JAN ET JOËL MARTEL, SCULPTEURS ART DÉCO, ET ROB MALLET-STEVENS, ARCHITECTE

Jan Et Joël Martel, Sculpteurs Art Déco, Et Rob Mallet-Stevens, Architecte

Auteur(s) : Emmanuel Bréon (dir.)

Exhibition at the Villa Cavrois, Croix, and at La Piscine, Roubaix (for the Monument à Debussy), 13 February - 26 May 2024

Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886-1945) and the brothers Jan and Joël Martel (1896-1966) collaborated on many projects: the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in 1925, the UAM pavilion in 1929, the construction of their studio on rue Mallet-Stevens in Paris, the casino in Saint-Jean-de-Luz...

The high point of their collaboration was the Villa Cavrois near Lille, inaugurated in 1932, a veritable "total work of art" conceived as a home on the cutting edge of modernity. The sculptures by the Martel brothers, including the Weasel, the Sitting Cat and Saint Christopher the Protector, are all emblematic creations that fit in perfectly with Mallet-Stevens's architectural masterpiece.

Originally planned for Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the Monument à Debussy was finally installed in Paris, near the sculptors' studio, built to the architect's plans. From the first ideas to its final appearance in 1932, the monument evolved from a complex, highly Symbolist construction into a manifest expression of Art Deco classicism.

Abundantly illustrated, this catalogue of the two exhibitions analyses the fruitful relationship between architecture and sculpture through the work of some of the most representative artists of the Art Deco period, and the friendship between these creators.

 

Informations
Langue(s)
French
Parution
Pages
80
Éditeur
Gourcuff Gradenigo
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
6 × 166 × 241 mm
In stock, dispatch within 48 hours
€19.00
VAT INCL., shipment not included
Cards

« La librairie Lardanchet Beaux-Arts sera fermée du samedi 3 août au lundi 1er septembre inclus. Toute commande effectuée au cours de cette période sera traitée à notre retour. »

 “Lardanchet bookstore artbooks will be closed from Saturday the 3rd of August to Monday the 1st of September included. All orders during this period will be treated in September.”