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.

Img.1 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Drone photo Cédric Alliot
Img.2 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Drone photo Cédric Alliot
Img.3 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Drone photo Cédric Alliot
Img.4 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Photo We Are Contents
Img.5 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Photo We Are Contents
Img.6 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Photo We Are Contents
Img.7 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Photo We Are Contents
Img.8 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Photo We Are Contents
Img.9 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Photo We Are Contents
Img.10 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, <i>Ici</i>, MAMO, 2017. Photo We Are Contents

  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.”  

Img.11 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Ici, MAMO, 2017. Photo We Are Contents

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).

Img.11 Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Ici, MAMO, 2017. Photo We Are Contents


until 1 October 2017
Jean-Pierre Raynaud. Ici
curated by Caroline Smulders
MAMO
Centre d’art de la Cité Radieuse
Boulevard Michelet 280, Marseille