Mrac Occitanie
Located in a former wine cellar, Mrac Occitanie presents temporary exhibitions, a yearly renewed permanent collection, and a boutique-bookstore. Its forecourt showcases artworks by artists Bruno Peinado, Daniel Buren and Erro.
Located in a former wine cellar, Mrac Occitanie presents temporary exhibitions, a yearly renewed permanent collection, and a boutique-bookstore. Its forecourt showcases artworks by artists Bruno Peinado, Daniel Buren and Erro.
Programme
ALLONS. The new exhibition of the collections
The new exhibition of the collections at the Mrac Occitanie takes its title, ALLONS, from a mural painting by the artist MCMitout. This injunction can express consolation, affection, encouragement, annoyance, or even impatience. This multifaceted word has made it possible to bring together and foster dialogue between works by more than 40 artists in this new display of the collections.
In this exhibition, the focus is on artists whose work resonates with contemporary concerns—whether ecological, political, or poetic. These artists maintain a connection to the present while opening up new horizons that contribute to the construction of a shared space.
Sylvie Fleury. Thunderb
With a pop-inspired aesthetic and materials — sometimes even objects — drawn from the worlds of luxury, fashion, cosmetics, and automobiles, Sylvie Fleury reveals the paradoxes of a culture fixated on image and appearances. Rather than selling a product, she borrows the language of advertising and marketing to explore the very machinery that fuels consumer desire. Her work includes iconic installations such as Shopping Bags — a ready-made piece created from a day of shopping — along with sculptures and paintings that playfully twist minimalist works by American modern artists. She also presents neon pieces emblazoned with advertising slogans, videos featuring women and vintage cars, paintings inspired by makeup palettes from well-known brands, and a site-specific wall painting paying homage to Daniel Buren.
Anna Meschiari. Les dormeur.euse.x.s
Anna Meschiari, the seventh recipient of the 2024 Occitanie Médicis Prize, is presenting a new exhibition at the Mrac in Sérignan.
During her three-month residency at the Villa Medici in Rome, she explored a wide range of influences, from Etruscan art to the projects of architect Marta Lonzi (a member of the 1970s “Rivolta Femminile” movement), as well as delving into the figure of Plautilla Bricci (the first recognised female architect and Baroque painter in history). These explorations were enriched by research carried out in Italian and French libraries and museum archives.
Drawing on this repertoire of forms, ideas and intentions, Anna Meschiari presents an immersive installation that, for the first time, brings together video, paintings on unstretched canvas, sculpture and architecture within a single space.
Armelle Caron. Le ressac des cahiers jaunes
Armelle Caron develops a body of work that questions places in their memorial, geographical and structural dimensions, drawing on the language of poetry and colour.
At the Mrac’s Print Room, she transports us into what might be seen as an unfolding of her studio — a heterotopia that brings together multiple sites, connected by the voids that shape them. Gathering drawings, sketches, objects, models and several in situ wall interventions, Armelle Caron creates a silent tangle that evokes different places. The exhibition thus becomes a single space which, like dreams, overlays fragmented worlds to reveal a unified narrative.
Access
Mrac Occitanie
146, avenue de la plage
34410 Sérignan
+33 (0)4 67 17 88 95
mrac.laregion.fr
Open Tuesday to Friday 10am-6pm
and weekends from 1pm to 6pm.
Last admission to the museum at 5.30pm.
Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
The Mrac closes at 4pm on 24 and 31 December..
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PLACES TO STAY
• Domaine des Layres (Sérignan)
• Côté Collégiale (Sérignan)
PLACES TO EAT
• L’Harmonie (Sérignan)
• Ma ferme (Sérignan)
• Brasserie Fop’s (Sérignan)
• Brasserie Saint Roch (Sérignan)
• La Coccina (Sérignan)
• Les Voiles (Sérignan)
WINE CELLARS
• Cave Si Le Vin (Sérignan)
• Cave des Artistes (Sérignan)
*PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Château Vargoz (Sérignan)
• Dado au Domaine des Orpellières (Sérignan)
• La Collégiale Notre Dame de Grâce (Sérignan)
• La Cigalière (Sérignan)
Less than 60 kilometers :
• CRAC Occitanie (Sète)
• MIAM Musée International des Arts Modestes (Sète)
• Chapelle du Quartier Haut (Sète)
• Musée Paul Valéry (Sète)
• Musée de la Mer (Sète)
• Espace Georges Brassens (Sète)
• Centre photographique documentaire (Sète)
• MACO Musée à ciel ouvert (Sète)
• Musée Fayet (Béziers)
• Abbaye de Fontcaude (Béziers)
• Plateau des Poètes (Béziers)
• Écluses de Fonseranes (Béziers)
• Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse (Béziers)
• Chapelle des Pénitents (Béziers)
• Site archéologique et musée d'Ensérune (Nissan-lez-Enserune)
• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne)
• L.A.C. Lieu d’art contemporain (Sigean)
• FRAC Occitanie (Montpellier)
• MO.CO (Montpellier)
• Mécènes du sud (Montpellier)
• Musée Fabre (Montpellier)
• Pavillon Populaire (Montpellier)
• Musée d'Arts Brut (Montpellier)
• Espace Saint-Ravy (Montpellier)
