The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain turns 40, with countless memories and as many futures. An important anniversary, at the brink of a new era, and the opportunity to tell its tale in an exceptional series of podcasts.
But as Alain Dominique Perrin, President and founder of the Fondation, puts it so well: “You don’t archive your memories like you archive your files.” So, let’s trace back this ever-alive story in a different way. And let us be guided by the undulating memories and facetious voices of AD Perrin and of those without whom none of this would have happened.
From the first exploits of Jouy-en-Josas to the revolutions of Raspail, unforgettable exhibitions and lesser-known anecdotes, this series, with interviews never heard before, gives shape to this counter-story, this monument of contemporary art that has never stopped making a difference, always defying conventions.
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The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain turns 40, with countless memories and as many futures. An important anniversary, at the brink of a new era, and the opportunity to tell its tale in an exceptional series of podcasts.
But as Alain Dominique Perrin, President and founder of the Fondation, puts it so well: “You don’t archive your memories like you archive your files.” So, let’s trace back this ever-alive story in a different way. And let us be guided by the undulating memories and facetious voices of AD Perrin and of those without whom none of this would have happened.
From the first exploits of Jouy-en-Josas to the revolutions of Raspail, unforgettable exhibitions and lesser-known anecdotes, this series, with interviews never heard before, gives shape to this counter-story, this monument of contemporary art that has never stopped making a difference, always defying conventions.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this flashback-like episode we remember past times and a revolution to come: the Fondation Cartier's.
It's the 80's: the left gains power and nationalises major industrial groups. In the midst of all this, the luxury goods industry is trying to find itself, and artists' counterfeits are blooming around the world. What could the Maison Cartier's role be in all this?
We owe the answer to César and his visionary candour: it is necessary to build a foundation to shelter, represent, protect and encourage contemporary creation. Something no-one in the French luxury industry had ever imagined and that artists deeply needed.
In this second episode, we will evoke the birth of the Fondation in all its forms and from every angle: a story we think we know, but one we'll be telling differently thanks to new accounts and precious archives.
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