The Musée d’Orsay near our lodges has opened a brand new exhibition in regards to the painter Gustave Caillebotte, particularly the best way he painted males, one in every of his favorite topics.
Caillebotte painted what he noticed round him, with particular consideration paid to realism and a sure admiration for males, whether or not working or in non-public, each topics hardly ever chosen for work of the time.
These virile males had been dwelling by way of the primary actual disaster of conventional masculinity, and Caillebotte’s work had been thus questioning each social and sexual order.
A part of the the impetus for the exhibition has been two latest acquisitions of Caillebotte work, one by the J. Paul Getty Museum (Jeune homme à sa fenêtre) and the opposite by the Musée d’Orsay (Partie de bateau).
Each had been had been in non-public collections till round 2021 / 2022, and it is a nice alternative to see them up shut in all their glory.
To organize tour go to, this web page has a dozen small sections giving extra particulars about Caillebotte’s life (though some topics have unusually been left in French). French audio system may even take heed to the texts being learn in French…
Linked with the exhibition, you could be inquisitive about:
— a live performance with the Chœur du Live performance spirituel,
— an inaugural convention held by Paul Perrin, head of the museum’s collections and conservation,
— a brand new 55-minute French documentary known as Gustave Caillebotte, héros discret de l’impressionnisme on nationwide TV channel France 5 on Friday 1st November at 10.30pm,
— a spherical desk about Caillebotte the artwork collector on seventh November, speaking in regards to the 70 works that the painter left to the French state upon his dying. Individuals embody the 4 authors of a brand new French e-book on the topic (144 pages, round 35€ right here at your native amazon).
However maybe the 2 most uncommon / fascinating occasions are:
— the curieuse nocturne (or ‘unusual late night time’) on fifth December, with drag king performances, an immersive expertise with 5 artists, DJs from 7.30-10pm and a showcase of music at 9.30pm from Mathieu Lescop…
… and on the evenings of the fifth, sixth & seventh December (till 10pm or 11pm relying on the day), a video-mapping known as Caillebotte in mild on the facade of the museum’s Seine facet, made up of a dozen sequences (18 minutes in complete) created in partnership with the École des Gobelins.
A list of the exhibition (256 pages, round 45€) can also be obtainable right here at your native amazon.
The exhibition Caillebotte – Portray Males is on the Musée d’Orsay (right here) till nineteenth January 2025
Open every single day besides Mondays from 9.30am-6pm (9.45pm Thursdays)
Admission: 16€ / 13€ (on-line gross sales right here)
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