{"id":2262,"date":"2016-04-26T16:12:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T15:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sculpture-nature_local.test\/en\/?p=2262"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:41:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T12:41:19","slug":"the-maeght-foundation-a-timeless-must-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sculpture-nature_local.test\/en\/the-maeght-foundation-a-timeless-must-see\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maeght Foundation, a Timeless Must-See"},"content":{"rendered":"

A must-see: the Maeght Foundation remains a magical site!<\/span><\/p>\n

Its inauguration soirees, featuring artists, jazz singers and intellectuals, are undeniably memorable. Its many exhibitions \u2013 more than a hundred since its opening \u2013 attract more visitors each year. But it is first and foremost thanks to sculpture, brilliantly displayed in a natural setting, that the Maeght Foundation has kept its prestige and remains a treasure that can undoubtedly stand being revisited over and over. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 1957, after visiting Mir\u00f3\u2019s studio in Palma de Mallorque, Aim\u00e9 and Marguerite Maeght asked his architect, Joseph Lluis Sert, to design a space dedicated to creation and to artists. The museum owes its success mostly to this genius architect who managed to create on this site an amazing balance between art, light and architecture, which today, fifty years later, is truly striking.<\/span><\/p>\n

Behind the small entrance gate lays a small paradise of modernism. <\/span><\/p>\n

The mythical icons of the Foundation, sculptures by Mir\u00f3, Giacometti and Calder, often steal the show. But other, less famous treasures add to the wealth of the collection: the black and white \u201cwings\u201d ballet of L\u2019\u00e9olienne <\/i>by Takis, Bury\u2019s fountain or Chillida\u2019s and Dodeigne\u2019s granit sculptures, which seem to be conversing in a dialogue of geometry and curves.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the chapel, don\u2019t miss Ubac\u2019s stain glass window, facing the one by Braque, as well as the exquisite door knobs designed by Diego Giacometti, and, at the top of the tower, another Oiseau<\/i> perch\u00e9 <\/i>by Mir\u00f3.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to its permanent collection, the Foundation also offers temporary exhibitions beautifully and expertly displaying works by new artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the absurd additional fee applied to visitors who want to be able to take pictures, the perfectly maintained grounds and buildings of the Maeght Foundation are most definitely a must-see. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fondation Maeght<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/strong>623, Chemin des Gardettes, 0
\n6570 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France<\/span><\/p>\n

October 1st \u2013 June 30th, 10am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 6pm
\n<\/span>July 1<\/span>st<\/sup><\/span> \u2013 September 30<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span>, 10am to 7pm
\n<\/span>Tel\u00a0: +33 4 93 32 81 63<\/span><\/p>\n

fondation-maeght.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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