Fondation Carmignac

Founded in 2000 by Édouard Carmignac and led by Charles Carmignac, the Fondation Carmignac is a corporate foundation that supports contemporary artists through the creation of an international collection, the annual Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism award and the Foundation project open to the public on the preserved site of Porquerolles, Var, France.

Fondation Carmignac
Location within Paris
Established2000
Location24 Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France
Coordinates48.860339°N 2.337599°E / 48.860339; 2.337599
Typecontemporary art,
DirectorCharles Carmignac
Websitewww.fondation-carmignac.com

History of the collection

Originally centred on Pop Art and the Expressionist German School, the Carmignac corporate collection has more than 250 works from the 20th and 21st centuries, including work by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter, Andreas Gursky, Keith Haring, Martial Raysse, Zhang Huan, Korakrit Ayunanondchaï, Richard Prince or Sterling Ruby.

The collection is on display at Carmignac Gestion's headquarters in Paris, and offices in London, Madrid, Milan, Frankfurt, Luxembourg and Zurich.

The Carmignac Photojournalism Award

Created in 2009, and directed by Emeric Glayse, the Carmignac Photojournalism Award supports each year the production of an investigative photographic report on a region of the world where fundamental rights are threatened. Endowed with a €50,000 research grant, the laureate carries out their reportage with the support of the Foundation which organises, upon their return, a travelling exhibition and the publication of a monograph.

In 2016, the Photojournalism Award retrospective 2009–2015 at Saatchi Gallery was the most visited photojournalism exhibition (Source: The Art Newspaper).

In 2016, the 7th laureate, the photojournalist Narciso Contreras, brought back the first proofs of slavery in Libya.[1][2][3]

Past winners:

The Porquerolles project

The Foundation has plans to open new premises in 2016 on the island of Porquerolles (Var, France), in the heart of the Port-Cros National Park. The site will be open to the public and will show temporary exhibitions and artworks which will be created in situ for the museum and sculpture park.

The change of use for the existing building, a Provençal country house that is typical of the local architecture, requires a re-design which will be conducted by architect GMAA. The Carmignac Foundation commissioned landscape architect Louis Benech for the design of the gardens.

References
  1. ""Migrants : les esclaves de Libye"". Paris Match. 29 September 2016.
  2. ""Libye: l'enfer des migrants victimes du trafic humain, vu par Narciso Contreras"". France TV. 21 October 2016.
  3. ""La Libye est devenue la plaque tournante d'un gigantesque trafic d'êtres humains"". Télérama. 28 October 2016.
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