The Architectural Centre of the Vasarely Foundation, located in Aix-en-Provence, was built in 1976 by the French artist of Hungarian origin Victor Vasarely. It houses in a monumental architecture works of Vasarely integrated into the walls of the building. It was classified as an Historical Monument in 2013 and since 2020, it has been known as a “Musée de France”.

Fondation Vasarely © Fondation Vasarely Photo Fabrice Lepeltier
Fondation Vasarely © Fondation Vasarely Photo Fabrice Lepeltier

The Architectural Centre of the Vasarely Foundation, located in Aix-en-Provence, was built in 1976 by the French artist of Hungarian origin Victor Vasarely. It houses in a monumental architecture works of Vasarely integrated into the walls of the building. It was classified as an Historical Monument in 2013 and since 2020, it has been known as a “Musée de France”.

Programme

Geneviève CLAISSE, Composition abstraite – 1954 - Huile sur toile - 65 x 92 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne /Centre de création industrielle © Adagp, Paris, 2023 © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Philippe Migeat/Dist. RMN-G
Geneviève CLAISSE, Composition abstraite – 1954 - Huile sur toile - 65 x 92 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne /Centre de création industrielle © Adagp, Paris, 2023 © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Philippe Migeat/Dist. RMN-G
Victor VASARELY, Hô II - 1948-1952 - Huile sur toile - 130 x 81 cm. Centre Pompidou, Paris Musée national d’art moderne / Centre de création industrielle © Adagp, Paris, 2023 - Crédit photographique : © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Georges Meguerditchian/Dist. RMN-GP
Victor VASARELY, Hô II - 1948-1952 - Huile sur toile - 130 x 81 cm. Centre Pompidou, Paris Musée national d’art moderne / Centre de création industrielle © Adagp, Paris, 2023 - Crédit photographique : © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Georges Meguerditchian/Dist. RMN-GP

Vasarely avant l'Op, a European abstraction, 1945-1955

The Vasarely Foundation continues its partnership with the Centre Pompidou, National Museum of Modern Art, for the 4th consecutive year, with the summer exhibition "Vasarely before the Op, a European abstraction, 1945-1955". From June 17 to October 15, 2023, a selection of 35 major works lent by the Parisian museum will be presented.

When one thinks of Victor Vasarely, vibrations of shapes and colors immediately come to mind. His optic-kinetic plastic makes him, from the mid-1950s, the father of Op Art and visually marks an entire era. The Vasarely op was however preceded, during the decade following the war, by another Vasarely whom we will get to know better throughout the exhibition.

Access

Fondation Vasarely
1, avenue Marcel-Pagnol
13090 Aix-en-Provence
+33 (0)4 42 20 01 09
fondationvasarely.org

Every day : 10am - 6pm.

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CULTURE & HERITAGE

Le Pavillon de Vendôme: museum and sumptuous French gardens. (Aix-en-Provence)

WALKS

Promenade de la Torse: a riverside park ideal for a country walk. (Aix-en-Provence)

PLACES TO STAY

La Maison du Collectionneur: a confidential and intimate address to sleep in the heart of the Mazarin district. (Aix-en-Provence)

PLACES TO EAT & DRINK

Mademoiselle Wine: a wine cellar specialising in local champagnes, just a stone's throw from the magnificent Place Richelme market. (Aix-en-Provence)

La Méduse: a bar where the welcome is as good as the quality of the wines and the small plates to share. (Aix-en-Provence)

Gallifet Kitchen: restaurant in the garden of the Hôtel de Gallifet from June to October, tea room from October to May. (Aix-en-Provence)