Paris, France —Once again the Institut Giacometti has demonstrated its excellence in the art of juxtaposition reaching new heights with the exhibition ASensitiv, Giacometti/Warren curated by Françoise Cohen. The Institut invited Rebecca Warren, a major contemporary artist, to select works from the institutions’s vast reserves to juxtapose with her own works, some of which were made especially for the show. The works chosen by Warren for the show include those from his Surrealist period along with his later sculptures, paintings and drawings. 

Giacometti worked in myriad mediums as does Rebecca Warren. The London-based British artist sculpts in clay, bronze and steel and also makes collages and wall mounted vitrines using objects and fragments that she has collected. She also works slowly and almost in the dark. And her recent works feature slender totems. She was elected as a Royal Academician to the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 2013. On show is Giacometti’s rarely seen The Cat, 1951, done in his signature skinny style.  It is juxtaposed with a drawing by Rebecca Warren entitled The Cat Stays in the Picture. 

The Fondation Giacometti Institut is one of the Parisian gems tucked away in the Montparnasse neighborhood, a neighborhood that has historically been the predilection of artists, and among them Alberto Giacometti. Sculptor, painter, draftsman, writer, Alberto Giacometti moved to Paris in 1922 and lived and worked there while studying under the great sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. He would ultimately become one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century, celebrated for his skinny statues.  Today his home and studio is now the Fondation Giacometti Institut in the heart of the Montparnasse district. In addition to 60 of his works on permanent display and his studio which remains intact, the Fondation puts on several temporary exhibitions each year juxtaposing modern and contemporary artists with the works of Giacometti. The Institut is also a center for the study of art history dedicated to modern art techniques. Guided tours of the temporary exhibition and Giacometti’s studio are available in English. Workshops are all on the agenda as well along with conferences and performances. The Giacometti/Warren exhibition is on until July 2nd.An exhibition devoted to Giacometti’s wife and main model, Annette, will open on July 11th. Reservations are recommended.©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette. https://www.fondation-giacometti.fr/en

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