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Salon International de la peinture de Delme
MARILOU BAL, KÉVIN BLINDERMAN, NICOLAS CECCALDI, AUDREY COUPPÉ DE KERMADEC, ANGÉLIQUE HEIDLER, CHARLOTTE HOUETTE, JACENT, RENAUD JEREZ, ASH LOVE, MATTHIEU PALUD, CÉDRIC RIVRAIN, LOUISE SARTOR.
From Saturday 8 February to Sunday 8 June 2025
Opening: Friday 7 February 2025 at 6.00PM
Welcome to the Salon International de la peinture de Delme, an exhibition of paintings selected from among works by passionate artists, all concerned with the activity of painting today. Over the past decade, we have witnessed a so-called “return” of painting, that has accordingly triggered numerous exhibitions on the subject[1]. This one does not aim to be thematic or represent a school, and this will be understood by the very disparate styles and approaches of the artists shown: among the paintings presented, some adhere to rigorous figurative representation techniques while others are somewhat abstract, sometimes veering towards psychedelic forms. Others draw on technology, either through their mode of production, or because it is the subject of the work. Finally, some cast a critical eye over the economic regimes in place, carry a socio-political message, or challenge the historicity of pictorial art.
This eclectic presentation is nevertheless inspired by the format of painting salons, both those of local amateur artists’ associations, with their specific hanging styles and flexibility in their recognisable selections of artworks (often very inspiring ones), but also those, more historical salons organised by independent artists’ associations of the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, such as the first Impressionists’ Salon held at Nadar’s studio, whose 150th anniversary was celebrated in 2024[2]. It is a matter of paying tribute to all of the dynamics and energies continually exerted by artists to present their works to the public, often with their own means, when institutional pathways are not easy or immediate, for different reasons depending on the period. We note that many artists brought together here did not immediately resort to institutions to present their paintings. They first entered a parallel circuit of artist-run spaces thanks to invitations from other artists or independent exhibition curators in “project spaces” and other improvised locations, only identified by their peers, since they had few means of communication. The Salon International de la peinture de Delme thus presents itself as a collective exhibition in a similar vein to these various salon typologies, with no theme other than that of showing painting, while paying homage to all of these artists who were brave and savvy enough to create their own conditions for the presentation of their artworks.
The Centre d’art contemporain - la synagogue de Delme would like to thank the artists and private lenders, galerie Crèvecœur (Paris), Tonus (Paris), Fitzpatrick Gallery (Paris), galerie Edouard Montassut (Paris), Guillaume Lemuhot, Valentin Wattier and the municipal employees.
[1] Examples of recent painting exhibitions include: Les Apparences, CAC – A cent mètres du monde, Perpignan (2021); Immortelle, MOCO, Montpelier (2023); Voir en peinture, La jeune figuration en France, Musée d’art moderne et contemporain des Sables-d’Olonne (2023); Between pixel and pigment. Hybrid painting in post-digital times, Marta Herford et Kunsthalle Bielefeld (2024); Le jour des peintres. 80 peintres contemporains de la scène française à la rencontre des visiteurs, Musée d’Orsay, Paris (2024); The Living End: Painting and Other Technologies, 1970–2020, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2024); and Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968, MOCA, Los Angeles (2024).
[2] See the exhibition Paris 1874. Inventer l’impressionnisme, Musée d’Orsay, Paris (2024).
Marilou Bal
Born in 1990 in Pessac (France). Graduated from the HEAD, Geneva, she lives and works in Geneva.
Kevin Blinderman
Born in 1994 in Neuilly-Sur-Seine (France). Graduated from ENSAPC, Paris-Cergy, he lives and works in Paris.
Nicolas Ceccaldi
Born in 1983 in Canada. Graduated from HfBK Städelschule in Frankfort, he lives and works between Vienna and Paris.
Audrey Couppé de Kermadec
Born in 1992 in Paris. Journalist, writer, artist and performer, they live and work in Paris.
Angélique Heidler
Born in 1992 in Paris. Graduated from the Slade School of Fine Arts in London, she lives and works in Ivry-sur-Seine (France).
Charlotte Houette
Born in 1983 in Chambray-les-Tours (France). Graduated from ENSBA in Paris, she lives and works in Paris.
Jacent
Duo made of Jade Fourès-Varnier and Vincent de Hoÿm. Born in 1984 in Paris and Narbonne (France). Graduated from ESAG Penninghen, Paris, they live and work in Paris.
Renaud Jerez
Born in 1982 in Narbonne (France). Graduated from ENSBA in Paris, he lives and works in Paris.
Ash Love
Born in 1996 in Bordeaux. Graduated from the HEAD, Geneva, they live and work in Marseille.
Matthieu Palud
Born in 1983 in Perpignan (France). He lives and works in Paris.
Cédric Rivrain
Born in 1977 in Limoges (France). He lives and works in Paris.
Louise Sartor
Born in 1988 in Paris. Graduated from ENSBA in Paris, she lives and works in Paris.
Friday 7 February 2025
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6.00PM
The CAC - la synagogue de Delme is pleased to invite you to the Salon International de la peinture de Delme on Friday February 7th 2025 from 6pm attended by the artists.
Free shuttle from Metz for the opening of the exhibition. Departure at 5pm from Rue d'Austrasie, opposite the Hôtel Moderne, a stone's throw from Metz SNCF station (Schidler...
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Friday 7 February 2025
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5.00PM
Free shuttle from Metz for the opening of the Salon International de la peinture de Delme on Friday February 7th 2025.
Departure at 5pm from Rue d'Austrasie, opposite the Hôtel Moderne, a stone's throw from Metz SNCF station (Schidler Tourist Bus). Return journey from Delme at 8.45pm (arriving around 9.30pm in Metz).
Reservations : 03 87 01 43 42...
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