Jean-Pierre Raynaud is the fifth artist to be invited by the MAMO (Marseille Modulor) after Xavier Veilhan, Daniel Buren, Dan Graham and Felice Varini. The fifth singular point of view given to Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse, its terrace and gymnasium, having been redeveloped by Ora Ito into an art centre.
Ici by Jean-Pierre Raynaud
On top of Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse in Marseille Jean-Pierre Raynaud dialogues with the building’s rooftop: a big arrow recalls one of the oldest signs of written language.
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- 19 August 2017
- Marseille
For the MAMO, the French artist has conceived a single piece. A monumental 17m arrow, placed horizontally upon the terrace, pointing towards the gymnasium. “I have made an exhibition for the birds, not for people. This rooftop terrace reminds me of an aircraft carrier, a landing strip for flying saucers, I wish to see it from above”, Raynaud explains. “The arrow, black like a shadow, ponts to the MAMO, containing my treasures, a series of works fundamental to the history of my career: an acceptable form of vanity.”
His intervention is inspired by his formal research with No Limit in Belgium, a steel arrow 18m long, placed upon its tip, a gesture questioning our ability to reach beyond reality with our dreams. MAMO will exhibit a retrospective of Jean-Pierre Raynaud’s work, amongst which a series of self-portraits, 100 containers of household waste, three Cuves (1968), three Sens Interdits and the projection of La Maison de Jean-Pierre Raynaud, a film by Michelle Porte, (31 min / 1993).
until 1 October 2017
Jean-Pierre Raynaud. Ici
curated by Caroline Smulders
MAMO
Centre d’art de la Cité Radieuse
Boulevard Michelet 280, Marseille