Robert Mallet-Stevens, the Most Elegant French Modernist, 1920-1940 Video Event
About the Program:
Don't miss this engaging video event that delves into the captivating work of architect, professor, and designer of furniture, costume, movie sets, commercial, and residential interiors, Robert Mallet-Stevens––who is in some ways one of the least known cultural figures of the French entre-deux-guerres.
Educator Chris Boïcos, of Paris Art Studies, shows how as a theoretician and practitioner Mallet-Stevens revolutionized the design of his era as much as his more famous rival, Le Corbusier. Less austere and less doctrinaire than Le Corbusier but also less sleek and posh than his Art Deco colleagues, Mallet-Stevens created a unique architectural look that strikes a perfect balance between the radical ideals of the modern school and the expensive luxuries of Art Deco.
In this recorded video presentation––which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home at a time that best fits your schedule––we examine Mallet-Stevens’ collaboration with some of the great creators and patrons of the age: the couturier Paul Poiret, the Surrealist patrons Charles and Marie-Laure Noailles, the cinema director Marcel Herbier and more. We also focus on his two architectural masterpieces: the Villa Noailles in Hyères (1923–25) and the Villa Cavrois in Lille (1929–1932).
This recorded video event includes the original PowerPoint––with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device.
About the Speaker:
Chris Boïcos has taught art history for American University programs in Paris since 1989. He is the founder and principal lecturer of Paris Art Studies, which organizes museum and exhibition visits and lectures for the English-speaking public in Paris. Boïcos has been involved in the contemporary art world, first as art critic in the 1980s and then as curator of numerous gallery and institutional exhibitions in Paris and abroad. He is the founder and partner of Galerie Beckel Odille Boïcos (1999–2013) in Paris and founder and director since 2013 of Chris Boïcos Fine Arts an art gallery in Paris and in Paxos, Greece.
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