Frac des Pays de la Loire

The Frac des Pays de la Loire is a gallery in France, part of the Fonds régional d'art contemporain. It opened in 1982.[1] Its purpose is to build an international collection and organize exhibitions in the region.[2] The Frac has also run a residency program since 1984.[3]

History

The Frac Pays de la Loire first settled in the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud. In 1988 it moved to the Villa of La Garenne-Lemot in Clisson. Since 2000 it is based in Carquefou in a building designed by Jean-Claude Pondevie specially conceived to meet its conservation and exhibition missions.[4]

The Frac was directed by Jean de Loisy from 1983 to 1986, by Guy Trotosa from 1986 to 1988, by Jean-François Taddei from 1988 to 2004, and from 2004 until today by Laurence Gateau.[5]

The collection

The Frac collection brings together more than 1,700 art works. The Frac acquisitions policy is to purchase works from emerging artists as well as historical art pieces.[6] It includes painting, photography, sculpture, installation, sound, performance from Alighiero Boetti, Christian Boltanski, Monica Bonvicini, Tea Djordjadze, Anne-Lise Coste, Lili Dujourie, Jimmie Durham, Raymond Hains, Ana Jotta, Véronique Joumard, Orlan, Gina Pane, Richard Prince, Martha Rosler, Jean-Michel Sanejouand, Peter Saul, Beat Streuli, Rosemarie Trockel, Valie Export, James Welling, among others.

Selected exhibitions

Selected publications

As part of its mission to support contemporary art, the Frac des Pays de la Loire publishes exhibition catalogs and artists' books.

  • Martin Boyce, published with JPR Ringier, 2009 ISBN 978-3905770742
  • Monica Bonvicini, This hammer means business, published with Museion Bozen/Bolzano, 2009[15] ISBN 978-3865607188
  • Anne Tronche, Jean-Michel Sanejouand Rétrospectivement, 2012 ISBN 978-2081282704
  • Bruno Peinado, L’écho / Ce qui sépare, 2016[16] ISBN 978-2906247789

References
  1. "Trente ans qu'il donne à goûter l'art d'aujourd'hui". Ouest-France. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. "Frac des Pays de la Loire". www.paris-art.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. Goldman Kay, Jonah. "Olivia Mihălțianu at Anca Poterasu Gallery". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. "FRAC Pays de la Loire | Cnap". www.cnap.fr. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. De La Fresnaye, Marie-Elisabeth (9 May 2019). "Portrait de Laurence Gateau, directrice du Frac des Pays de la Loire". 9 Lives Magazine (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. Loire, Frac des Pays de la (28 August 2020). "Frac des Pays de la Loire". Navigart.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. Schonwald, Cedric. "Monica Bonvicini à Carquefou | Zérodeux / 02" (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  8. "Jean-Michel Sanejouand, Retrospectively…". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  9. Simode, Fabien. "Gerard Byrne, voyage dans l'absurde - 22 août 2014 - L'ŒIL - n° 671". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. "do it - Independent Curators International". curatorsintl.org. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  11. Bonnet, Frédéric. "Amar Kanwar : " Mes œuvres, une tentative de comprendre la violence " - 30 août 2016 - Le Journal des Arts - n° 462". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. Dupuis, Dorothée (16 January 2017). ""Notes from the future: a crossbreed laborer's diary" at FRAC Pays de la Loire, Carquefou". Mousse Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  13. Vincente, Anne-Lou (3 August 2018). "Armen Eloyan at Frac des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, France". Mousse Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  14. "Josephine Meckseper at Frac des pays de la Loire, Carquefou". Mousse Magazine. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  15. "This Hammer Means Business |" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  16. Prouteau, Eva. "Bruno Peinado, L'écho / Ce qui sépare | Zérodeux / 02" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  17. Gleyze, Valentin (25 May 2019). "Delphine Coindet : un choix de sculpture". Critique d'art. Actualité internationale de la littérature critique sur l'art contemporain (in French). ISSN 1246-8258.


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