As we await the arrival of David Hockney (Musee Granet 28 Jan – 28 May), and enjoy the continuation of Yves Klein (Hotel Caumont until 26 March), there are dates to note at the local museums:
The Pavillon Vendome is giving carte blanche to Corinne de Battista. A true local, she graduated from art school in Aix and now lives in Brignoles. (17 March – 4 June).
Corinne De Battista (above) will be followed by an expo of sculptor Ghislaine Portalis followed in turn by a show of New Acquisitions which lasts til the end of the year.
Mozart is the subject of an exhibition taking place in May at the Musée des Tapisseries. This is a link to the Festival d’art lyrique which opened in 1948 with Cosi Fan Tutti.
The Musée du Vieil Aix will be showing the ceramics of French artist Daphné Corregan from 2 June – 18 Sept.
She says: My work is the consequence of gathered impressions, emotions and reactions impressed in my body and mind and consciously stored on paper or in the back of my head. These might be coming from my travels throughout Africa or China, anger generated from mankind’s misunderstandings or intolerance, contemplation of works by Picasso, Penone, Tapiès, Twombly…… by a humble example of craft, architecture, primitive art, a choreography or modest everyday objects or tools…. I look at the way the light hits my drying laundry, at new forms created by a vision of overlapping vessels, shadows, scarred walls or landscape…. I particularly look at drawings; prehistorical, graffitti, Da Vinci, Giotto, Bueys, Holbein, Picasso, Matisse, Klosowski, Basquiat …. The inspirations are multiple and mingle.
The Musée Granet in summer will turn to Naples for inspiration as it showcases 50 works from the Fondation de Vito which are unseen in France (from 15 July). Curious? Website here: https://www.fondazionedevito.it/fondazione_devito_eng.php?area=fo
And finally, something sooner – starting this Friday in fact – 8 artists ‘dialogue’ with exhibits from the Granet. Sounds interesting…
aixcentric 
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