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Fondation Louis Vuitton Building in Paris by Frank Gehry

"I dream of designing a magnificent sailing ship for Paris, symbolising France’s deep inclination to culture." Frank Gehry

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26th May 2016 - Espace Louis Vuitton Venice inaugurates the “Fondation Louis Vuitton Building in Paris by Frank Gehry, with the participation of Daniel Buren exhibition. A true immersion into the creative and technical process that is behind the creation of the Fondation Louis Vuitton building. "I dream of designing a magnificent sailing ship for Paris, symbolising Frances deep inclination to culture": this is the philosophy behind the exhibition that traces the architectural designs of Frank Gehry, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 1989.
Presented for the first time in Paris for the inauguration of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, the exhibition has been especially re-designed by Gehry Partners for the Espace Louis Vuitton in Venice.

An unprecedented selection of handcrafted works, sketches and manquette created by Studio Gehry in Los Angeles illustrates the Fondation Louis Vuitton project, commissioned by Bernard Arnault, (President and CEO of LVMH). A place that has already become a reference point for contemporary French and international artistic creation, the Fondation encourages and promotes contemporary artistic creation and French and international modern art in all its forms.

As part of the exhibition, Daniel Buren has created a special installation for the Espace Louis Vuitton windows in Venice. The work echoes his latest work entitled "Observatory of Light". Installed on the iconic glass sails of the Fondation, the work offers a new and fascinating perception of the building.

Designed by Frank Gehry and inaugurated on 27th October 2014, Fondation Louis Vuitton is the natural progression of the interaction and commitment of Louis Vuitton in the art world.

Frank Gehry
Born in Owen Goldberg, Toronto, Canada on 28th February 1929. He studied both at the University of Southern California and Harvard University. His studio is based in Los Angeles since the '60s. He is one of the most acclaimed architects of the twentieth century and is best known for the unusual use of postmodern materials and shapes. Gehry moved to Los Angeles in 1949 and engaged in various jobs during his college period. He later started courses at Harvard without completing them, moving
back to California and making a name for himself with his "Easy Edges" line of cardboard furniture. The line was sold between 1969 and 1973. In recent years, Gehry has also taught architecture at Columbia University, Yale and at the University of Southern California. He was also a member of the USC School of Architecture. Of all the awards received, in 1989 he was awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize, an award given to a still-living architect “Whose works have demonstrated a perfect combination of talent, vision and commitment, producing a significant contribution to humanity through the art of architecture.”

Daniel Buren
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on 25th March 1938, he graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Métiers d'Art in Paris in 1960. He began to paint and create sculptures in the early ‘60s.
He is a highly-acclaimed French conceptual artist and his works include sculptures, paintings and installations. He earned a reputation among artists in Paris with the B.M.P.T. group (the initials of Buren, Mosset, Parmentier and Toroni) in 1966-67 and continues to increase his reputation among critics. Starting from the '90s, his work has always focused more towards the architectural world, using fencings and grids and glass structures. An example is the installation for Monumenta at the Grand Palais in Paris (2012). He represented France at the Venice Biennale in 1986.

 

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Friday, May 27, 2016 to Saturday, November 26, 2016
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Price: 
Free

Fondation Louis Vuitton Building in Paris by Frank Gehry exhibition

Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia, Calle del Ridotto 1353, 30124 Venice

From 27th May to 26th November: exhibition opened to the public

Open from 10 am to 7.30 pm, Monday to Saturday and on Sunday from 10.30  am to 7.30  pm 

Free Entrance

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