Ceramic art like you've never seen it. The Musée Déchelette orchestrates a sumptuous face-to-face between its rich collection crossed by the great names of enamel, stoneware and glazed terracotta and a recent donation structured around around fifty virtuoso ceramic artists. And who other than the pioneer Pierre Bayle to initiate this multiple presentation?

Halfway between craftsmanship, art and design, this fiery exhibition compares the historical sources of modern ceramics with the flagship of contemporary creation, notably contrasting one of the oldest pieces in its collection – the famous “Bol de Roanne” – with the fanciful, precious and baroque compositions of Valérie Ceulemans.

Here, the poetry of a sandstone sculpture by Bernard Dejonghe dialogues with the captivating work of Anne Verdier, while the spotted patterns of Swedish ceramist Hans Hedberg – known for his creations in the shape of giant fruits or XXL eggs – correspond with the fragility of Rémi Bohnert’s pieces. Eclectic in both content and form, this diverse exhibition celebrates above all the guarantors of centuries-old know-how.

JOSEPH DÉCHELETTE MUSEUM
From December 2, 2023 to May 27, 2024
22 rue Anatole France, 42300 Roanne

Published on 7 décembre 2023 à 09:15, mis à jour le 15 décembre 2023 à 09:07 by Pauline Chevallereau

The Feasts of Chambord exhibition at the Château de Chambord

Chambord National Estate
From September 26, 2026 to January 24, 2027

Four meals, from Francis I to Lady Diana, brought up to the second floor of the keep.

Sheila Hicks, Another break in the wall, installation de fibres colorées

Contemporary

Sheila Hicks exhibition, Beyond, at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille

LILLE PALACE OF FINE ARTS
From October 9, 2026 to March 8, 2027

Sheila Hicks, a pioneer of textile art, is given carte blanche at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille and becomes the first female artist to occupy its atrium.