Géométrie Sud, the beautiful exhibition at the Fondation Cartier

Published by · Published on December 8, 2018 at 05:54 p.m.
Géométries Sud, du Mexique à la Terre de Feu is the beautiful exhibition to discover at the Fondation Cartier October 14, 2018 to February 24, 2019. In the rooms of the foundation, 250 works from all times offer a real immersion in geometric abstraction in Latin America.

In autumn 2018, the Fondation Cartier will be turning a thousand colors with its exhibition Géométries Sud, from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, on view from October 14, 2018 to February 24, 2019.

From folk art to abstract art, Géométries Sud brings together nearly 250 works ranging from the pre-Columbian period to the present day, all with a strong visual identity thanks to powerful geometric lines underscored by bright colors!

Theexhibition opens with a ballroom by Aymara-born Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani. We find ourselves immersed in the Tiwanaku culture, where the facades of the houses are brightly colored, inspired by textiles and ceremonial costumes.

A major work in the exhibition. Carte blanche to Paraguayan architects Solano Benítez and Gloria Cabral, winners of the Golden Lion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. They will design a monumental work based on the principle of repetition, with broken bricks and concrete, assembled like a house of cards in the main hall of the Fondation Cartier... Can't wait to see it!

Then, in the basement, more than 220 works will be brought together for a grand exploration of geometric motifs, in a journey between ancient and contemporary art, blending learned and popular art, disregarding any hierarchy of the arts, for magnificent cultural, colorful and graphic discoveries.
Among the never-before-seen works are those of the Ishir (or Chamacoco) Indians living in Paraguay's Gran Chaco region, the drawings of the Wauja, and the undulating arabesques of the Kadiwéu (a people living in Brazil's Mato Grosso region).

Creating unexpected dialogues, Géométries Sud weaves visual links between eras, territories and cultures, and invites us to dream in the heart of these universes.

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From October 14, 2018 to February 24, 2019

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    261 Boulevard Raspail
    75014 Paris 14

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    -13 ans: Free
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    tarif plein: €10.5

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