Organised as a circuit, each of the two exhibitions developed by the Frac des Pays de la Loire in conjunction with the artist retraces in its own specific way an artistic quest nurtured and developed over almost fifty years.
Jean-Michel Sanejouand in his exhibition “Retrospectively…” Photo : Fanny Trichet
At the Frac, the focus is on the object, spatial organisation and the “Calligraphies d’humeur”. The legendary “Charges-Objets” of the 1960s are rearranged according to the artist’s road-show project “Les routes-expositions”. Also on display is a set of sixty original drawings.
The Hab Galerie plays host to a monumental unfurling of his sculptural work, particularly with his “Assemblages de pierres” presented alongside the “Sculptures-Peintures”.
These exhibitions bring together a vast body of work from one of today’s greatest French artists, offering everyone the opportunity to discover an exceptional journey of artistic endeavour undertaken by Jean-Michel Sanejouand since the late 1950s.
2012, The Year of Jean-Michel Sanejouand in the Pays de la Loire
at the Musée de l’abbaye Sainte-Croix in Les Sables d’Olonne, in the town of Château-Gontier (Chapelle du Genêteil), and at the Musée des Beaux-arts of Nantes (Chapelle de l’Oratoire)
A book will be published in the first half of 2012 by Skira/Flammarion sponsored by the Sodebo corporate foundation.
Fonds régional d’art contemporain
des Pays de la Loire
La Fleuriaye, boulevard Ampère,
44470 Carquefou / T. 02 28 01 50 00
www.fracdespaysdelaloire.com
The Jean-Michel Sanejouand exhibition received exceptional funding from the Région des Pays de la Loire.
