Musée Matisse

Matisse années 1930.

À travers Cahiers d’Art

After being presented at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, the exhibition of the Fauve artist’s work during the 1930s moved to the Nice museum, a stone’s throw from his former studio at the Régina in Cimiez. Matisse widened his horizons in 1930 by going on a trip to the United States and then on to Tahiti, and he also began working differently, taking photographs while creating his art, drawing on a daily basis, producing more and more monumental figures such as the Grand nu couché and very large compositions such as 

La Danse de la Fondation Barnes. Unmissable.

Jusqu’au 24 septembre

164 avenue des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
Tél. 04 93 81 08 08 I musée-matisse-nice.org

Musée Masséna 

Emmanuel Costa I

Voir en peinture la Riviera

This painter of history and architecture was born in Menton in 1833. He is one of the few who left a valuable account of what life was like for the people of Nice during the 19^th century, with his unique take on the Riviera, from Estérel to Liguria and “beyond”. As well as the very fine furniture that has been kept at the Villa Masséna, this summer the walls of the historic residence are hung with around a hundred watercolour landscapes by Emmanuel Costa as well as some of his religious works. A talented watercolourist who deserves to be rediscovered.

Jusqu’au 17 septembre I 65 rue de France, Nice | Tél. 04 93 91 19 10 | nice.fr

Musée Masséna 

Emmanuel Costa I

Voir en peinture la Riviera

This painter of history and architecture was born in Menton in 1833. He is one of the few who left a valuable account of what life was like for the people of Nice during the 19^th century, with his unique take on the Riviera, from Estérel to Liguria and “beyond”. As well as the very fine furniture that has been kept at the Villa Masséna, this summer the walls of the historic residence are hung with around a hundred watercolour landscapes by Emmanuel Costa as well as some of his religious works. A talented watercolourist who deserves to be rediscovered.

Jusqu’au 17 septembre I 65 rue de France, Nice | Tél. 04 93 91 19 10 | nice.fr

Musée Bonnard
On sort ! Les loisirs avec Bonnard et son époque 

Bonnard’s familiar works depict everyday life, the intimacy of human skin adorned with myriad muted reflections, and the inimitable style that he expressed as he looked out on the world from his window. He lived and worked at his home studio in Cagnes-sur-Mer, but the painter also bore witness to the social whirlwind of Montmartre, with its cabarets and shows, and the bustling Parisian boulevards created by Baron Haussmann. This atmosphere of leisure and celebration is palpable in his canvases, and also depicted in those of fifteen other painters.

Jusqu’au 5 novembre I 16 boulevard Sadi Carnot, Le Cannet | Tél. 04 93 94 06 06 | museebonnard.fr

Musée Fragonard 

Je déclare vivre de mon art 

Aware of the discrimination shown towards women artists, museums are now helping to ensure they are rediscovered. Five such artists are the subject of this exhibition, curated by Carole Blumenfeld. The Lemoine sisters and their cousin Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet were painters during the late 18th century. A huge amount of research was required to bring this collection together.

Jusqu’au 8 octobre I 14 rue Jean Ossola, Grasse 

Tél. 04 93 36 02 07 I usines-parfum.fragonard.com

Fondation Carmignac

L’île intérieure

While many of today’s artists are committed to social, political and environmental subjects, this exhibition turns away from those issues and looks deep within, as if it is echoing the position of the Villa Carmignac in its isolated position on an island in the Mediterranean. Among the seventy works in this collection, there are paintings by Andrew Cranston and Verne Dawson, sculptures by Francis Uprichard and Corentin Grossmann, and depictions of the real island as seen by Darren Almond and Jennifer Douzenel. A journey inside, via the outside.

Jusqu’au 5 novembre I La Courtade, île de Porquerolles, Hyères

| Tél. 04 65 65 25 50 | fondationcarmignac.com

Pôle de création contemporaine Le 109 Nice

Bernar Venet I 1963 : un regard, 60 ans plus tard

His monumental steel sculptures can be found in various countries, such as the 115.5° Arc in the Jardin d’Albert Ier in Nice. Admittedly, before leaving to develop his career in the USA on the advice of Arman, the artist had a studio in Rue Pairolière in 1963. One evening while walking along the Avenue de Verdun, he came across a pile of gravel and tar. This aesthetic shock went on to be a decisive moment for his work, which is both conceptual and minimal. Note that in addition to pieces by Bernar Venet, the exhibition presents the winners of the 2018 & 2019 Young Creation Prizes from the City of Nice and the Venet Foundation in a nearby space. Your journey of discovery starts here!

Jusqu’au 2 septembre  I 89 route de Turin, Nice | Tél. 04 97 13 32 56 | le109.nice.fr

Fondation Maeght

Une saison Riopelle

Turning our attention to the work and style of 20th century painters, the Canadian artist Jean Paul Riopelle, also the companion of Joan Mitchell, produced very dense abstract canvases in addition to his figurative works. Chevreuse, the largest painting in this exhibition, attests to that style, and Riopelle’s paintings are like mosaics formed from countless small touches of colour applied with a spatula. With works from his studios in France and on the other side of the Atlantic, the exhibition looks back on the techniques used by this artist, who also made drawings, sculptures, ceramics, lithographs, collages and tapestries. A series of dance, concert and film evenings are also scheduled throughout the summer.

Jusqu’au 12 novembre  I 623 Chemin des Gardettes, Saint-Paul-de-Vence 

Tél. 04 93 32 81 63 | fondation-maeght.com

Espace de l’Art Concret 

Cécile Bart & Ode Bertrand I Dialogue avec la collection

These French artists share an interest in rhythm. As a ballet dancer in her youth, Ode Bertrand discovered painting with her aunt, Aurélie Nemours. Having rubbed shoulders with the Albers-Honegger couple since the 80s, Cécile Bart also works on the body, through her paintings/screens that are scattered in space. Driven by the same rigor, the two visual artists initiate a dialogue focused on their works and those of the Donation Albers-Honegger. The exhibition involves interplay between frames and mesh, also toying with scale – from the small to the infinitely large.

Jusqu’au 31 mars 2024 I Château de Mouans, Mouans-Sartoux Tél. 04 93 75 71 50 | espacedelartconcret.fr

Espace de l’Art Concret 

Cécile Bart & Ode Bertrand I Dialogue avec la collection

These French artists share an interest in rhythm. As a ballet dancer in her youth, Ode Bertrand discovered painting with her aunt, Aurélie Nemours. Having rubbed shoulders with the Albers-Honegger couple since the 80s, Cécile Bart also works on the body, through her paintings/screens that are scattered in space. Driven by the same rigor, the two visual artists initiate a dialogue focused on their works and those of the Donation Albers-Honegger. The exhibition involves interplay between frames and mesh, also toying with scale – from the small to the infinitely large.

Jusqu’au 31 mars 2024 I Château de Mouans, Mouans-Sartoux Tél. 04 93 75 71 50 | espacedelartconcret.fr

Centre de la photographie de Mougins

Harold Feinstein I
La Roue des merveilles

The work of this American photographer was exhibited at New York’s Museum of Modern Art when he was young, and he produced many of his pictures on Coney Island where he was born in 1931. This member of the Photo League – a group of professional and amateur photographers committed to fighting social injustice – developed a sensitive, deeply human eye for those excluded from “prosperity” in the New York peninsula. His commitment to the cause extends beyond the borders of the USA to international human rights, as evidenced by the photographs he captured during the Korean War.

Jusqu’au 8 octobre I 43 rue de l’Église, Mougins 

Tél. 04 22 21 52 12

centrephotographiemougins.com

Musée de l’Annonciade 

Cross dans la lumière du Var 

Henri-Edmond Cross was one of the early twentieth-century painters who helped liberate colour. Like Paul Signac and Henri Matisse, he later made the choice to settle in the South of France, where he admired the landscapes and the light. With around fifty paintings, the exhibition takes audiences through the evolution of his work, from his first neo-Impressionist landscapes using the tone division technique – to his radiant canvases that are rich with colour and sensuality.

Jusqu’au 14 novembre I 2 place Georges Grammont, Saint-Tropez 

I Tél. 04 94 17 84 10 | saint-tropez.fr