"Centre Pompidou, Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris, Musee du Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, Musee National Picasso, Paris, Musee Yves Saint Laurent, Paris." "All works by Yves Saint Laurent featured in this book are from the collections of the Musee Yves Saint Laurent Paris." Translated from the French of: Yves Saint Laurent aux musees. Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-301).
Contents:
Introduction: Yves Saint Laurent and art / Mouna Mekouar -- Centre Pompidou -- Yves Saint Laurent and the Musee National d'Art Moderne: A shared history / Christian Briend and Marie Sarre -- Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris -- Yves Saint Laurent at the Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris / Fabrice Hergott and Charlotte Barat -- Musee du Louvre -- Yves Saint Laurent's creations in the Gallery of Apollo / Anne Dion-Tenenbaum -- Musee d'Orsay -- In the shadow of Marcel Proust / Donatien Grau -- Musee National Picasso, Paris -- Yves Saint Laurent and Pablo Picasso / Aurelie Samuel -- Musee Yves Saint Laurent Paris -- Saint Laurent by Francʹois Sagan
Summary:
January 1962 saw the launch of the very first collection by Yves Saint Laurent. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of his couture house, the Musee Yves Saint Laurent Paris is organizing a unique retrospective of the couturier's work that juxtaposes his creations with art works from the collections of four major Paris institutions: the Musee d'Orsay, the Centre Pompidou, the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and the Musee Picasso, as well as presenting a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the secrets of couture at the Musee Yves Saint Laurent. From the ancient world to pop art, Yves Saint Laurent regularly took inspiration from art history as he combined colours, carved out new forms and rethought the structure of garments in order to create his own masterpieces. Here, androgynous silhouettes and Proustian gowns stand alongside Manet's Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe, feather patterns respond to Jackson Pollock's drip paintings, flowing silhouettes merge with a mural by Raoul Dufy, Lucio Fontana's neon lights make metallic fabrics sparkle and the motifs on a coat echo The Dance by Henri Matisse. Exploring the couturier's deliberate homages to the masters of art and his never-ending quest for new means of aesthetic expression, this book takes readers on an unforgettable journey through art history with Yves Saint Laurent as a guide. Exhibition: Musee Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, France (19.01.-18.09.2022) & installations at the Musee d'Orsay, the Louvre, the Centre Pompidou, the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and the Musee Picasso, Paris, France (19.01.-15.05.2022).
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