Interior view, Magnelli Museum, Museum of Ceramics.

® Valentin Emmanuel.

A contemporary of Picasso, Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971) was a

Florentine painter and a pioneer in abstract art. During the Second

World War, he took refuge in Grasse, where he lived from 1940 until

1970. The museum has an outstanding collection of the artist's works,

which was assembled by Magnelli during his lifetime. He was keen to

ensure that his personal collection, encapsulating the key milestones in

his career, would be kept intact in a town near Grasse. Following the

artist's death, his widow Susi Magnelli donated his collection to Vallauris

Museum. Since then, other donations have arrived to join this bequest. A

chronological trail through the museum traces Alberto Magnelli’s

career, moving from semi-figurative to pure abstract through a logic of

simplification. It makes it possible to understand the various phases in his

development through paintings, engraving and collages.

Terres mystères: La céramique à Vallauris, de l’utilitaire

au conceptuel. Exhibition at the Magnelli Museum,

Museum of Ceramics from February 15 to June 2 2014.

Aimé Maeght, Joan Miró and Josep Llorens Artigas.

Photo Galerie Maeght.

Useful information

Museum opening times: from July 1 to August 31: 10:00 – 19:00 every day /

From September 1 to June 30: 10:00 – 12:15 / 14:00 – 17:00, closed on

Tuesdays

Address: place de la Libération, 06220 Vallauris

Prices: €4 full price, €2 reduced price, free admission on the first Sunday of

the month and for under 18s

Information: + 33 4 93 64 71 83 / www.vallauris-golfe-juan.fr

Other sites: please consult the website

2014 event programme Terres mystères: Ceramics in Vallauris, from utilitarian to conceptual /

Exhibition from February 15 to June 2, 2014. Terres Mystères proposes a

chance discover the history of ceramics in Vallauris from the earliest

crockery of the 16th century found in underwater and subterranean

archaeological excavations through to the contemporary pieces

exhibited in the Biennales or designed by young designers from the

town's School of Fine Arts.

The 50th anniversary of the Maeght Foundation / The Maeght

Foundation and ceramics: Artigas, from Miró and Braque to Chillida

/an exhibition from June 2014 A friend of Miró with whom he designed

the famous frescoes manufactured for the UNESCO headquarters,

Artigas brought about a renewal in ceramic art concerning both

shapes, materials and colours. Exhibited by Aimé Maeght in 1969,

Josep Llorens Artigas also worked with Georges Braque and with

Eduardo Chillida. Indeed, it was via Aimé Maeght that the latter met

Artigas, and working alongside him the "artist-blacksmith" set about

fervently exploring the earth to exploit the graphical power of its clays

with chamotte and its oxides. The Maeght Foundation looks forward

to welcoming all art lovers to celebrate its 50th anniversary off-site

and to help Vallauris discover a series of ceramics from the Maeght

Foundation, including those from Josep Llorens Artigas, Joan Miró,

Georges Braque and Eduardo Chillida.


Roger Capron, flower vase and birds, H 31.5 cm, circa 1958.

Collection Jean Jacques and Bénédicte Wattel. © éditions

Louvre Victoire, Paris.

Mission céramique

The ceramics collection of Jean-Jacques & Bénédicte Wattel will be

presented at Madoura

After the museums of Sarreguemines and Troyes, during the summer of

2014 Madoura, an area renowned for art, history and creativity, will be

presenting Jean-Jacques and Bénédicte Wattel’s collection of French

ceramics from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Artists from Vallauris figure highly

including: Roger Capron, Jean Derval, Jacques Innocenti, Alexandre

Kostanda, Robert Picault, Suzanne Ramié and Les Archanges, etc. This

collection is accompanied by works from André Borderie and Véra

Székély, Francine Delpierre, Denise Gatard, Georges Jouve, Yves Mohy,

Jacques Pouchain, Jacques and Dani Ruelland or Valentine Schlegel.

Combining a range of different artists and production centres, this

collection makes it possible to show how these works combine

marvellously in collectors’ homes with an organisation chiefly based on

the register of the coloured world and the interplay of shapes and

materials. Presented with the tapestries also collected by Jean-Jacques

and Bénédicte Wattel, these ceramics can be found at Madoura, an

environment which marvellously captures the spirit of the period in

which they were conceived.

Visits and workshops for children and school groups

During the Biennale, the public services department of the Magnelli

Museum, Museum of Ceramics in Vallauris proposes visits and workshops

for children (4 -16 years old) during school holidays and visit and

workshops for school groups (3 -16 years old). Children are invited to

discover the works of the selected artists and to explore the whole field

of creativity in a fun and active way. The children will be encouraged to

look carefully and to question the various aspects of the works. In this

workshop they can touch the clay and try out the techniques used by

the artists. Additionally, a games book is also proposed for children (6-

12 years old), visiting the museum for an unguided tour with their

parents,.

Useful information. Reservations from June 30, 2014 at 8 AM: [email protected] / tel: + 33 (0) 4 93 64 71 82

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