Dragon Hill
Designed and conceived by the visionary French architect Jacques Couëlle, a close friend of Picasso and Salvador Dalí, Dragon Hill is regarded as one of the most iconic houses on the French Riviera. Its organic architecture was celebrated in an exhibition dedicated to Couëlle at the Centre Pompidou.
Today, this “landscape-house” hosts an artists’ and writers’ residency conceived as a creative refuge, where each guest can step away from the accelerated pace of contemporary life to reflect, research, create, and collaborate.
The project is the result of a unique collaboration in Europe between collectors, artists, and galleries, and is currently supported by ArtReview.
Designed and conceived by the visionary French architect Jacques Couëlle, a close friend of Picasso and Salvador Dalí, Dragon Hill is regarded as one of the most iconic houses on the French Riviera. Its organic architecture was celebrated in an exhibition dedicated to Couëlle at the Centre Pompidou.
Today, this “landscape-house” hosts an artists’ and writers’ residency conceived as a creative refuge, where each guest can step away from the accelerated pace of contemporary life to reflect, research, create, and collaborate.
The project is the result of a unique collaboration in Europe between collectors, artists, and galleries, and is currently supported by ArtReview.
Programme
Living the Maison-Paysage, Olivia Cognet
Olivia Cognet takes over the spaces of the Couëlle House with a series of works created specifically for the site. Rather than imposing her sculptures on the architecture, she chooses to listen to the house itself—its alcoves, recesses, curved lines and irregular volumes. Among the pieces on display is a sculptural tapestry sofa created in collaboration with the upholsterer Atelier Degut.
This exhibition continues one of the artist’s central lines of inquiry: transforming sculpture into a habitable territory where artwork and space engage in an intimate dialogue.
Sculpture park, residencies and exhibitions
Guided by Couëlle’s free and experimental spirit, the programme’s curatorial direction is committed to supporting artists from a wide range of backgrounds, bringing together leading figures from the international art scene such as Mickalene Thomas, Kennedy Yanko, Sable Elyse Smith, and Neville Wakefield, among many others.
The landscaped grounds are home to a sculpture park featuring works by Antony Gormley, Tony Cragg, Claudia Comte, Georg Baselitz, and Alicja Kwade, curated by Maxime Combot, placing Dragon Hill within the tradition of Europe’s great sculptural landscapes.
Throughout the year, Dragon Hill organises exhibitions presenting the outcomes of the residencies, open to the public in partner venues.
Access
Dragon Hill
Chemin de Castellaras
06730 Mouans-Sartoux
This private venue may occasionally be visited by appointment only.
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