Curators: Rémi Enguehard and Peggy Vovos
Open Tue. – Sun. 2pm-6pm
Opening on 10 May at 3.30pm
In partnership with the association La Source Garouste – Villarceaux.
With works by: Andrea Blum, Tiphaine Calmettes, Monique Frydman, Christopher Le Brun, Sophie Nys, Didier Trenet et Ulla von Brandenburg, from Frac Île-de-France collection, and a new work by Wang Ying.
This exhibition invites visitors to discover the various forms of contemporary art with water as theme, in keeping with the medieval and monastic history of the Domaine régional de Villarceaux (Regional Estate of Villarceaux). The natural features of the site, with its many springs, seems to be the reason for the arrival of the Benedictine nuns around the 12th century, and the priory appears to have been the founding and legendary element. The exhibition traces the history of the estate in the Middle Ages and highlights its exceptional nature. The works are also displayed in the open air, where visitors can stroll around, as in the case of the work by Wang Ying, an artist in residence at La Source Garouste, inspired by her encounter with the site and its inhabitants. Throughout the exhibition, from the medieval ruins to the garden of simple plants, we can learn about the communal life of the nuns who followed the Rule of Saint Benedict from chapter to chapter. The works mark the distance in time that separates us from them and embody their ghosts, allowing us to imagine all the people who might have gazed upon these stretches of water.
Domaine régional de Villarceaux 95710 Chaussy
Rendez-vous
LES SAMEDIS À LA CAMPAGNE (SATURDAYS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE)
Saturday 10 May, 11am to 9pm – Free admission
Lunch on the grass
Forests, valleys, cultivated fields, wide expanses of grass and bodies of water: come and enjoy an exceptional picnic in the bucolic landscape of Villarceaux, which has been awarded the ‘Remarkable Garden’ and ‘Ecological Green Space’ labels.
Operation Villarceaux sans déchet: bring your picnic, take home your rubbish!
APPARITION / DISPARITION PAR LES SOUFFLEURS COMMANDOS POÉTIQUES
Poetic performance
From 1pm – Free admission – Gardens
Les Souffleurs offer a poetic metaphor for the anonymous flow of information, whispering poetic, philosophical and literary secrets into the ears of passers-by using hollow canes (nightingales).
LAURA CAHEN – Concert jazz
7pm – Orangerie
After two debut albums and duets with Jeanne Added, Emel Mathlouthi, Juliette Armanet, Pi Ja Ma, Melissa Laveaux and Juneson, Laura Cahen has established herself as a key figure on the French music scene. She returned in 2024 with her first song, Quitter la ville, about burning desire against a backdrop of ecological disaster, as well as Les Astres, an invitation to let go and surrender to love, and now Partout.
Free, subject to availability: domainedevillarceaux@iledefrance.fr