Fondation Maeght
France’s first foundation for modern and contemporary art, the Maeght Foundation will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary in the summer of 2024. Created in 1964 by art dealers, publishers and lithographers Marguerite and Aimé Maeght, it was inaugurated in Saint-Paul-de-Vence by André Malraux and immediately recognised as a public utility. This anniversary will be marked by a major summer exhibition, “Bonnard-Matisse, a friendship”, the inauguration of new exhibition rooms devoted this year to the permanent collection, and a month of celebrations featuring concerts, dance performances, film screenings, readings, etc.
France’s first foundation for modern and contemporary art, the Maeght Foundation will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary in the summer of 2024. Created in 1964 by art dealers, publishers and lithographers Marguerite and Aimé Maeght, it was inaugurated in Saint-Paul-de-Vence by André Malraux and immediately recognised as a public utility. This anniversary will be marked by a major summer exhibition, “Bonnard-Matisse, a friendship”, the inauguration of new exhibition rooms devoted this year to the permanent collection, and a month of celebrations featuring concerts, dance performances, film screenings, readings, etc.
Programme
Ellsworth Kelly - At the edge of water
A major figure in American art, Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015) developed a powerful abstract language rooted in close observation of the world. Water captivated him throughout his life—from Belle-Île to New York—its shifting light, colors and reflections translated into paintings, sculptures and collages of striking formal clarity.
This exhibition brings together more than one hundred works to reveal a central yet long-overlooked theme in his practice. The Fondation Maeght also celebrates Kelly’s early and enduring friendship with the Maeght family, as part of an American season of concerts and events.
Tribute to Gasiorowski
The Fondation Marguerite and Aimé Maeght pays tribute to Gérard Gasiorowski (1930–1986), French painter and photographer, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his death.
The exhibition brings together ten works from the Foundation’s permanent collection, including Hommage à Manet (1983), a monumental ten-metre-long painting, Les Avertisseurs, Ida, Cossom’s, Croûte – Arc de Triomphe, as well as more intimate formats such as La Ruelle, Le Village and Les Étendues, which revisits the motif of Giacometti’s Walking Man. Several of these works were donated by Adrien Maeght, the artist’s close collaborator at Galerie Maeght, where Gasiorowski held his first exhibition in 1982.
This presentation echoes the major milestones in the recognition of his work, from the retrospective at the ARC – Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1983, to the Centre Pompidou exhibition in 1995 curated by Jean de Loisy, and the Fondation Maeght exhibition in 2012, “Vous êtes fou Gasiorowski, il faut vous ressaisir…”. It highlights a body of work marked by experimentation, irony and emblematic series such as Flowers, Hats, Amalgams and Crusts.
BAYA
A singular figure of Mediterranean art, Baya left a lasting mark on the second half of the 20th century with a universe that is both poetic and radiant. Her work unfolds in a profusion of vegetal forms, vivid colors, and exalted female figures, offering a joyful celebration of life and imagination.
This exhibition invites visitors to enter Baya’s enchanting world, populated with birds, music, and figures adorned in sumptuous attire. It offers the opportunity to explore a unique artistic journey, shaped by decisive encounters yet above all driven by a creative freedom that continues to resonate today.
Access
Fondation Maeght
623, chemin des Gardettes
06570 Saint-Paul-de-Vence
+33 (0)4 93 32 81 63
fondation-maeght.com
Monday – Sunday:
10:00AM – 7:00PM (July – August)
10:00AM – 6:00PM (rest of the year)
Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Fondation Cab : conceptual art venue and member of the Plein Sud network, located just below the Fondation Maeght (Saint-Paul de Vence)
• Galerie Catherine Issert : contemporary art gallery with an international outlook (Saint-Paul de Vence)
• Festival de Saint-Paul de Vence : jazzy concerts in july (Saint-Paul de Vence)
• La Chapelle Matisse : entirely designed and decorated by Henri Matisse for the Dominican sisters (Vence)
PLACES TO EAT
• Restaurant Le Tilleul: beautiful terrace and warm welcome (Saint-Paul de Vence)
• Le Fromager de Saint-Paul : good food and quality groceries (Saint-Paul de Vence)
• Le Lys d’or : delicious baker (La Colle sur Loup)
PLACES TO STAY
• La Colombe d’Or : legendary hotel and restaurant with an impressive collection of modern art (Saint-Paul-de-Vence)
• Le Domaine du Mas de Pierre : Resort 5 étoiles & Spa, Relais et Châteaux : an intimate, luxurious French-style setting in the heart of a Mediterranean garden (Saint-Paul-de-Vence)
• La Vague : 4-star hotel, vintage architecture, fine dining and a pop-colored spa in the heights (Saint-Paul-de-Vence)
• Hôtel Les Messugues : 16-bedroom mas provençal (Saint-Paul-de-Vence)
• Château Saint-Martin & Spa : 5-star hotel in a former fortress on a mountainside, with a breathtaking view of the Riviera (Vence)
