“REVEALED” BY SOFITEL COMES TO CHINA – A PHOTO EXHIBITION OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST MODERN ARTISTS AT WORK
AccorHotels – Jul 24, 2015 15:12 SGT
Sofitel Luxury Hotels is launching the compelling photo exhibition “Revealed” to China for the first time – taking an intimate look at the world’s greatest modern artists at work as they reveal themselves to the photographer. Olivier Widmaier Picasso, grandson of Pablo Picasso and author of Picasso, Portrait Intime (Albin Michel/Arte éditions), has curated the exhibition, hand-selecting 30 photographs from the archives of Paris Match, the famous French weekly magazine.
This worldwide exhibition will be showcased at three Sofitel hotels in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in China from September onwards. The China exhibitions are part of a world tour that has already been to five cities in North America and five in Europe. Aside from China, “Revealed” will also take place this year in Bangkok, Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne.
Among the prized photographs to be displayed is a black-and-white image of Pablo Picasso eyeing a Dalmatian longing to climb upon his lap; Salvador Dalí seen sitting in an animal exhibit at the Paris Zoo; Jeff Koons styling a BMW for the 24 Hours of Le Mans; Pierre Soulages crouching over a work in progress; Kees Van Dongen painting a posing Brigitte Bardot; and other striking images depicting Rene Magritte, Marc Chagall, Fernando Botero, Joan Miro, Jean Cocteau, Francis Bacon, and more.
“As an international ambassador of French elegance, Sofitel links its collection of addresses with culture, and collaborates with celebrated artists, writers and photographers,” says Michel Molliet, Senior Vice President, Operations, Luxury and Upscale, AccorHotels Greater China.
““Revealed” offers a glimpse behind-the-scenes at the artistic process as inspiration comes to life through expression. It is my distinct pleasure to bring “Revealed” to China as this compelling exhibition takes an intimate look at the world’s greatest modern artists at work: from Picasso to Dali, Chagall to Jeff Koons, Miró to Matisse.”
To launch the “Revealed” exhibitions in China, Olivier Widmaier Picasso will be in Beijing to personally meet guests and open the exhibition on September 1st, 2015. “We are delighted to have been able to draw on the talent of Olivier Widmaier Picasso and to have him in Beijing in person to launch “Revealed”,” continues Michel Molliet. “We are also proud to uphold Sofitel’s pillar of culture, which together with gastronomy, design and well-being combines into the French art de vivre that flows through our 120 Sofitel addresses on five continents.”
“Revealed” by Sofitel will be on exhibit in the following hotels in China throughout the Autumn of 2015 at:
Sofitel Beijing Wanda – September 1, 2015 to September 20, 2015
Sofitel Shanghai Hyland – October 13, 2015 to November 2, 2015
Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich – November 13, 2015 to December 3, 2015
Festival de Cannes 1956 : au “Brummel”, la lueur des chandelles découvre les visages de Pablo PICASSO et Henri-Georges CLOUZOT. “Le Mystère Picasso” de Henri-Georges Clouzot a reçu le Prix spécial du jury.Le peintre Kees VAN DONGEN à 82 ans dans son atelier du 75 rue de Courcelles de profil peignant l’actrice Brigitte BARDOTJoan MIRO peignant un tableau dans son atelier de MAJORQUE avec un énorme soleil de palmes tressées pendu à une ficelle.Le peintre Marc CHAGALL de dos, en blouse grise, debout sur une petite estrade, peignant un des panneaux qui décorera le plafond de la coupole du Palais Garnier à PARIS.Le peintre Raoul DUFY posant dans sa maison de Perpignan où il s’est réfugié depuis qu’il souffre d’un rhumatisme déformant qui menaçait d’immobiliser ses mains.
About Olivier Widmaier Picasso
Olivier Widmaier Picasso studied law and works as a producer and advisor for audiovisual media in Paris as well as a license developer with numerous artists including the name and works of his grandfather Pablo Picasso. He recently coproduced and hosted TV documentaries about contemporary art and opera, and portraits of major creators in fashion, design, photography, architecture and music. His mother, Maya, is the daughter of Pablo Picasso and Marie-Thérèse Walter, with whom the artist was together from 1927 until 1944. He is the author of “Picasso, portrait intime” published in November 2013 (Albin Michel/Arte Éditions), soon to be translated in English, from which the TV documentary “Picasso, the legacy” has been adapted and will be broadcast worldwide.
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