Press release - La Cité du Vin

29th November 2016
Press release
La Cité du Vin in Bordeaux : Temporary Exhibition Bistrot ! From Baudelaire to Picasso
From March 17th to June 21st 2017
The exhibition Bistrot ! From Baudelaire to Picasso will take place from March 17th until June 21st 2017.
Containing around a hundred works, the aim of this exhibition is to highlight the essential role played by cafes
and bistrots, convivial spaces, in creation and society from the 18th century until mid-20th century.
At times leaving France behind for the rest of Europe and the USA, combining traditional media with
photography and cinema, it celebrates the living, fertile links between the world of the arts and the world of
the cafe.
Exploring the broad range of situations created by cafés, from solitary
drinker to pick-up scenes, from melancholic withdrawal to identity
affirmation, from male exclusivity to female advocacy, the exhibition
also examines what artists were trying to say about themselves and
their time. From section to section, the mobile geography of these
urban enclaves – open to all our dreams and all our encounters –
leads the visitor back to themself.
Some of the artists featured in the exhibition: Louis Aragon, Charles
Baudelaire, Jean Béraud, Charles Camoin, Otto Dix, Robert Doisneau,
Raoul Dufy, Jean-Louis Forain, Jörg Immendorf, Léon Lhermitte,
André Masson, Pablo Picasso, Jean-François Raffaëlli, Mark Rothko,
Patti Smith, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jacques Villon, Edouard
Vuillard and many others.
Charles Camoin
La petite Lina, 1907
Huile sur toile, 66 x 55 cm
Marseille, musée Cantini
©Photo Claude Almodovar et Michel Vialle
© ADAGP, Paris 2016
Picture and mandatory disclosures available upon request. Press kit available soon.
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A scientific committee was formed for this project, consisting of leading names in their fields:
- Stephane Guegan, art historian
- Pascal Ory, professor of history at Paris-I-Pantheon-Sorbonne University
- Philippe Sollers, author
- Jean-Didier Vincent, Institute member, emeritus professor at the Paris-XI University, member of the
Academie des Vins de France
Exhibition Curator:
Laurence Chesneau-Dupin, Cultural Director of the Foundation for Wine Culture and Civilisations
With Marion Eybert, Temporary Exhibition Manager
Practical information:
Exhibition Bistrot! From Baudelaire to Picasso - March 17th until 21st June 2017 at La Cité du Vin
Price: 8 Euros for the exhibition itself, or 24 Euros with the visit of La Cité du Vin (including the immersive
and interactive experience of the permanent tour guided by our traveling companion and the wine tasting at
the belvedere).
Adress : 1, esplanade de Pontac - 33300 Bordeaux - France
www.laciteduvin.com
About La Fondation pour la culture et les civilisations du vin:
Individuals and companies can support the cultural action at La Cité du Vin by joining the Circle of Friends or
the Circle of Corporate Patrons. Thanks to donations, La Fondation pour la culture et les civilisations du vin,
a foundation recognised as being in the public interest, can offer a rich and varied cultural programme all
year round at La Cité du Vin and thereby transmit the age-old culture of wine to the greatest possible number
in order to enlighten and contribute to protecting this intangible and universal heritage.
About La Cité du Vin:
La Cité du Vin is a unique cultural venue located in Bordeaux, dedicated to wine as a cultural, universal and
living heritage. It offers a spectacular journey around the world, through the ages, in all cultures. Visitors may
book tickets at www.laciteduvin.com
Opening hours in 2017:
From 1st January to 31st March: Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm (closed on Mondays)
La Cité du Vin will be closed on 1st of January
From 1st April to 30th June: Everyday from 9.30am to 7pm
From 1st July to 31st of August: Everyday from 9.30am to 7.30pm
Press contacts:
La Cité du Vin: Pauline Versace Ph. +335 47 50 06 73/+337 68 33 39 29 [email protected]
Agence Hémisphère Sud : Corinne Hennequin - Manon Anceaux Ph.+335 57 77 59 60 / +336 37 04 78 65
[email protected]
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