Musée National Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger has left a lasting impression on the 20th century through the power of his artistic language and his openness to the changes in the world. Paintings, sculptures, drawings, films, theatre sets, tapestries, mosaics, and ceramics make up the only collection in the world that covers the entire career of the painter. Created by architect André Svetchine in the heart of a Mediterranean park, the museum is surrounded by monumental sculptures.
Fernand Léger has left a lasting impression on the 20th century through the power of his artistic language and his openness to the changes in the world. Paintings, sculptures, drawings, films, theatre sets, tapestries, mosaics, and ceramics make up the only collection in the world that covers the entire career of the painter. Created by architect André Svetchine in the heart of a Mediterranean park, the museum is surrounded by monumental sculptures.
Programme
The Mechanical Dweeper, Pierrick Sorin
Born in Nantes in 1960, Pierrick Sorin is a video artist and director. In his videos, inspired by burlesque cinema and the poetic universes of Georges Méliès and Jacques Tati, he plays a clownish character who questions the meaning of our daily lives with humour and irony. From 1995 onwards, the artist invented "optical theatres" using home-made processes, in which a virtual hologram - a miniature double of Pierrick Sorin - performs comic sketches in a set composed of a cobbled-together assembly of real and fictitious objects.
For the Fernand Léger National Museum, Pierrick Sorin will propose the creation of new works: with mischief, the artist will integrate the visitor into his visual pranks while paying tribute to the modernity and aesthetic inventiveness of the pioneering work of one of the main masters of the 20th century avant-garde, Fernand Léger (1881-1955).
Access
Musée National Fernand Léger
Chemin du Val-de-Pôme
06410 Biot
+33 (0)4 92 91 50 30
musee-fernandleger.fr
Every day: 10am - 6pm.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Musée d’histoire et de céramique de Biot : installed in a former hospital, this museum space offers an exceptional collection of jars made in Biot.
• Centre d’art du verre Pierini : sculptures, limited series and monumental pieces in glass.
• Galerie Gabel : gathers works of all sides, of confirmed or emerging artists (ceramists, painters, sculptors, glassmakers, mosaicists...).
PLACES TO STAY
• Les Arcades : restaurant and hotel of 12 rooms, with authentic charm in the heart of the village of Biot.
• La Bastide : rooms in a flowery and intimate atmosphere to enjoy a relaxing moment.
PLACES TO EAT
• Les Terraillers : elegant restaurant with Provencal specialties.
• Les Verriers : restaurant in a green setting, nestled at the foot of the medieval village of Biot.
• L'Auberge Crêperie du Vieux Village : friendly place offering pancakes and crepes.
• Café de la Poste : tasty Mediterranean cuisine in an authentic setting. From 13.50 euros for lunch.
