In preparation for this year’s Art Karlsruhe, which unfortunately can only take place digitally in 2021, we will show a preview presentation (Avant-Première) of the artworks intended for the fair. This selection will be taken up as an online exhibition by Art Karlsruhe from 20 to 23 May 2021. 
In Vorbereitung der diesjährigen Art Karlsruhe, die 2021 leider nur digital stattfinden kann, präsentieren wir Ihnen eine Avant-Première (Vorschau) mit den Kunstwerken, die für die Messe vorgesehen sind. Diese Auswahl wird in Form einer Online-Ausstellung vom 20. bis 23. Mai 2021 auf der Art Karlsruhe aufgegriffen.
Für ihre 6. Teilnahme an der Messe für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst “Art karlsruhe”, die jedes Jahr mehr als 50.000 Besucher anzieht, hatte die deutsch-französische Galerie Charron aus Paris für 2021 trotz der Unsicherheiten im Zusammenhang mit der Pandemie beschlossen, ihr Ausstellungsvolumen auf 175 m2 zu erweitern, mit einem 2 Bildhauern gewidmeten 100 m2 großen Skulpturenplatz und einem 75 m2 großen Stand, der ihren zeitgenössischen Malern und Fotografen vorbehalten war. Ein gemeinsamer Nenner war das komplexe Thema « Identität ». Als besonderes Highlight war eine 3m20 hohe Skulptur des französischen Bildhauers Bruno Bossut im Skulpturengarten im zentralen Atrium der Messe mit dem Titel “Henry’s Column” vorgesehen, eine technische Meisterleistung als Hommage an den berühmten französischen Seiltänzer Henry’s (1931-2013).
Identität, ein dynamischer Prozess, der von Kindheit an geprägt wird und sowohl aus der Identität besteht, die das Individuum für sich selbst schafft, als auch aus der Identität, die andere ihm zuschreiben. Eine Ausstellung, die den Betrachter in ein Hin und Her von Korrespondenzen und Unterschieden führen sollte, die in einem Forschungsfeld der plastischen Kunst angegangen werden, produziert und interpretiert durch den persönlichen Werdegang jedes Künstlers der Galerie Charron: “Mirror, oh mirror…” von Bruno Bossut, Skulpturen, die entschlossen deformiert werden, um den Spiegel der Erscheinungen zu brechen und mit seiner Identität zu spielen. Die fadenförmigen Installationen von Alexandre Bour spielen mit Licht und Schatten in Bezug auf die Wirkung unserer visuellen Identität. Die Objekte, die uns umgeben, gezeichnet in den Gemälden von Michael Doucet, Spiegel unserer Sehnsüchte, unserer Umwelt, unserer Kultur. Spezismus mit Jules Andrieus “Eselchen”, die menschliche Identität und Tierstatus gegenüberstellen. Manfred Hamm’s Fotografien oder Irène Lussou’s “Allegorien”, menschengroße historische Figuren, die als gemeinschaftliches Gedächtnis aufgebaut sind. Die Verwirrung der Sinne in den Gemälden von Andreas Lau oder die Vermittlung von Familienwerten, dargestellt von Beatriz Guzman Catena. Der Ausdruck von sich selbst, von Erinnerungsschichten durch Schrift und Poesie, eine Befragung um geheimnisvolle Zeichen, Linien und Worte durch die Ansätze von Cy Twombly, Làszlò Lakner, Jan Voss, Max Neumann und Georges Noël.
Die Suche nach Identität als bewusster oder unbewusster Wert, die es uns ermöglicht, uns aufzubauen, zu dekonstruieren oder von anderen abzugrenzen. Aus Gründen des Covid findet die art karlsruhe vom 20. bis 23. Mai 2021 ausschliesslich online statt. ALLE KUNSTWERKE ANSEHEN
Dear faithful visitors of the Gallery,
As you know, my husband and I are pleased to participate every year in the German art fair “Art Karlsruhe”. Since its creation in 2004, this art fair receives more than 50,000 visitors per year and welcomes renowned German institutions. Over the years, it has become a real institution in the German art scene. Initially planned as every year in February, it was postponed to May due to the pandemic and then, we have just learned, somewhat unsurprisingly, that it has finally been cancelled for this year 2021.
For our 6th participation in “Art karlsruhe 2021” we had planned to increase our exhibition space to 175m2 with a 100m2 stand dedicated to two sculptors and a 75m2 stand dedicated to our contemporary painters and photographers.
And to highlight French know-how, a special place at the entrance of the fair was attributed to a 3m20 high sculpture entitled “Henry’s Column”, a technical feat created by our sculptor Bruno Bossut as a tribute to the famous French tightrope walker Henry’s (1931-2013).
We and our artists are obviously disappointed not to be able to show their creations, which we are proud to exhibit and defend every year.
However, neither Art Karlsuhe, nor the participating galleries are stopping there and in the meantime, we are all working in close collaboration, in order to introduce in May 2021 a digital version which will never replace the physical contact but which will have the benefit of allowing us all to remain in close contact, while waiting for the next physical Art Karlsruhe fair in February 2022.
I will therefore show you the artworks of our painters, sculptors and photographers selected by the Art Karlsruhe Jury and will keep you informed of the evolution of this digital project.
Yours faithfully
C.Charron
The month of February is dedicated to Art Karlsruhe where from 13 to 16.02 you can find the works of our artists in Hall 2: Beatriz Guzman Catena, Cy Twombly, László Lakner, Jan Voss, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Andreas Lau, Golnaz Afraz, Max Neumann, Hanna Sidorowicz, Gaspard Noël, Yoann Ximenes, Anne Boille, Georges Noël, Alexandre Bour, Mickael Doucet, Jazzu and Jules Andrieu.
Art Karlsruhe: from 21 to 24.02 “Loyal to the post” because Art Karlsruhe collectors are seduced by our artists, we participate for the fourth time in this German contemporary art fair and always in Hall 2 with our artists Cy Twombly, László Lakner, Manfred Hamm, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Andreas Lau, Hanna Sidorowicz, Yoann Ximenes, Alexandre Bour, Mickael Doucet and Yannick Fournié.
ILLUmine – ILLUsion // Alexandre Bour
Rendezvous in the gallery for the Nocturne of 14.06 in collaboration with the Jeudi Arty to discover the aerial works of our fetish and poetic sculptor Alexandre Bour.
Alexandre Bour’s sculptures are composed of raw materials and installations of light playing on cast shadows. As transparent and yet inhabited, his works float in weightlessness. By suspending these silhouettes of metallic threads, the artist creates a world of softness and lightness. The prowess of his technique is enhanced by the play of chiaroscuro which reveals the delicacy of each piece, while revolutionising the way we conceive of works of art. He composes with elusive elements such as shadow and light. Alexandre Bour delivers with gentleness the subjugation of the wire. Tamed by the lightness of a craftsman’s touch, the wire bends, dances and curves under the hands of its creator. The final object after this battle of materials takes the form of aerial installations of suspended figures, made of metal, shadow and light, which transcend the spectator’s perception of space. This French sculptor stages a skilful choreography mixing both the future of the intertwining wire and the gestures of the curious who waltz around the object to discover it in all its facets. So when the spectator contemplates these characters twirling in the air, his or her gaze is also transcended by the parallel presence of the shadow reflected on the wall, creating a subjective perception of several interacting realities. This “shadow-reflection” is also called “skia” in ancient Greece. The doubling of the line induced by the cast shadow gives a dynamic reading from two different points of view on the same object. The sculpture becomes a real drawing in space, it is then thought in terms of structure. The production of these sketches in volume is the result of a complex work of projection, passing through the reciprocal influence of technique and drawing. This artistic practice hides a meticulous and delicate work. This re-introduction of shadow as an integral component of the art object refers to the myth that was the precursor of the history of figurative representation. A few centuries B.C., the story is told of a young girl from the village of Dibutade who, in order not to forget the face of her lover going abroad, “surrounded with a line the shadow of her face, projected on the wall by the light of a lantern”. In fact Alexandre Bour with romanticism and virtuosity captures the movements of the body to give life to stories and characters that seem to come straight out of a dream. The artist realistically represents faces, bodies but also fauna and flora. The harmony of the lines brings out the rightness of expression. His characters have an anecdotal character, staged like micro stories. The artist thus offers an invitation to travel to those who look at these works.
Back at the German contemporary art fair Art Karlsruhe from 22 to 25.02 in Hall 2 to represent László Lakner, Manfred Hamm, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Cy Twombly, Andreas Lau, Stephanie de Rouge, Hanna Sidorowicz, Vicenta Valenciano, Pierre Roy Camille, Alexandre Bour, Mickael Doucet and Mathieu Nozieres.
For our second participation at Art Elysées Paris from 19 to 23.10, we focused on a relevant dialogue between the works of our artists; an initiative that was welcomed by a large number of visitors and collectors! Artists exhibited during the fair: Andreas lau, Alexandre Bour, Manfred Hamm, Sabine Christmann, Vicenta Valenciano, Rayk Goetze, Cy Twombly, Jazzu, Mickael Doucet, Gilles Compain, Walter Stöhrer and Mathieu Nozieres.
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