QUÉBEC, Jan. 17, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ -
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
10:15 A.M.
GRAND HALL OF THE
PIERRE LASSONDE PAVILION
MUSÉE NATIONAL DES
BEAUX-ARTS DU QUÉBEC
179, GRANDE ALLÉE OUEST
QUÉBEC (QUÉBEC) G1R 2H1
THE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
OF A MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE
A major retrospective presented by Desjardins and jointly organized with the Fondation Giacometti in Paris devoted to Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), the Swiss sculptor and painter who lived in Paris and was one of the foremost artists of the 20th century, will have its North American premiere after opening in London, then travel to New York and Bilbao.
The retrospective affords visitors an opportunity to discover the emblematic work of this artist known for his unique sculptures and inordinately elongated, highly textured figures. The Québec City exhibition will also celebrate the painter and feature paintings and original plaster casts, including several never before exhibited. Moreover, it will reveal the artist's interest in the primitive arts, his fascination with the question of resemblance, and his ties with several leading writers, including Samuel Beckett and Jean-Paul Sartre.
The retrospective encompasses numerous masterpieces, including Suspended Ball, Woman with Chariot and the celebrated Walking Man from the wide-ranging collection of the Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti in Paris. The spectacular exhibition comprises more than 110 sculptures and 50 paintings that highlight a brilliant career spanning more than five decades. The Giacometti retrospective is not to be missed!
JOIN US!
INTERVIEWS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE PRESS VISIT:
Line OUELLET, Director and Chief Curator, MNBAQ
Catherine GRENIER, Director and Curator,
Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti, Paris,
commissioner of the exhibition
Mathilde LECUYER-MAILLÉ, Conservation Attaché,
Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti, Paris,
associate commissioner of the exhibition
André GILBERT, Exhibition Curator, MNBAQ,
coordinator of the exhibition
Jean HAZEL, Senior Designer, MNBAQ
The Alberto Giacometti exhibition is presented at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec from February 8 to May 13, 2018 and is jointly organized with the Fondation Giacometti in Paris.
The exhibition is being made possible through a cultural development agreement between the Québec government and Québec City. The contribution comes from the Mesure d'aide financière à l'intention des musées d'État pour des expositions internationales majeures.
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec is a government corporation subsidized by the Québec government.
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