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Monumenta

MONUMENTA is a new contemporary art event providing leading international artists with the opportunity to engage with the great steel-and-glass nave of Paris's Grand Palais, through the creation of a series of totally new installations. Reflecting the extraordinary dynamism of the international contemporary art scene, MONUMENTA is a unique opportunity to discover the work of some of today's greatest living artists. This remarkable annual event will showcase, in alternate years, the work of French artists (or artists living in France) and artists from around the world.

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Best of MONUMENTA 2007
Image La première édition de MONUMENTA 2007 (Anselm Kiefer, Chute d’étoiles) a été visitée par plus de 135 000 visiteurs (soit 3800 visiteurs par jour). Retour en images sur six semaines de succès public et critiques. Voir la vidéo
 
Memory and mourning
Image Remembrance, and memory itself, are central to Anselm Kiefer's art. How is this memory constructed? And what are its implications? This article addresses these vital questions, and the importance of history in Kiefer's work. Read article.
 
Anselm Kiefer vu par Andréa Lauterwein
Image Andréa Lauterwein nous plonge dans l'univers d'Anselm Kiefer. Ses références, les motifs récurrents de son oeuvre, tout pour mieux comprendre le travail démiurgique de ce peintre hors norme. Voir la vidéo
 
 
   

Children's activities

MONUMENTA promotes access to the spectacular art installations at the Grand Palais, for the widest possible audience. Children are the focus of a special programme of unusual, innovative activities designed to introduce them to the world of contemporary art, taking familiar references from their daily lives as a starting-point.

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