EXHIBITION IN MONACO


Monaco, Grimaldi ForumʺCouleurs !ʺ, from 8 July to 31 August 2025


Salvador Dalí,  Hallucination partielle. Six images de Lénine sur un piano, 1931.  ©
Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Hélène Mauri/Dist. GrandPalaisRmn © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dali / Adagp, Paris, 2025

Placée sous le commissariat de Didier Ottinger, directeur adjoint du Musée national d’art moderne, l’exposition trace une histoire moderne de la couleur à travers de grands chefs-d’œuvre du XXe siècle, issus de la collection du Centre Pompidou. Plus d’une centaine d’œuvres, dont des toiles de Sonia Delaunay, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Matisse ou Vassily Kandinsky invitent à repenser la perception de la couleur dans l’art moderne.

Curated by Didier Ottinger, Deputy Director of the Musée National d'Art Moderne – Centre Pompidou, the exhibition,  dedicated to the modern history of color through major masterpieces of the 20th century, drawn from the collection of the Centre Pompidou. Over a hundred works, including paintings by major artists such as Sonia Delaunay, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Matisse, and Wassily Kandinsky invite visitors to reconsider the perception of color in modern art.

Curata da Didier Ottinger, vicedirettore del Musée National d'Art Moderne, la mostra traccia una storia moderna del colore attraverso i principali capolavori del XX secolo della collezione del Centre Pompidou. Oltre cento opere, tra cui tele di Sonia Delaunay, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Matisse e Vassily Kandinsky, invitano a ripensare la percezione del colore nell'arte moderna.



Martial Raysse, Made in Japan - La grande odalisque, 1964, © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Philippe Migeat/Dist. GrandPalaisRmn,  © Adagp, Paris, 2025

Au cœur de l’exposition, sept espaces monochromatiques seront enrichis des créations sonores du compositeur Roque Rivas, réalisées avec l’Ircam, et des ambiances olfactives développées par Alexis Dadier avec la maison Fragonard.

At the heart of the exhibition, seven monochromatic spaces will be enriched by the sound creations of composer Roque Rivas, in collaboration with Ircam, and olfactory atmospheres developed by Alexis Dadier in partnership with the Fragonard perfume house.

Al centro della mostra, sette spazi monocromatici saranno arricchiti dalle creazioni sonore del compositore Roque Rivas, realizzate in collaborazione con l’Ircam, e dagli ambienti olfattivi sviluppati da Alexis Dadier in collaborazione con Fragonard.



René Magritte, Les marches de l’été, 1938. © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Philippe Migeat/Dist. GrandPalaisRmn © Adagp, Paris, 2025

Dans le prolongement du parcours, des pièces de design iconiques signées Ron Arad, Jean Prouvé, Ettore Sottsass ou encore Philippe Starck intégreront des installations spécialement conçues par Marion Mailaender qui relieront œuvres d’art et objets de design. La scénographie de l’exposition est signée par William Chatelain, responsable études et design d’espaces au Grimaldi Forum Monaco.

In continuation of the journey, iconic design pieces by Ron Arad, Jean Prouvé, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck and many more will be part of specially conceived installations by designer Marion Mailaender, connecting art pieces with design objects. The exhibition’s scenography is designed by William Chatelain, Head of Space Studies and Design at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco

Completano la mostra pezzi iconici di Ron Arad, Jean Prouvé, Ettore Sottsass e Philippe Starck che verranno integrati in installazioni appositamente progettate da Marion Mailaender, collegando opere d'arte e oggetti di design. La scenografia della mostra è opera di William Chatelain, responsabile degli studi e della progettazione degli spazi del Grimaldi Forum Monaco.



Fernand Léger, Les grands plongeurs noirs, 1944. ©Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Jacques Faujour/Dist. GrandPalaisRmn © Adagp, Paris 2025