Discovering a collector's apartment!
Hatchikian Galerie has invested the space of L’Alternatif in Paris-La Défense for a collective exhibition: «The Collector’s Apartment», conceived as a dive into the heart of the collection process, its aesthetic pleasure and its patrimonial dimension.
An area dedicated to art, in all its forms
This exhibition exclusively reveals a selection of works by highly sought-after artists. In this dreamy apartment, design and contemporary art coexist in a natural and perfect harmony. The intimate space thus recreated vibrates with the richness of the creations by designers such as Hans Von Klier, Verner Panton, Florence Knoll, Joseph-André Motte, Philippe Starck, Jeff Koons… From the living room to the office, through the boudoir and the dining room, the walls are adorned with works by artists such as Gérard Schlosser, Jacques Monory, Bernard Rancillac, Robert Combas… Well represented in the collective exhibition, the movement of narrative figuration, which emerged primarily in painting in the early 1960s in France, was born in a context of a return to figuration and in opposition to abstraction and the contemporary movements of new realism and pop art.
An unprecedented event
To inaugurate this major exhibition, Robert Combas, accompanied by his partner Lucas Mancione with whom he forms the rock band Les Sans Pattes, will give an exceptional performance! Born in Lyon in 1957, Robert Combas lives and works in the Paris region. He brought a new figurative painting to the scene in the early 80s. Present on the artistic scene since 1979, he is the creator of a movement that Ben called «free figuration». The «Free Figuration» which in the 80s desacralized art and claimed for painting what the punk movement claimed for music: everyone can be an artist. Street art against the establishment. Pursuing this provocative attitude in his personal work, Robert Combas faces all artistic challenges: painting, sculpture, music, and film are part of his work and allow him to develop his imagination on all media. Robert Combas exorcises the tragedies of history by interpreting them through his poetic and humorous writing; he deconstructs the world, embellishing it or darkening it as he sees fit; he takes us on an incredible colorful and musical adventure.
The pleasure of the collection
The purpose of this exhibition is to immerse visitors in the fantastic universe of a passionate collector, who is both an aesthete, a discoverer and a patron. Drawn to all forms of creation, this collector is interested in both the great contemporary artists and renowned designers such as Hans Von Klier, Verner Panton, Florence Knoll, Joseph-André Motte, Philippe Starck… « The Collector’s Apartment » showcases more than 40 works.
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