Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris Shows a Retrospective of Jean-Paul Goude

Written by Pierre Riveronde Saturday, 26 November 2011 23:25

Paris.- Les Arts Décoratifs is pleased to present "Goudemalion: Jean-Paul Goude a Retrospective" on view at the museum until March 18th 2012. The exhibition marks the first time that Jean-Paul Goude’s work has been exhibited in a major solo show in Paris and provides a retrospective of the artist's creative vision and oeuvre encompassing all his areas of activity, from fashion and photography to advertising and the live event. His entire forty-year career will be retraced in the nave at Les Arts Décoratifs, featuring his drawings, objects, music, films and photographs. Conceived as a large installation, the exhibition will of course evoke the Bicentenary of the French Revolution. Visitors will be welcomed in the reception hall by one of the gigantic waltzing ladies that caused such a sensation in the 1989 parade, then discover the monumental locomotive in the middle of the nave, installed on conveyor belt surrounded by numerous drawings.

In the Tuileries gallery, an ‘introspective’ evocation of Goude’s work will take the public on a chronological journey from his débuts at Saint-Mandé to his most recent work. Evoking his decisive encounters, collaborations, influences and souvenirs, this journey will be punctuated with the artist’s original creations, while in the alcoves on the rue de Rivoli side six theatrical yet intimate installations will reactivate the highpoints of his life and work. After a chilhood at Saint-Mandé, in 1964,

Jean-Paul Goude started as an illustrator for the “Printemps” department stores, before becoming art director for the magazine “Esquire” in 1970. A role he filled for ten years. At the time he was working for the New York-based magazine, he directed Grace Jones who would become the mother of his son. In 1983, he published his autobiography entitled “jungle fever” and directed the movie “el flamenco” using the concept “shake me” invented in 1972. His movies are close to his personal works and illustrate his taste for bodies, exoticism, music, danse, and fairy tales. He describes his silent movies as ballets or mime shows. The eccentric colors of his artworks served prestigious brand such as Perrier, Citroen or Chanel and were worldwide broadcasted. In 1989, for the bicentenary of the french révolution, the government entrusted him with conceiving a huge procession at the Champs Elysées, further contributing to his popularity. In 1990, for the Chanel 's Egoist perfume, he directed a movie beginning as a tragedy in B&W, and changing to color, to finish as a ballet. Since 2001, he has been the art director for Galeries Lafayettes advertising campaign.

Les Arts Décoratifs is a private, non-profit museum of decorative arts located in Paris, France. The museum dates to 1882, when collectors with an interest in the applied arts formed the initial organization. For many years it was known as the Union centrale des Arts décoratifs (UCAD), but in December 2004 it was renamed Les Arts Decoratifs. The museum currently occupies three sites, with the Ateliers du Carrousel (art and craft workshops) active at all three. Boasting some 150,000 objects, the collections of Les Arts Décoratifs are privileged testaments to the French art of living, the savoir-faire of its craftsmen and industrialists, the research and creativity of its artists, the passion of its collectors, the generosity of its donors and the desire to pass these riches on to others. There is not a single technique, material or type of object that cannot be found in the Arts Décoratifs inventories: tie-pin, escritoire, doll’s house, scenic wallpaper, stained glass, wood, enamel, plastic, shark’s skin and amaranth … the list is endless. Many criteria governed the selection of some 6,000 objects for permanent display, including their exemplarity, use, economy, craftsmanship, prowess and symbolism. Visit the museum's website at ... http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr

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