© Assaf Shoshan
The Louis Roederer Foundation, patron of the exhibition “Étincelles / Scintille” at the Villa Medici
15/06/2022 – Rome
For the second consecutive year, the Louis Roederer Foundation is a patron of the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici. In its desire to promote artistic research and creation, the Foundation lends its support to the institution in its mission of hosting and offering residencies to Fellows and participates in the collective exhibition of each class of residents.
Saverio Verini © Daniel Molajoli
Presented by Saverio Verini, curator and art critic, the exhibition “Étincelles / Scintille” brings together the work of the sixteen artists, authors and researchers following a year of creative residency, experimentation and research at Villa Medici.
The title, “Étincelles / Scintille” in English meaning “sparks” suggests the idea of creation but also recalls both conflict (“cause sparks to fly”) and understanding (“the spark has occurred”).
Fellows 2021-2022
Kaouther Adimi, writer; Iván Argote, plastic artist and director; Charlie Aubry, plastic artist and musician; Théodora Barat, plastic artist; Samir Boumediene, doctor of history; Nidhal Chamekh, visual artist ; Aude Fourel, filmmaker; Marta Gentilucci, composer; Noémie Goddard, interior architect; Evangelia Kranioti, plastic artist and director; Marielle Macé, writer; Benoît Maire, visual artist; Hèctor Parra, composer; Julie Pellegrin, critic and curator; Mathieu Peyroulet Ghilini, designer; Guy Regis Jr., writer and stage director.
More than an exhibition in the classical sense of the term, it occurs as a journey of correspondences, sometimes obvious, sometimes more subtle, between projects, exhibited in Villa Medici’s spaces, that present recurring themes: accumulation, the reiteration of gestures and signs, political reflection in the artistic field, the representation of fragmented bodies, the relationship between natural and artificial landscape.
It will be exhibited from 15th June to 7th August 2022 at the Villa Medici in Rome.