In the magnificent galleries of "LA CATHEDRALE D'IMAGES", audiovisual creation and innovation will allow you to discover a magical and unforgettable place. After Van Gogh, it is now the turn of Picasso to be showcased from 25 February 2009 to 3 January 2010.
A stone’s throw away from the city of Les Baux de Provence (PACA) (the Provence-Alpes-Côté d’Azur Region), in the heart of Les Alpilles (the Alpilles Mountains) there is a place which is full of mystery: le Val d’Enfer (the Valley of Hell). This small valley, which has exceptional mineral crystallizations, has always inspired artists: Dante set the scene of "The Divine Comedy" there, Gounod created his opera "Mireille" there and Paul McCartney wrote a song about it.
Each year, new programmes, which are created and established according to a theme, pay tribute to the eloquence of the image, leading spectators into a new world composed of illustrations and music.
The spectators are introduced into a new area of images and transported to a musical universe, without any comments to give free rein to their imagination.
Artists have often inhabited this world of stone: Michelangelo, Bosch, Brueghel, Cézanne, Van Gogh etc.
In 2009, the quarries will pay tribute to the most extraordinary genius of contemporary painting, Pablo Picasso. On this occasion, the directors Gianfranco Iannuzzi and Renato Gatto will present a creation that bears the hallmark of the pictorial richness of this exceptional artist, from Neoclassicism to cubism’s multiple perspectives, from the blue and pink periods to the explosion of colours and shapes…
Practical information:
LA CATHEDRALE D'IMAGES (the Cathedral of Images)
From 25 February 2009 to 3 January 2010 from 10 am to 6 pm
Route de Maillane
13520 Les Baux de Provence
+33 (0)4 90 54 38 65
info@cathedrale-images.com |