The Manufacture presents the « Arts & Crafts & Design. Time according to Alessandro Mendini and his craftsmen» exhibition at the Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain, in Paris.
The artistic crafts are part of the Vacheron Constantin tradition. Since 1755, Vacheron Constantin has never ceased to support and spread its exclusive know-how beyond its frontiers. It has also supported and developed actions in favor of artistic excellence for many years.
With the « Arts and Crafts and Design. Time according to Alessandro Mendini and his craftsmen» exhibition, which includes thirteen works, Vacheron Constantin creates a dialogue between the universe of fine watchmaking, the design and the artistic crafts around the theme of Time.
These works, designed by Alessandro Mendini were created by acclaimed Italian craftsmen, using thirteen different materials. The cultural ambition of the exhibition is to highlight the fundamental role, played by artistic crafts in our society, including them in a permanently evolving dialogue with contemporary creation. Each piece carries the signature of Alessandro Mendini and the craftsman who designed it.
Within the framework of its cultural patronage policy, Vacheron Constantin has committed to transforming this project into a travelling exhibition that has already been showed at the Ecole d’Art et de Design de Lausanne (ECAL) and the Superstudio in Milan. At the end of these exhibitions, the artworks will be sold in favor of a project or an organization supporting artistic crafts.
Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain, Paris, 23-27 October 2013.
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