Rock, Paper, Scissors!
Gallery Talk
The Silhouette World
of Béatrice Coron
Wednesday, March
24, 2010 at 7pm
Le Skyroom
Part of the series Rock,
Paper, Scissors! |
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Meet
acclaimed French artist Béatrice
Coron, who will talk about the silhouette worlds
she invents, cutting them into existence from single sheets
of paper. Coron, a self-taught paper-cutter, first became
familiar with cutting techniques in her native France, developing
her interest and skill further while living in China. Her
hand-cut compositions, often populated with hundreds of carefully
crafted figures, appear to burst with activity and life.
Now based in New York, Coron’s work has been well received
and is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Bibliothèque
Nationale de France. She has received several public art
commissions including New York’s and Chicago’s respective
Transit Authorities.
In an evening of conversation, this innovative artist will
share the stories behind her works.
David Revere McFadden, Chief Curator at New York’s Museum
of Arts and Design (MAD), will introduce Béatrice
Coron. MAD is currently presenting the acclaimed exhibition
Slash:
Paper Under the Knife (through April 4) which features
Coron’s work.
Béatrice Coron: www.beatricecoron.com
In
English
Venue
Le Skyroom
22 East 60th Street, NYC |
FIAF's
Winter 2010 Season Sponsors: American Airlines, the official
airline of FIAF; the Cultural Services of the French Embassy;
Culturesfrance; the Florence Gould Foundation; New York City
Dept. of Cultural Affairs;
and New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency |
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Website
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