The Chateau La Coste, a wine estate converted into an open-air museum in France, is hosting ‘The Light That Shines’ until June 23, a huge exhibition with dozens of sculptures and paintings by British artist Damien Hirst.
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The region of Provence has always inspired the great masters, from Cézanne to Van Gogh, and its incomparable light. Chateau La Costea large wine estate of 200 hectares, has been transformed in the last 20 years into an authentic Outdoor museum. Since the beginning of March it has hosted a giant exhibition of Damien Hirstwith dozens of sculptures and paintingsunder the title ‘The light that shines’.
Marie Rozet, head of communication and cultural programming, explains that it is about the first time that one artist will occupy the five exhibition spaces. It will also be installed in the gardens of the estate and in the park.
“Damien Hirst is the British artist internationally renowned that everyone knows. We will have from completely new series that we have never seen until most classic series of his work, such as ‘Natural History’ and the formaldehyde animals that made him famous in the early 90s,” says Rozet.
Architecture as a link between Provence, its vineyards and its light
The ‘Natural History’ It is located in the Renzo Piano building built in the groove of the vineyards, while ‘The Empresses’ is exhibited in a building in the middle of the forest. It also exhibits the series ‘Paintings of the Secret Gardens’.
“The architecture It is a medium (although I don’t know if we can call it that), a very important art in this field. The first work of art to be installed were the wine cellars of Jean Nouvel, the French architect, and then Tadao Ando, Franck Gehry, Renzo Piano, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Niemeyer… They have all created slightly different places, but they are pavilions quite humble that allow us to host other exhibitions and therefore other artists,” adds Rozet.
The architecture looks like the ideal bond between the land of Provence, its vineyards and its light. A farm surrounded by nature thus becomes the perfect setting for works of art.
‘The Light That Shines’ by Damien Hirst can be visited at Chateau La Coste Until June 23.
