THE INFINITE WOMAN
Villa Carmignac, Porquerolles Island
April 27, 2024 - November 3, 2024
The Fondation Carmignac presents 'The Infinite Woman’ exhibition - curated by Alona Pardo - at Villa Carmignac on the island of Porquerolles, in the South of France, from Saturday, April 27 2024.
‘Strong, lustful, temptresses, femme fatales, caregivers, demonic or mythic, women have been represented in a myriad of ways across the centuries to fulfil a patriarchal view of the world.
Weaving the narrative of artists who, regardless of gender, have been able to challenge not only social norms but also the limitations of art and its restrictive categories. Central to the artists and works represented is a commitment to experimentation and to pushing the boundaries of artistic practice.
Organised thematically, the exhibition draws on ideas of myths and monsters in the representation of women to reflect on womanhood in all its many guises. Moving surefootedly between images of goddesses to scrutinizing the idea of the femme fatale, from disruptive ideas of motherhood to paying homage to the power of women’s desire, from beguiling fairytale creatures to cyborgs highlighting their emancipatory potential, to elevating (dis) obedient bodies that upend Western conventions of beauty while reflecting on the body as vessel, the exhibition closes with a section devoted to sirens and anti-icons to explore how gender is shape shifting in the 21st century. Ultimately, the works in the exhibition disrupt conventional ideas of womanhood to reflect on feminine power and how the representation of women has shaped global cultural attitudes.
From Sandro Botticelli to Judy Chicago, including also works by Michael Armitage, John Currin, Loie Hollowell, Lisa Yuskavage, Lee Bul, Martine Gutierrez and Billie Zangewa, the exhibition combines major works from the Carmignac collection (Sandro Botticelli, Roy Lichtenstein) with exceptional loans (Louise Bourgeois / Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Mary Beth Edelson / TATE) and productions created specifically for the exhibition (France-Lise McGurn, Paloma Proudfoot).
Alona Pardo, curator of the exhibition
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THE ARTISTS
ALDRIDGE Miles
AMER Ghada
ANGER Kenneth
ARMITAGE Michael
BALL Sarah
BENGOLEA Cecilia
BLANC Mireille
BOTTICELLI Sandro
BOURGEOIS Louise
BREITZ Candice
CHICAGO Judy
CURRIN John
CURTISS Julie
DE KOONING Willem
DUMAS Marlène
EBINAMA Chioma
EDELSON Mary Beth
EMIN Tracey
GANESH Chitra
GLYNN Nash
GREVEN Vivian
GUTIERREZ Martine
HENROT Camille
HOLLOWELL Loie
HSU Tishan
HUJAR Peter
IANNONE Dorothy
KAHRAMAN Hayv
KEOGH Caitlin
KOGELNIK Kiki
KRISTALOVA Klara
LEE Bul
LEVINE Sherrie
LICHTENSTEIN Roy
McGURN France-Lise
MITSOLA Sofia
MUHOLI Zanele
MUTU Wangechi
OFILI Chris
ORLAN
ORUPABO Frida
OTHONIEL Jean-Michel
PERACH Anna
PICASSO Pablo
PIERRE Naudline
PRINCE Richard
PROUDFOOT Paloma
PROUVOST Laure
QUARLES Christina
RUFF Thomas
SAVILLE Jenny
SCHIELE Egon
SELF Tschabalala
SIKANDER Shahzia
SIN WAI KIN
SINGER Avery
SMITH Kiki
STOLLER Jessica
SZAPOCZNIKOW Alina
TOMPKINS Betty
TROCKEL Rosemarie
URSUTA Andra
VERBOOM Marion
XIA Shafei
YUSKAVAGE Lisa
ZANGEWA Billie
Villa Carmignac
Porquerolles Island, Var, France
Opening from 27 April to 3 November
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OPENING HOURS
Tuesday to Sunday. Closed every Monday.
APRIL - MAY - JUNE
10am to 6pm (last admission 4pm to 4.30pm)
JULY - AUGUST
10am to 7pm (last admission 5pm to 5.30pm)
Late opening every Thursdays until 10pm (last admission 8pm to 8.30pm)
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER - NOVEMBER
10am to 6pm (last admission 4pm to 4.30pm)
RATES SELF-GUIDDED VISIT*
Full rate €16
Reduced rate €11
Youth rate €6
Free: under 12yo, press card, residents of Porquerolles, ICOM card.
*Conditions on villacarmignac.com
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The Infinite Woman contains works of a sexual nature that may be disturbing for some viewers.
Some of the artworks on display
