Persephone, Jeanne Vicerial and Leslie Moquin

In an 18th-century maison at the foot of the Arènes in Arles, the Foundation presents the summer exhibition Persephone. It features the work of artist-designer Jeanne Vicerial and photographer Leslie Moquin, in dialogue with in situ commissioned works by artists Sylvie Auvray, Rina Banerjee and Adrien Vescovi and works from the collection.

The exhibition unveils, in an unprecedented way, Leslie Moquin’s photographs documenting the clothing compositions that Jeanne Vicerial produced during confinement while a resident of the Académie de France in Rome-Villa Medici (2019-2020). These images document often ephemeral pieces, designed every day for forty days as a sort of confinement spring / summer collection.In tandem, the exhibition showcases several clothing sculptures from the series of “Open Venuses”. Made with flowers from the gardens of the Villa Medici, they are a reinterpretation of Clemente Susini’s Venerina, an emblematic piece in the history of anatomical representation.

A summer pop-up presents a selection of ceramics by Anne Agbadou-Masson, as well as books from the Foundation and Ishtar editions.

In October 2023, the Foundation invites the Brussels-based French artist Elise Peroi for an off-site production residency in dialogue with the territory and local know-how.


The Foundation, beyond the walls