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Les Années folles de Coco Chanel

With its display of a selection of textile creations and emblematic works of art produced during this decade, the exhibition will pay tribute to Chanel’s distinctly visionary approach in her invention of the “new woman”. Presenting more than two hundred objects, it will create a unique dialogue between thirty of Gabrielle Chanel’s designs and accessories and forty works by modern artists, including Kees Van Dongen, Pablo Picasso, Marie Laurencin, Natalia Goncharova, Sonia Delaunay, Jean Cocteau, Mikhail Larionov and Alexandra Exter, with, in addition, numerous photographs by Man Ray, Dora Kallmus, Edward Steichen and Roger Schall.

As an extension of this rich dialogue between fashion and the visual arts, the artist Chloé Royer (born in 1989) has been invited to create a series of works for the exhibition. In harmony with Chanel’s creations, her sculptures in bronze, glass and ceramics question contemporary representations of the female body while drawing on the artistic expertise of the fashion industry.

The exhibition 'Les Années Folles de Coco Chanel' revolves around three main themes: outdoor life and the growing popularity of seaside leisure; the Ballets Russes and the influence of Slavic cultures; the invention of the “Riviera style”.
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Selected artworks

  • Francesco Vezzoli,                                      Olga Forever (Olga Picasso, ca. 1930 II)’, 2012

    Francesco Vezzoli Olga Forever (Olga Picasso, ca. 1930 II)’, 2012

    Huile sur toile, collage de toile imprimée et de broderie
    Oil on canvas, laserprint and embroidery collage

    121 x 84 cm
    47 5/8 x 33 1/8 Inches

  • Francesco Vezzoli,                                      Radio Diaghilev, 2012

    Francesco Vezzoli Radio Diaghilev, 2012

    1920’s walnut radio cabinet, laserprint on canvas, selection of music from Sergej Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes
    42 x 100 x 54 cm
    16 1/2 x 39 3/8 x 21 1/4 in