Paris is one of the most beautiful autumn cities in the world, and where else embodies most vividly the spirit of the season better than those breathtaking Parisian gardens with trees enriched by all nuances in the color palettes of green and yellow. Luxembourg garden in the 6tharrondissement comes as our most recommended, however, if a public garden isn’t cultural enough to spend a Parisian autumn afternoon, here comes Musée Zadkine, a hidden gem right near Luxembourg garden!
The small yet lovely buildings and garden of Musée Zadkine was the house and atelier of Russian-french sculptor Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967), one of the greatest masters of cubist sculptures. After his death, his widow donated the estate to the city of Paris and Musée Zadkine opened its door to the public in 1982. Since then, the museum regularly holds temporary exhibitions of different curatorial themes with an emphasis on sculpture and varied aspects of the works by Zadkine himself.
The latest exhibition The Dreamer of the forest, inspired by a Zadkine sculpture of the same name, fits the late autumn atmosphere perfectly and brings a poetic and spiritual narration to the ever tight link between art and ecology.
Wood is one of Zadkine’s favorite materials and forest one of his greatest inspirations. His wooden sculptures on show demonstrate his masterful technics and his transaction from cubism to abstraction.
“Deep down, I’ve always been a carpenter who, instead of making a table or a door, would have had to carve images on woods.”
—— Ossip Zadkine
The exhibition put together works from 40 artists and poets, explores the theme in different forms of art dated from the beginning of the industrial revolution to the present day. In conversation with one another are the sculptures of modern masters like Rodin, Giacometti, Jean Arp, and Picasso; drawing, engraving, and paintings of Paul Gauguin, Edvard Munch, Jean Dubuffet, and Séraphine de Senlis. Contemporary artists such as Giuseppe Penone and Laure Prouvost also contribute to this exhibition dedicated to forest and nature.
Musée Zadkine
100 bis rue d’Assas, 75006 Paris
Tuesday – Sunday 10 AM – 6 PM
Le Rêveur de la forêt
27th September 2019 – 23th February 2020
http://www.zadkine.paris.fr/en
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