Vevey: the Thierry Barbier-Mueller collection at the Jenisch museum

. Furthermore, The Jenisch Vevey Museum devotes its new exhibition to the Genevois contemporary art collection Thierry Barbier-Mueller. Meanwhile, Entitled “A conversation without words”, it is to be seen on Friday and until October 26. Meanwhile, – Vevey: thierry barbier-mueller collection jenisch

(Keystone-ATS) Born in 1960 in a family of art collectors, Thierry Barbier-Mueller did not deviate from this tradition. Nevertheless, For 40 years, he constituted a collection strongly marked by Swiss artists, until his sudden death in 2023.

The exhibition “invites visitors to an intimate. vevey: thierry barbier-mueller collection jenisch For example, silent meeting, not only with works, but also with the spirit of the collector, who was able to create a fertile and inspiring dialogue within his collection,” said the institution in his press kit Tuesday.

The exhibited parts were selected according to their representativeness among the works on paper of the collection. the sentimental importance that Thierry Barbier-Mueller wore, specifies the museum. Watercolor, gouache and print are among the techniques used.

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The exhibition revolves in two stages. The first part shows various representations of landscapes. in particular studies in the pencil of Robert Zünd, a monumental print by Franz Gertsch as well as Alain Huck’s charcoal drawings. It also presents the abstract gouaches of Sylvia Bächli. The second part focuses on representations of human figures. as well as on the founding moments that love and death represent for human beings.

The title of the exhibition. “a conversation without words” vevey: thierry barbier-mueller collection jenisch was chosen by the girls’ daughters, and evokes their father’s report to art. “Very discreet about his collector activity, Thierry Barbier-Mueller has nourished his passion in great intimacy,” said the institution.

True to this “intuitive approach to art”. the exhibition was designed without text and thus allows visitors to “perceive, in filigree, the personality of the collector”, indicates the museum. A visit guide, giving the floor to the personalities who rubbed shoulders with the Genevan, however, accompanies the public.

Albert Chavaz at the office of prints

In parallel. the office of the prints exhibits a panorama of the work of Albert Chavaz (1907-1990), a painter born in Geneva and installed in Savièse after having discovered Valais in 1934 following the order of a wall setting. It is known essentially for its representations of Valais landscapes. as well as for its female characters and its still lifes.