![]() ![]() The selection was made amongst artists having been nominated or laureate of the Marcel Duchamp Prize in the past fifteen years. How did you come up with the selection the artists? Focus on the French art scene with the Marcel Duchamp Prize”, curated by Daria de Beauvais ![]() Focus on the French art scene with the Marcel Duchamp Prize”, curated by Daria de Beauvais Art Safari: The Memory Palace. Showing contemporary art in heritage buildings has been done for decades, this growth has a strong level of advocacy, and the encounter of these universes gives an additional soul to each one of them. It invites visitors to get lost in the maze of these former offices, of this memory palace, both real (the Dacia-Romania building) and symbolic (the exhibition).Ĭontemporary art has the capacity to adapt to all contexts, and even to be nourished by its contexts of presentation. The exhibition, distributed in two quasi-symmetrical areas, plays on a mirror hanging and impressions of deja-vu. I like this contrast and saw it as a challenge rather than a difficulty. What’s interesting in that case is that parts of the building are incredibly beautiful, such as the façade and the entrance hall, while others are quite tricky, such as the space where “The Memory Palace” is installed, small rooms with drop ceilings that used to be offices. In reality the Dacia-Romania Palace inspired this exhibition, so it’s more about the exhibition being responsive to the architecture and the context than the other way around. Did you find the Dacia-Romania Palace responsive to the theme? What’s your opinion on having contemporary art in old-historical buildings?
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