La Station : Artist Run Space
This artist- run space supports artistic creation through residencies and exhibitions. Its programme helps the young artists to evolve and the established ones to further experimental research. It also designs exhibitions in France and abroad.
This artist- run space supports artistic creation through residencies and exhibitions. Its programme helps the young artists to evolve and the established ones to further experimental research. It also designs exhibitions in France and abroad.
Programme
Support Station
For the fourth consecutive year, Support Station presents the work of resident artists from La Station and their guests, within a staging device specially designed for the event. Support Station highlights the practices of the artists who compose it and bring it to life. This exhibition also helps financially support the association Starter, the initiator of the La Station project. The exhibited artworks will therefore be offered for sale. The proceeds from this sale will generate additional resources for the association, which are essential to the smooth running of the artist-run space.
Featuring artists: Tom Barbagli, Suska Bastian, Arnaud Biais, Jules Boillot, Camille Franch-Guerra, Lucille Jallot, Jeanne Leclercq, Donia Ouassit, Eleonora Paciullo, Phane Design, Philippe Paradis, David Raffini, Omar Rodriguez-Sanmartin, Sayo Senoo, Clémentine Taupin, Cédric Teisseire, Agathe Wiesner and Anne-Laure Wullai.
The Shameful Chrysanthemum II
In temporary residency at La Station since September, Sayo Senoo presents The Shameful Chrysanthemum II as the culmination of her residency. She showcases works created through printer and scanner experiments, in which two images overlap: the medal-covered chest of a Japanese political leader from the late 19th–early 20th century, and close-ups of anuses.
These decorations, inspired by Napoleonic honours and sometimes based on the chrysanthemum — an imperial symbol that is also slang for the anus in certain Japanese communities — echo Japan’s colonial and expansionist past. By confronting these images, the artist asks: which chrysanthemum is truly shameful?
Born in Japan and now based in France, Sayo Senoo trained in painting at Musashino Art University in Tokyo. During a long recovery from cancer, she turned to photographic imagery, which became her artistic language. Her work has been shown in numerous venues across France and Europe (Palais de Tokyo, Maison de la Culture du Japon, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf…) and is included in several public collections, including the Bibliothèque Kandinsky and the Klingspor Museum.
This exhibition concludes her temporary residency at La Station, supported by DRAC PACA.
Access
Le 109, Pôle de cultures contemporaines
89, route de Turin
06300 Nice
+33 (4) 93 56 99 57
lastation.org
Wednesday to Saturday: 2pm – 7pm.
Closed on public holidays.
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PLACES TO EAT
• Le Plongeoir : a beachfront Mediterranean gourmet restaurant in a chic setting.
• Bocca : the new food and lifestyle experience in Nice: a sharing restaurant, a luxuriant rooftop and a cheerful atmosphere.
• Le Lavomatique : a bistronomic cuisine, delicious food to share in the old town.
• Le Local : a preserved address in the harbour district, high-quality Italian products and cuisine at an affordable price, elegant service.
• La Buvette du musée Chagall : fast food, a pleasant and bucolic break in the heard of Nice!
Garden of the Chagall Museum, open to all during the Museum’s opening hours.
• Socca du Cours Saleya : a "Nissarde" cuisine as we like it, to go!
On the beach in Nice
• Castel Plage : bistronomic cuisine, sunshades and deckchairs.
• Le Galet : lounge bar, spa and deckchairs, facing the Albert Ier gardens.
PLACES TO DRINK
• Place du Pin : the inhabitants of Nice call it their “Petit Marais”. Located in the Vieux-Nice.
• Le Negresco : an iconic place with a hotel, two restaurants and a bar.
On the roofs of Nice
All the great beachfront hotels have their rooftop. Ideal for a cocktail, a lunch or a coffee.
PLACES TO STAY
• Le Windsor, Jungle Art Hotel : a charming hotel with bedrooms decorated with contemporary artworks. A beautiful garden to enjoy your breakfast or your cocktails…
• Hôtel Amour : le dernier né de la famille Amour : 38 bedrooms, a restaurant, a swimming pool on the roof, a tree-filled patio, collected objects and furniture.
PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Castle Hill Park : climbing the hill of the Castle to enjoy a royal view of the Baie des Anges, a fresh and timeless walk near the beautiful neo-classical cemetery.
