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Bernar Venet au Pharoune coproductionde L’artprendl’airet Marseille -Provence 2013avec le soutien de la Villede Marseille“désordre“, une œuvre monumentale accessible à tousDu 15 mars au 27 septembre 2013, Bernar Venet investit le parc du Palais du Pharo à Marseillepour y exposer une œuvre monumentale conçue spécialement pour la Capitale européennede la Culture. Cette exposition est une coproduction entre l’artiste, l’association L’artprendl’air etMarseille-Provence 2013 avec le soutien de la Ville de Marseille. Elle est accueillie par la Ville deMarseille sur un de ses sites les plus emblématiques dominant l’entrée du Vieux-Port et et face aunouveau port avec en première ligne, le Mucem et la Villa Méditerranée.Janvier 2013

etour aux sourcesBernar Venet s’impose àNew york dans les années 60comme chef de file de l’artconceptuelOriginaire du Sud de la France, Bernar Venet s’impose à New-York dans les années 70 commel’un des chefs de file international de l’art conceptuel. Bernar Venet a gardé ses attaches avec leSud de la France au delà de sa carrière internationale. Au domaine du Muy (Var) il expose dansson parc les œuvres destinées à rejoindre les collections de sa future fondation. Son prestataireprivilégié pour le montage et le démontage de ses expositions est basé à Martigues. La société ArtTransport Services a notamment assuré l’installation de l’exposition de Bernar Venet au Châteaude Versailles (France) en 2011.L’interface du projet de Bernar Venet à Marseille est assurée par l’association L’artprendl’air. Fondéeen 2009 par Françoise Siffrein-Blanc et Florence Loussier, elle a pour mission de promouvoirle territoire régional par la voie de l’art contemporain et de développer les échanges entre artisteset grand public. Coproducteur avec Marseille-Provence 2013, elle coordonne la mise en place del’exposition de Bernar Venet avec la direction du Pharo. Elle en assure la médiation, le commissariaten étant confié à Juliette Laffon, conseillère artistique à Marseille-Provence 2013.

ernar venet in marseillesIN 2013 THE NEW EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTUREcoproductionL’artprendl’air andMarseille -Provence 2013with the supportof the City of Marseilles“désordre“, Between monumentalism and humanityFrom march 15th to September 27th 2013, Bernar Venet invests the Palace of the Pharo’s park toexhibit a monumental work, specially designed for the new European capital of culture. This exhibitionis a coproduction between the artist, the association Lartprendlair and Marseille-Provence2013 with the support of Marseilles’ city. With the support of the City, the well-known public gardenwill be a green setting for a corten steel structure dominating the entrance of the old harbour,facing the contemporary buildings of the new museums like Mucem and Mediterranean VillaPRESS RELEASE 2013 January

Unpredictable as life itself“ ... order and disorder,determinated orundeterminated...“Standing next to the traditional monument or viewing this graceful contemporary work in frontof the panorama of the harbour, the impression would be spectacular. The architectural spacecould be turned as well as a showcase for the installation. Particularly for this work in Marseilles,the disorganization or randomness characterizes this unique composition by twelve monumentalarcs standing up as a labyrinthine structure, free of rules. The renowned sculptor increases a newprocess and vision:“My work combines different concepts, apparently in opposition but in fact there are a real complementarity:order and disorder, determined or undetermined. The monumental steel structuresof curved arcs seem to defy gravity in their ingenious balance. Despite their explicit weightiness,however, they are never passive or inert. The actions of chance, the gravity of materials, theprecariousness of equilibrium still placing my sculpture not in the realm of cold calculation but inthat of the precarious and unpredictable human condition. The oblique is caught between risingand falling, and is to that degree perilous. The different pieces are linked in staggered rows like inan abstract collapse. From chaos springs a free composition criticizing the ideal utopia of order.“

At the heart of the cityEnsemble of84 corten steel ArcsThe relation to the azurean landscape affects the structure of the sculpture. Hard steel contrastswith the soft green forms of nature and contradicts the massive volumes of adjacent historic building.The incandescent red colour of corten consequent to the treatment of of chromium, zincand copper, finds an ideal complementarity with the area and a balance to the horizon line. Twelvepieces composed of arcs welded together, rise more than four meters high. The exceptional installationboth in terms of dimension, weight and monumentality, looks as if they could be rocked,thus projecting imminent movement: a penetration of space that defies gravity, slots between thesea and the harbour and imposes itself as a dynamic junction, a connection between art andpublic.“When I discovered the park’s perspectives, the wonderful view plunging into the sea, the brightatmosphere and on the opposite bank, the Mucem’s building rising, I had no doubt. This gardenhas a free access for all tourists who come to admire the point of view and is opened to the childrenlike a playground. My labyrinthine work will be fascinating and almost welcoming thanks to afree circulation.“As his work progresses, Venet becomes increasingly aware of human inability to impose a predeterminedorder. The monumental will not be dominating. Because this perception leads him topermit chance to play a role in art.

Arc in movementAn accident invisiblecreates theunpredictable state.In Pharo’s parc, the installation of Bernar Venet is a grouping of twelve Arcs. These lines justappeared after six years of refection. Returned to New York in 1976 and moved into a loft on WestBroadway, Bernar Venet began a series of paintings called Angles and Arcs. In 1978, the titleswould move from picture to wall. The wall would thus play the role of a page. The line henceforthbecame the focus of the artist’s work. The lines spread out all its forms : curved (arcs), broken(angles), and straight (diagonals). Soon, the disappearance of the painting and canvas opened thepath not just to inderteminate lines but also to sculpture. In 1979, Bernar Venet made his first woodreliefs of Arcs. He also began to make them in steel, aware that a wall was not the only fertile soilfor this approach. Initially placed against a wall, these lines ultimately became independant. Theyinaugurated a new sense of space that defies the laws of familiarity. Bernar Venet netherthelessfelt that sculpture should not limit itself to the confined spaces associated with art but he wasenvisaging work that confronts the space of landscape. In 1884, the artist worked on a giganticproject called 185.4 Arcs, to be installed on a highway near Auxerre, a hundred miles from Paris.« I take as much, if not more, pleasure in installing my sculptures in interior spaces and neutralthan nature, wich often is too imposing. A sculpture’s identity can be affected by its relationship tolandscape. Its contemplation is distorted by the beauty or wealth of the surrounding environment.» For Marseilles, Bernar Venet chooses a new serie : inclined arcs. They will be arranged on theslant, just like before falling. Taking up, the combination finds the ideal balance. The center ofgravity is changing and the corten steel heaviness creates a tangible breaking strain. The ordercollapses. An accident invisible creates the unpredictable state. « With these works I want tosuggest the realm of the non-proportional, the non-constructed, non-preestablished. A realm withdifferent parameters, for creating the unforeseen and unexpected. »

ernar Venet’s biographyBernar Venet workshave been acquired bymany of the most45 notable internationalmuseums.In 1966, Bernar Venet decides to settle permanently in New York. Born in the Provence Alpes ofFrance, he comes back in the south where he decides to create an art foundation.Paintings, installations, photography are explored by Bernar Venet, but is now famous for hismonumental corten steel sculptures. Bernar Venet represents a key player in the conceptual artmovement of the 1960s and 1970s. After the group exhibition Conceptual art and conceptualaspects, retrospectives are organised in 1971 by Krefeld in Germany and by the New York CulturalCenter. In 1979, he introduces the first Indeterminate Line and starts making steel structurescomposed with arcs.Venet’s work has been exhibited in public spaces all over the world, from New York to Shangaï,Paris to Brasilia. New York, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Saint-Louis, San Diego, Houston and now inGrand Rapids in the Frederik Meier Sculpture park.In 2011, he was invited for a solo exhibition taking place at the Château de Versailles which hasbeen seen by six millions visitors; In 2012, spectacular arc – 27 meters high – takes place in theAlan Gibbs’s sculpture park in New Zeeland.Bernar Venet works have been acquired by many of the most 45 notable international museums.AN EXCLUSIVE CATALOGUE“Bernar Venet, Sculptures“Thierry DAVILA,Erik VERHAGENEditions du Regard, 2013.

marseille-provence 2013remercie ses partenaires projetEn tant qu’acteur industriel économique majeur de la région, ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer a choisi desoutenir le sculpteur Bernar Venet qui propose une œuvre monumentale composée d’acier provenantde notre usine. Un partenariat qui fait référence à notre activité et une formidable opportunitéde démontrer la cohabitation harmonieuse de l’Acier et de l’Art.As one of the region’s major industrial and economic players, ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer hasdecided to support sculptor Bernar Venet, who will create a monumental piece of artwork usingsteel from our factory. This partnership reflects our activities and is an excellent opportunity toshowcase the harmonious relationship between steel and art.Intimement liée à Marseille depuis près de 190 ans, la Banque Martin Maurel a choisi d’accompagnerBernar Venet dont le travail exprime la solidité et la modernité, l’élan et l’ancrage, qui illustrentbien les valeurs fortes auxquelles notre Maison indépendante et familiale est très attachée.Sensible à l’ensemble du projet artistique de Bernar Venet, la banque Martin Maurel soutient égalementl’édition d’une monographie qui retrace la genèse de l’œuvre, son histoire et sa diversité.Banque Martin Maurel, whose ties to Marseille date back almost 190 years, has decided to supportBernar Venet. This artist’s work is both solid and modern, momentous and steady – values towhich our independent and family-owned company is attached. Because we appreciate Venet’sglobal artistic project, Banque Martin Maurel is also supporting a publication presenting the originsof his work, its history and its diversity.

informations pratiquesexpositiondu 15 mars au 27 septembre2013Une exposition coproduite par l’Association L’Artprendl’air et Marseille-Provence 2013,avec le soutien de la Ville de Marseille».Jardin Emile DuclauxAccès gratuit à l’exposition par les grilles de l’entrée principale du Palais du Pharo,58 Boulevard Charles Livon, 13007 MarseilleHoraires : Lundi - Dimanche de 08:00 à 19:00 (en mars, avril, septembre et octobre;jusqu’à 20h de mai à août ;jusqu’à 17h30 de novembre à février)Bus 81 ou 83Parking souterrain en faceSites internet à consulterwww.bernar.venet.comhttp:/lartprendlair.tumblr.comwww.mp2013.frwww.palaisdupharo.marseille.frcontactsContact L’artprendl’airFrançoise Siffrein-Blanc et Florence Loussiertel : 06 18 43 46 06 ou 06 89 76 01 36info@lartprendlair.comContact Presse regionaleContact Presse nationale et internationaleMarseille-Provence 2013Claudine Colin CommunicationCaroline GuichardChristelle Maureaucaroline.guichard@mp2013.frchristelle@claudinecolin.com+33 (0)6 77 34 03 35 +33 (0)1 42 72 60 01presse@mp2013.frMarseille Provence 2013 Capitale européenne de la cultureMaison Diamantée1 place Villeneuve BargemonCS2013,13201MARSEILLE cedex1www.mp2013.frPartenaires officiels Partenaires médias Partenaires de DésordreProducteurs de l’événement

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